WINONA, Minn. — The Saint Mary's University men's soccer team closes out its 2010 season at home on Saturday, as the Cardinals bid farewell to their three graduating seniors with a 7 p.m. conference game against St. Thomas at Ochrymowycz Field

The Matchup:
Saint Mary's Cardinals: 0-9-0 MIAC / 2-15-0 Overall
St.Thomas Tommies: 2-5-2 MIAC / 6-8-3 Overall

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Last Action:
The Cardinals gave up a pair of second-half goals in falling to Augsburg 2-0 in a Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference game in Minneapolis, Minn., Tuesday. St. Thomas, meanwhile, has been off since Oct. 22, when the Tommies came out on the short end of a 4-3 conference decision against Macalester in St. Paul, Minn.

Last Meeting — October 31, 2009:
There were plenty of tricks, and no treats, for the Cardinals, as the Tommies erupted for seven goals in handing SMU?a 7-0 season-ending conference setback in St. Paul, Minn.

Saint Mary's Cardinals News and Notes:
Tonight's game is the final collegiate contest for Cardinal seniors Steve Boussie (Troy, Mich.), Ryan Rademacher (La Crosse, Wis.) and Andy Adair (Woodbury, Minn.). … Today's game vs. the Tommies is the sixth straight Saturday home game for the Cardinals. … With a start tonight in his collegiate finale, Boussie will have started every game of his four year SMU career, a school-record 72 straight starts. … SMU's 1-0 loss to Saint John's last Saturday was the ninth game this season decided by one goal or less. It was also the sixth 1-0 decision of the season for SMU. … Chris Williams (Chicago, Ill.) finished with eight saves against Augsburg Tuesday, giving the Cardinal junior 76 saves for the season. Williams enters tonight with a 1.96 goals-against-average and a .768 save percentage. … SMU enters today's game vs. St. Thomas looking to break out of its offensive funk. The Cardinals have been held scoreless for five straight games, dating back to a Patrick Moore (Woodbury, Minn.) goal against Upper Iowa on Oct. 6. … Juamaine Venter (Rochester, Minn.) leads the Cardinals in goals (5) and points (12). Both are career highs for the junior forward. … Venter, Rademacher and Boussie all share the team lead in assists with two. … Ten of SMU's 13 goals have come in the second half — including seven of the Cardinals' last nine goals. … Both of the Cardinals' wins this season have come at home. … The Cardinals' 2-1 overtime loss to Viterbo on Sept. 21 snapped SMU's eight-game unbeaten streak (4-0-4) in overtime games.

St. Thomas Tommie News and Notes:
UST held a 3-0 second-half lead against Macalester on Oct. 22, only to give up three straight goals — including two in the final three minutes — to force overtime. Macalester then scored the game-winner 30 seconds into the OT. … UST's 4-3 loss to Macalester on Oct. 22 was the Tommies third overtime game this season — St. Thomas is 0-3 in those three OT games. … Six of St. Thomas' eight losses have been by one goal. … The Tommies went 2-0-2 in a four-game stretch at mid-season — capped by a 0-0 tie with No. 6-ranked UW-Whitewater. Since then, however, they are 0-4-1 and headed for a rare losing season. … Eight Tommies will be playing their final collegiate game tonight, including Academic All-American Elliot Amundson and two-time All-MIAC defender Reid Moser-Bleil. … Freshman Nick Rapisarda leads the team in goals (5) and points, while Mike Hutton is second in both categories with four goals and 10 points. … Josh Pozner is the team's leader in assists with four. … Macalester's four goals were the most allowed by the Tommies all season. On the flip side, UST's three goals scored were the second-most this season. The Tommies netted a season-best five goals in a 5-2 win over Presentation on Sept. 10.