FAYETTE, Iowa — The Saint Mary's University men's soccer team, coming off a heartbreaking 2-1 conference loss to Concordia at home on Saturday, hits the road Wednesday, traveling to Upper Iowa for a 4 p.m. nonconference game against the Peacocks.



The Teams:
Saint Mary's Cardinals: 2-9-0 Overall
Upper Iowa Peacocks: 5-4-2 Overall

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Last Action:
The Cardinals scored the game-tying goal in the game's 58th minute, but then surrendered what proved to be the game-winning goal less than a minute later, as Concordia handed SMU a 2-1 conference setback at Ochrymowycz Field Saturday. Upper Iowa, meanwhile, completed its season sweep of the University of Mary on Sunday, as Derek Oelmann scored his second goal of the game in the second overtime period, lifting the Peacocks to a 2-1 victory.

Last Meeting — September 25, 2009:
Upper Iowa scored twice in a 10-minute span in the game's final 13 minutes to erase a 1-0 deficit and hand the Cardinals an agonizing 2-1 nonconference loss at Ochrymowycz Field.

Saint Mary's Cardinals News and Notes:
Today's game at Upper Iowa is the fourth road game in the last five contests for the Cardinals, who will play three straight games away from Ochrymowycz Field, before returning home for three of their final four games, beginning with a 7 p.m. contest against Hamline on Oct. 16. … Zach Palma (Washburn, Wis.) scored his second goal of the season to account for the Cardinals' goal vs. Concordia last Saturday. … Ryan Rademacher (La Crosse, Wis.) assisted on Palma's goal, giving the Cardinal senior a share of the team lead in assists with two. … Juamaine Venter (Rochester, Minn.) scored his team-leading fifth goal of the season to account for SMU's goal vs. Viterbo on Sept. 21. … Venter, who recorded the first two-goal game of his career vs. Crown on Sept. 7, is also the team-leader in points with 12. … After scoring just two goals in his first two seasons with the Cardinals combined, Venter has already netted five goals in nine games this season. His 12 points are also a career high. … Chris Williams (Milwaukee, Wis.) enters today's game vs. the Peacocks boasting a 1.91 goals-against-average and a .788 save percentage. … Ten of SMU's 12 goals have come in the second half — including seven of the Cardinals' last eight goals. … Both of SMU's wins this season have been by shutout ¬— 3-0 vs. Marian and 1-0 vs. Ripon — and both have come on the Cardinals' home field. … The Cardinals' 2-1 overtime loss to Viterbo on Sept. 21 snapped an eight-game unbeaten streak (4-0-4) in overtime games. SMU's last OT loss was a 3-2 setback vs. Macalester during the 2006 season.

Upper Iowa Peacocks News and Notes:
With their overtime win over the University of Mary Sunday, the Peacocks are now 4-1-1 in their last six games. … Sunday's match was the third double-overtime game of the season for Upper Iowa, which is unbeaten in those three OT games (1-0-2). … Upper Iowa has not allowed more than two goals in any of their 11 games this season. … With his two goals vs. the University of Mary Sunday, Oelmann pushed her team-leading total to nine. Oelmann also leads the team with 18 points. … Oelmann has accounted for nine of the Peacocks' 15 goals this season. … Marco Garcia leads the team with three assists. … GK Jordan Bell has started all 11 games for the Peacocks, compiling a 1.06 goals-against-average and an .846 save percentage. … Upper Iowa is 3-1-1 on its home field this season, after winning just four of 11 home contests a year ago.