ST. PETER, Minn. — The Saint Mary's University men's soccer team, coming off a 1-0 nonconference loss to nationally ranked and unbeaten UW-Oshkosh in Oshkosh, Wis., Saturday, return to conference place on Tuesday, traveling to Gustavus for a 4 p.m. contest against the Gusties.
The Teams:
Saint Mary's Cardinals: 0-2-0 MIAC / 2-7-0 Overall
Gustavus Gusties: 0-1-2 / 3-3-2 Overall
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Last Action:
UW-Oshkosh scored the game's only goal 13 minutes into the second half as the 20th-ranked and unbeaten Titans handed SMU a
1-0 nonconference setback Saturday in Oshkosh, Wis. Gustavus, meanwhile, battled Saint John's to a
0-0 conference tie Saturday in St. Peter, Minn.
Last Meeting —
September 29, 2009:
The Cardinals got a first-half goal from
Steve Boussie (Troy, Mich.) and held the high-powered Gusties to a second-half tally, as SMU battled GAC to a hard-earned
1-1 double-overtime tie in Winona, Minn.
Saint Mary's Cardinals News and Notes:
Today's game at Gustavus is the third straight road game for the Cardinals, who finally return home on Saturday for an MIAC game against Concordia. … The Cardinals held high-powered UW-Oshkosh — which entered Saturday's game averaging more than four goals a game — to a single, second-half tally. … Last Tuesday's game marked the second straight season in which SMU and Viterbo have gone into overtime. The two teams battled to a 1-1 double-overtime tie a year ago. … Tuesday's loss also 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. …
Juamaine Venter scored his team-leading fifth goal of the season to account for SMU's goal vs. the V-Hawks last Tuesday. … 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. … GK
Chris Williams (Chicago, Ill.) made nine saves vs. UW-Oshkosh Saturday. The nine saves were two shy of his career-high. … Nine of SMU's 11 goals have come in the second half — including six of the Cardinals' last seven 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.
Gustavus Gusties News and Notes:
Saturday's game against Saint John's was the second time this season the Gusties have gone into overtime — and both games have resulted in ties. … GAC was shut out for just the second time this season. … GAC has outscored its opponents 12-2 in its three wins, while the Gusties have been outscored 7-2 in their three losses. … Luke Strom, making his second start of the season, stopping all three Saint John's shots Saturday in recording his first shutout of the season. … Evan Odean leads the Gusties with three goals, while Doug Frey is the team leader in assists (4) and points (8). … Gustavus' 15 goals have come from 10 different players. Thirteen different players have recorded at least one point. … The Gusties have scored 10 of their 15 goals in the second half. … GAC has outscored its opponents 10-3 after halftime. … Gustavus enters today's game vs. Saint Mary's 1-1-2 on its home turf.
