NORTHFIELD, Minn. — The Saint Mary's University men's soccer team returns to Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference play on Wednesday, traveling to Carleton for a 4 p.m. contest against the Knights.


The Matchup:
Saint Mary's Cardinals (1-5-0 MIAC | 2-8-1 Overall)
at Carleton Knights (4-0-1 MIAC | 7-3-2 Overall)

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Last Action:
The Cardinals dug themselves a 2-0 second-half hole and couldn't quite dig out, falling to Hamline 2-1 in a conference game in St. Paul, Minn., Saturday. … Carleton, meanwhile, knocked off No. 15 Augsburg on Saturday, handing the Auggies a 1-0 MIAC setback in Minneapolis, Minn.

SMU vs. Carleton — Their Last Meeting:
September 18, 2010: Carleton erupted for three-first half goals, while Steve Boussie accounted for SMU's lone tally in the second half, as the Knights handed SMU a 3-1 conference defeat at Ochrymowycz Field.

Up Next:
The Cardinals return home on Friday, stepping out of conference play to host UW-Oshkosh in a 7 p.m. nonconference game at Ochrymowycz Field. … Carleton, meanwhile, remains at home on Saturday, hosting Hamline in a 1 p.m. conference game at Bell Field in Northfield, Minn.

Saint Mary's Cardinals News and Notes:
2011 Roster | 2011 Overall Statistics | 2011 Schedule
Wednesday's game at Carleton is the second straight road game for the Cardinals, who close out the season with four of their final five games on their home turf. … Last Saturday's 2-1 loss to Hamline marked the ninth time in 11 contest that the game has been decided by one goal or less. … Juamaine Venter (Rochester, Minn.) scored his team-leading third goal of the season to account for SMU's goal in its 2-1 loss at Hamline on Saturday. … Kameron McKeeth (Woodstock, Ga.) assisted on Venter's goal Saturday, giving the SMU junior a team-leading three assists this season. … Venter's goal vs. Hamline was the 11th of his four-year collegiate career. … McKeeth's three assists are a single-season career high and give him five assists in his three years as a Cardinal. … Goalkeeper Chris Williams (Chicago, Ill.) stopped seven shots in Saturday's loss at Hamline. The senior netminder has now stopped 50 shots this season and heads into Wednesday's game at Carleton with a 1.68 goals-against-average. … Williams has now started 22 straight games over the last two seasons. … After going his first three seasons without recording a shutout, Williams has two this season — blanking North Central (Minn.) on Sept. 6 and Grinnell on Sept. 11. … The Cardinals' 3-2 victory over Concordia on Oct. 1 snapped a pair streaks — a three-game scoreless streak and a four-game losing streak. … SMU's three goals vs. the Cobbers were a season high. … Bryan Neu (Hoffman Estates, Ill.) recorded his first multiple-point game against Concordia on Oct. 1, as the senior defender assisted on the Cardinals' first two goals against the Cobbers. … The Cardinals have scored six of their nine goals in the first half. … SMU's 1-0 win over Grinnell on Sept. 10 was its first victory by shutout since the Cardinals blanked Lakeland 1-0 on Sept. 5, 2010. … The Cardinals' 0-0, double-overtime tie against North Central (Minn.) on Sept. 6, meanwhile, was their first scoreless draw since tying St. Thomas 0-0 on Oct. 16, 2004. … SMU has already played more overtime games this year (2) than it did all of last year (1). … Despite their double-OT loss to Lake Forest on Sept. 1, the Cardinals are 4-2-5 in their last 11 overtime games.

Carleton Knights News and Notes:
2011 Roster | 2011 Overall Statistics | 2011 Schedule
With their 1-0 victory over nationally ranked Augsburg last Saturday, the Knights extended their winning streak to three straight. … Carleton's win over the Auggies also pushed their unbeaten string to six (5-0-1). … Carleton has now faced two nationally ranked MIAC teams, tying No. 17 Gustavus 0-0, while beating No. 15 Augsburg 1-0. … With their win Saturday, the Knights are now 39-5-4 in MIAC play since Oct. 14, 2006. … The Knights have outscored their opponents 13-2 during their current three-game winning streak and 18-4 over their past six games. … Saturday's win over Augsburg was the Knights' first shutout win of the season. … Simon Ginet scored his first goal of the season to account for the Knights' lone tally vs. the Auggies Saturday. … James Neher stopped all five shots he faced vs. Augsburg — including four in the first half — in recording his second shutout of the season. … Tim Willis enters Wednesday's game against Saint Mary's boasting team high sin goals (5) and points (12). … Willis is one of 12 players to have scored for the Knights this season. … Ryan Cammarota owns the team lead in assists with six. … Neher has appeared in 11 of the team's 12 games in goal, compiling a 1.02 goals against average, while stopping 39 of the 50 shots he's faced this season. … Carleton has scored 16 of its 24 goals after halftime.