WINONA, Minn. — The Saint Mary's University men's soccer team returns home on Tuesday, hosting Macalester in a 3:30 p.m. Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference contest at Ochrymowycz Field.


The Matchup:
Saint Mary's Cardinals (1-7-0 MIAC | 2-11-2 Overall)
vs. Macalester Scots (5-3-0 MIAC | 9-7-0 Overall)

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Last Action:
The Cardinals surrendered a pair of goals 68 seconds apart early in the first half and never recovered in falling to Saint John's 3-0 Saturday in Collegeville, Minn. … Macalester, meanwhile, has been off since last Thursday, when Taylor Rasmussen scored a pair of goals in leading the Scots to a 3-0 nonconference win over St. Norbert in DePere, Wis.

SMU vs. Macalester — Their Last Meeting:
October 8, 2010: Taylor Rasmussen scored three goals in leading Macalester to a 3-0 Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference victory over the Cardinals in St. Paul, Minn.

Up Next:
The Cardinals close out their season on Saturday, as they host Augsburg in a 1 p.m. conference game at Ochrymowycz Field. It will be the final collegiate game for SMU seniors Chris Williams (Chicago, Ill.), Juamaine Venter (Rochester, Minn.), Bobby Gas (Lake Zurich, Ill.) and Bryan Neu (Hoffman Estates, Ill.). … Macalester, meanwhile, hopes to keep its MIAC post-season playoff hopes alive Saturday, when the Scots travel to St. Peter, Minn., for a 1 p.m. game against Gustavus.

Saint Mary's Cardinals News and Notes:
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Tuesday's game against Macalester is the first of back-to-back home games for the Cardinals in the final week of the season. … Saturday' 3-0 loss at Saint John's marked just the third time in SMU's 14 contests that the game was not decided by one goal or less. … Last Wednesday's 0-0 tie against Viterbo marked the fourth overtime game of the season for the Cardinals — three of which have gone to a second overtime. … SMU's scoreless draw vs. the V-Hawks also marked the second time this season the Cardinals have battled to a 0-0 deadlock. SMU and North Central also ended 0-0 on Sept. 6. … SMU's other two overtime games have both been decided by 2-1 counts — a 2-1 double-overtime loss to Lake Forest on Sept. 1, and a 2-1 OT setback at Carleton on Sept. 12. … SMU is now 4-3-6 in its last 13 overtime games. …  Goalkeeper Chris Williams (Chicago, Ill.), who made his 26th straight start against Saint John's Saturday, stopped a six first-half shots against the Johnnies. … Joey Petrich (Elk River, Minn.) made his first collegiate appearance in goal in the second half vs. SJU, stopping five of the six shots he faced. … Williams, who has now stopped six or more shots seven times in 15 starts this season — including a season- and career-high eight saves three times — enters Tuesday's game vs. Macaester with a 1.58 goals-against-average, while stopping 78 of the 102 shots he's faced this season. … With his goal against Carleton on Oct. 12, Jacob Bina (West Salem, Wis.) moved into a share of the team lead in goals (3) with Juamaine Venter (Rochester, Minn.). … Kameron McKeeth (Woodstock, Ga.) picked up the assist on Bina's goal against Carleton, giving the junior a team-leading four assists this season. … McKeeth's four assists are a single-season career high and give him six assists in his three years as a Cardinal. … SMU's three goals vs. Concordia on Oct. 1 were a season high. … The Cardinals have scored six of their 10 goals in the first half.

Macalester Scots News and Notes:
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Macalester's 3-0 win over St. Norbert last Thursday snapped the Scots' two-game losing streak. … The Scots game at Saint Mary's on Tuesday is the third of four straight road games to end the regular season for Macalester. … Six of the Scots' seven losses have been by one goal — the lone exception a 3-1 loss at Carleton on Sept. 28. … Macalester has not allowed more than one goal in any of its nine wins, including recording six shutout victories. … Macalester scored a season-high nine goals in a 9-0 win over Cornell (Iowa) on Oct. 1. … The Scots have outscored their opponents 29-3 in their nine wins. … Taylor Rasmussen — who scored two goals against St. Norbert last Thursday, and netted three goals in Macalester's last meeting with the Cardinals a year ago — leads the team with 13 goals. … Rasmussen also boasts a team-best 27 points, while Robin Forslund owns the team lead in assists (5) and is second to Rasmussen in points (13). … Macalester has used three different goalkeepers this season, with the trio combining to post a 1.00 goals-against-average, while stopping 54 of the 70 shots they've faced. … Macalester has outscored its opponents 13-7 in the first half and 20-9 after halftime. … The Scots have not played an overtime game this season, after playing six OT games a year ago.