WINONA, Minn. — The Saint Mary's University men's soccer closes out its 2011 season Saturday, hosting Augsburg in a 3:30 p.m. Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference contest at Ochrymowycz Field.

The Matchup:
Saint Mary's Cardinals (1-8-0 MIAC | 2-12-2 Overall)
vs. Augsburg Auggies (5-3-0 MIAC | 9-4-2 Overall)

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Last Action:
The Cardinals suffered their third overtime loss of the season Tuesday, as Macalester scored the game's only goal with less than five minutes remaining in the second OT to beat SMU 1-0 at Ochrymowycz Field. … Augsburg, meanwhile, kept its MIAC playoff hopes alive, trailing Macalester by just two points for the fourth and final playoff spot following a 0-0 MIAC tie over Concordia Wednesday in Minneapolis, Minn.

SMU vs. Augsburg — Their Last Meeting:
October 26, 2010: With frigid temperatures — not to mention winds that were howling upwards of 50 mph — it was a good night to stay inside and out of the elements. Unfortunately for the Cardinals, that's exactly where their offense remained — in hiding — as SMU was held off the scoreboard for the fifth straight game in falling to Augsburg 2-0 in an MIAC contest a Edor Nelson Field in Minneapolis, Minn.

Saint Mary's Cardinals News and Notes:
2011 Roster | 2011 Overall Statistics | 2011 Schedule
Saturday's game against Augsburg is the final collegiate game for SMU seniors Bryan Neu (Hoffman Estates, Ill.), Chris Williams (Chicago, Ill.), Bobby Gas (Lake Zurich, Ill.) and Juamaine Venter (Rochester, Minn.). … Tuesday's game against Macalester was the fifth overtime game of the season for the Cardinals. The 1-0 OT loss dropped SMU to 0-3-2 in those five contests. … Four of SMU's five overtime games have gone to the second OT — a 2-1 loss at Lake Forest and Tuesday's 1-0 loss vs. Macalester;  while two others were 0-0, double-overtime stalemates. … Two of SMU's last three games have gone into double overtime. … With Tuesday's 1-0 decision, 12 of SMU's 15 games have been decided by one goal or less. … Goalkeeper Joey Petrich (Elk River, Minn.) made his first collegiate start Tuesday vs Macalester, stopping 14 shots. … Fellow goalkeeper Chris Williams (Chicago, Ill.), who has stopped six or more shots seven times in 15 starts this season — including a season- and career-high eight saves three times — enters Saturday's collegiate finale vs. Augsburg 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. … SMU surrendered a season-high 18 corner kicks vs. Macalester.

Augsburg Auggies News and Notes:
2011 Roster | 2011 Overall Statistics | 2011 Schedule
The Auggies enter Saturday's game at Saint Mary's searching for their second straight MIAC playoff berth — and its fourth post-season appearance in the last six years. … For the Auggies to earn an MIAC playoff invitation, they must win at Saint Mary's, while Macalester must either lose or tie at Gustavus. Should Augsburg and Macalester tie with 19 points, the Auggies would clinch the fourth playoff spot based on Augsburg's 1-0 win at Macalester on Sept. 21. Should there be a three-way tie at 19 points (with St. Olaf losing to Carleton on Saturday), St. Olaf and Augsburg would clinch playoff berths based on tiebreaker criteria (head-to-head among all three teams — St. Olaf won over both Augsburg and Macalester, and Augsburg beat Macalester). … Augsburg's senior class enters its final collegiate game boasting a 26-7-4 record. … Wednesday's 0-0 tie vs. Concordia was the Auggies' third double-overtime game of the season — with all three ending in ties. … The 0-0 tie was also the second time this season Augsburg has played to a scoreless draw. The Auggies opened the season with a 0-0 stalemate at Luther on Sept. 1 … Josh Sweeney leads the Auggies in scoring with four goals, while sharing the team's points lead (9) with Ahmed Gobana. … Gobana boasts a team-best five assists. … The Auggies' 26 goals have come from 14 different players, while 18 players have recorded at least one point. … Clayton Lynch and Will Morlock have shared the goalkeeping duties this season, with Morlock posting a 0.40 goals-against-average in eight starts, while Lynch owns a 0.76 GAA in nine starts. … All nine of the Auggies' wins this season have come by shutout — five with Morlock in goal and four with Lynch between the pipes. … Augsburg has outscored its opponents 14-1 in the first half. … Augsburg lost just one game on its home field this season, going 6-1-2. The Auggies are 3-3-1 on the road heading into Saturday's game at Saint Mary's.