WINONA, Minn. — The Saint Mary's University men's soccer team steps out of conference play on Tuesday, hosting UW-Superior in a 7 p.m. nonconference game at Ochrymowycz Field.


The Matchup:
Saint Mary's Cardinals (2-6-1 Overall)
vs. UW-Superior Yellowjackets (7-3-0 Overall)

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Last Action:
The Cardinals picked up their first conference win of the season on Saturday, getting scoring from three different players en route to a 3-2 Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference victory over Concordia in Moorhead, Minn. … UW-Superior, meanwhile, came out on the short end of a 1-0 nonconference decision against Bethel Saturday in Duluth, Minn.

SMU vs. UW-Superior — Their Last Meeting:
September 11, 2010: The rollercoaster that had been the Cardinals' offense this season continued, as SMU — coming off scoring a season-high four goals against Crown on Tuesday — was held scoreless in falling to UW-Superior 7-0 nonconference victory at Ochrymowycz Field.

Up Next:
The Cardinals return to conference play on Saturday, heading to St. Paul, Minn., for a 1 p.m. Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference showdown against Hamline. … UW-Superior, meanwhile, is also back in action on Saturday, hosting UW-Whitewater in a 2 p.m. WIAC matchup in Duluth, Minn.

Saint Mary's Cardinals News and Notes:
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The Cardinals' 3-2 victory over Concordia Saturday 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. … Matt Graber (Denver, Colo.), Alex Blancas (Des Plaines, Ill.) and Jacob Bina (West Salem, Wis.) accounted for the Cardinals' three goals vs. Concordia Saturday. … The goals by Graber and Bina moved them into a tie with Juamaine Venter (Rochester, Minn.) for the team goal-scoring lead with two each. … Blancas' goal, meanwhile, was the first of his collegiate career. … Bryan Neu (Hoffman Estates, Ill.) recorded his first multiple-point game Saturday, as the senior defender assisted on the Cardinals' first two goals against the Cobbers. … Neu, Mark Thompson (Madison, Wis.) and Kameron McKeeth (Woodstock, Ga.) share the team lead in assists with two each, while Graber and Bina sit atop the points lead with five each. … Goalkeeper Chris Williams (Chicago, Ill.) stopped three of the five shots he faced against Concordia in recording his second win of the season. … Williams enters Tuesday's game vs. UW-Superior with a 1.61 goals-against-average, while stopping 42 of 57 shots in nine starts. … 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. … Saturday's 3-2 win Concordia was the eighth time in SMU's nine contests that the game was decided by one goal or less. … SMU's 1-0 victory over Grinnell on Sept. 10 was not only its first win of the season, but also the first win for Pete Watkins as the Cardinals' head coach. Watkins then earned his first MIAC victory with Saturday's 3-2 win over Concordia. …  The Cardinals have scored six of their eight goals in the first half. … SMU's 1-0 win over Grinnell was also 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.

UW-Superior Yellowjackets News and Notes:
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The Yellowjackets' 1-0 loss to Bethel Saturday snapped their season-high four-game winning streak. … Bethel was the fourth of six Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference opponents the Yellowjackets will face this season. UW-Superior is currently 2-2 vs. the MIAC — beating St. Olaf (1-0) and Hamline (3-2 in OT), while losing to Saint John's (2-0) and Bethel (1-0). The Yellowjackets face Saint Mary's on Tuesday, and Augsburg on Oct. 18. … UW-Superior boasts four players who have scored a team-leading three goals each — Logan George, Eric Nilsen, Dan Warnke and Alberto Rivero. … George also leads the team in assists (4) and points (10). … Eleven players have accounted for UW-Superior's 21 goals through 10 games, while 14 Yellowjackets have recorded at least one point. … Nick Osborn and Matt Elder have shared the goalkeeping duties, each starting five of the team's 10 games. The duo has combined to post a 0.97 goals-against-average and have stopped 35 of the 45 shots they've faced. … UW-Superior has scored in every period this season — nine goals in the first half, 10 in the second half, one in the first overtime and one in the second overtime. … Both of the Yellowjackets' overtime games have been decided by 3-2 scores — a 3-2 win over Concordia-WI on Sept. 4, and a 3-2 double-OT victory over Hamline on Sept. 21. … UW-Superior scored a season-high eight goals in their 8-0 nonconference win over Finlandia on Sept. 28.