MOORHEAD, Minn. — The Saint Mary's University men's soccer team hits the road Saturday, as the Cardinals travel to Concordia for a 3 p.m. Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference showdown against the Cobbers


The Matchup:
Saint Mary's Cardinals (0-4-0 MIAC | 1-6-1 Overall)
at Concordia Cobbers (0-3-1 MIAC | 3-5-1 Overall)

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Last Action:
The Cardinals ran into a buzz-saw Tuesday evening, as 20th-ranked Gustavus scored twice in the first half and three time sin the second in handing SMU a 5-0 conference setback at Ochrymowycz Field. … Concordia, meanwhile, had similar issues on the road at St. Thomas Tuesday, as the Tommies handed the Cobbers a 4-1 MIAC setback in St Paul, Minn.

SMU vs. Concordia — Their Last Meeting:
October 2, 2010: The Cardinals got caught flat-footed on a breakaway, and gave Concordia a great opportunity off a second-half corner — and the Cobbers took advantage of both, as they handed SMU a 2-1 MIAC setback Saturday at Ochrymowycz Field.

Up Next:
The Cardinals return home and step out of conference play on Tuesday, as SMU hosts UW-Superior in a 7 p.m. game that was originally scheduled to play in Superior, Wis., but due to poor field conditions has been shifted to Ochrymowycz Field. … Concordia, meanwhile, is off until next Saturday, when the Cobbers host Macalester in a 3 p.m. conference game.

Saint Mary's Cardinals News and Notes:
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Saturday's game at Concordia begins a stretch of three road games in their next four contests for the Cardinals. … Tuesday's 5-0 loss to nationally ranked Gustavus marked the first time in eight contests that the game has not been decided by one goal or less. … Goalkeeper Chris Williams (Chicago, Ill.) put together his second straight seven-save performance against the Gusties Tuesday. The effort was one shy of his season-high eight saves, recording vs. Lake Forest on Sept. 2. … Christian Van Dam (Livonia, Mich.) made his first collegiate appearance in goal Tuesday — relieving Williams late in the second half vs. Gustavus. Unfortunately for the Cardinal freshman, the lone shot he faced was a penalty kick, which the Gusties converted. … Van Dam's appearance snapped a streak of 748:23 consecutive minutes played by Williams, who enters Saturday's contest at Concordia with a 1.56 goals-against-average, while making 39 saves. … 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. … Juamaine Venter (Rochester, Minn.) scored the Cardinals' goal vs. St. Thomas on Sept. 14 — it was his team-leading second of the season and 10th of his collegiate career. … Both of the Cardinals' last two goals has come off a corner kick. Jacob Bina (West Salem, Wis.) converted a corner by Mark Thompson (Madison, Wis.) in SMU's 1-0 win over Grinnell on Sept. 10, while Venter scored off Kameron McKeeth's (Woodstock, Ga.) first-half corner vs. St. Thomas on Sept. 14. … Venter enters Saturday's game at Concordia as the team-leader in goals (2) and points (4), while Thompson owns a team-best two assists. … The Cardinals have scored four of their five 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). … 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. …  Despite their double-OT loss to Lake Forest on Sept. 1, the Cardinals are 4-2-5 in their last 11 overtime games.

Concordia Cobbers News and Notes:
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The Cobbers enter Saturday's game against Saint Mary's in the midst of a three-game losing streak and a four-game winless streak (0-3-1). … CC has been outscored 13-2 during its current three-game slide. … All three of Concordia's wins this season have come by 1-0 scores. … The Cobbers have been shut out in three of their five losses. … Matt Glogoza scored the Cobbers' lone goal in their 4-1 loss to St. Thomas Tuesday. Glogoza became the fourth player to score for the Cobbers this season. … Ethan Vogel and Bobby Sporja lead the team in goals (2), while Riley McGlynn is the team-leader in assists (2) and the trio share the team lead in points with four each. … Peter Runquist has started eight of the team's nine games in goal, compiling a 1.57 goals-against-average, while making 51 saves. … Concordia has surrendered 12 first-half goals this season. On the flip side, the Cobbers have scored four of their six goals after halftime. … The Cobbers are 2-1-0 on their home turf, while going 1-4-1 away from home. … Saturday's game vs. Saint Mary's is the first of back-to-back home games for Concordia, which plays four of its next five contests on its home field.