MINNEAPOLIS, Minn. — The Saint Mary's University men's soccer team closes out the regular season on the road on Saturday, as the Cardinals head to Augsburg for a 1 p.m. conference contest against the Auggies.



The Matchup:
Saint Mary's Cardinals (4-5-0 MIAC | 7-9-1 Overall)
At Augsburg Auggies (5-3-1 MIAC | 10-5-2 Overall)

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Last Action:
The Cardinals got a pair of first-half goals from Matt Graber (Denver, Colo.) and shutout goalkeeping from Joey Petrich (Elk River, Minn.) in snapping a 25-game winless streak against Macalester with a 2-0 victory Tuesday in St. Paul, Minn. … Augsburg, meanwhile, got a goal from Scott Clinton with 18 seconds remaining in the second half to lift the Auggies to a 3-2 win over Concordia Tuesday in Moorhead, Minn.

SMU vs. Augsburg — Their Last Meeting:
October 29, 2011: The quick-striking Auggies scored four minutes into the game and never looked back, as Augsburg defeated the Cardinals 3-0 in the teams' regular-season finale at Ochrymowycz Field.

Up Next:
Saturday's game is the season finale for both the Auggies and the Cardinals.

Scouting The Saint Mary's Cardinals:
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The Cardinals snapped a pair of streaks with Tuesday's 2-0 win over Macalester. SMU snapped a two-game losing streak, while also ending an 11-game losing streak and 25-game winless streak (0-22-3) against the Scots — a streak that dated back to a Cardinal win during the 1986 season. … Matt Graber (Denver, Colo.) scored both goals against Macalester Tuesday, marking the second time this season the sophomore has scored two goals in a game. The last time SMU had a multiple-game, multiple-goal scorer was Joey Manley in 2007. … Graber now leads the team in both goals (4) and points (9), while Jaime Zepeda (Chicago, Ill.) boasts a team-best three assists. … Graber's four goals are the only ones of SMU's 19 goals this season not scored by a player in his first year in a Cardinal uniform. … The Cardinals have now had a multiple-goal scorer four times this season — Graber twice, and Krystian Drozdz (Franklin Park, Ill.) and Midhat Mujic (Rochester, Minn.) once each. It marks the most multiple-goal scorers since the 2006 season, when Mike Schmitt (twice), James Kuhnle and Emmanuel Ogunremi all scored twice in a game. … Joey Petrich (Elk River, Minn.) and Dontae Gillespie (Naperville, Ill.) combined on a four-save shutout vs. Macalester Tuesday. Petrich stopped a pair of Scot shots in the first half, while Gillespie had two saves in the second half. … All three of SMU's goalkeepers — Petrich, Gillespie and Christian Van Dam (Linovia, Mich.) — have recorded their first collegiate shutouts this season. Van Dam stopped all six shots he faced against Hamline on Oct. 6 in recording his first collegiate shutout, while Petrich recorded a three-save shutout vs. Buena Vista on Oct. 3 and Gillespie posted a nine-save shutout against Concordia-Chicago on Sept. 8. … Van Dam enters Saturday's regular-season finale against Augsburg with a team-best 42 saves, while Petrich owns the team lead in goals-against-average (1.22) and save percentage (.769). … Tuesday's win over Macalester was SMU's seventh of the season — the most wins by the Cardinals since 2002, when they finished 8-8-1. SMU's four conference wins, meanwhile, are the most since 2005, when the Cardinals went 5-5-0. … Tuesday's win over Macalester was the first victory under coach Pete Watkins not decided by one goal. … SMU's 1-1 nonconference tie against Viterbo on Oct. 15 was SMU's first tie of the season and third under Watkins. … The Cardinals have scored a combined 14 goals in their seven wins and one tie, but have been held off the scoreboard in six of their nine losses. … After scoring more than two goals just once in 17 games a year ago, the Cardinals have scored three goals in three of their 17 games this season — including 3-2 wins over Edgewood and Bethel, and a 4-3 overtime loss to St. Thomas. … SMU's 1-1 tie vs. Viterbo on Oct. 15 was the second overtime contest of the season for SMU, which dropped a 4-3 overtime decision to St. Thomas on Sept. 12. The Cardinals, who played five overtime games a year ago, are now 0-4-3 in their last seven overtime games. …  Five of SMU's six wins have come on their home turf, where SMU is 5-3-1.

Scouting The Augsburg Auggies:
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Augsburg's 3-2 win over Concordia on Tuesday was the Auggies' second straight win. … Augsburg has outscored its last two opponents 8-2. … After opening the season 5-0-1, Augsburg is 5-5-1 in its last 11 games. … Eleven of the Auggies 16 games — including all five losses — have been decided by one goal or less. … Augsburg has scored four goals or more in a game four times this season — including a season-high five goals in a 5-0 win over Hamline last Saturday. … Tuesday's win over Concordia was the 10th of the season for the Auggies, marking the third straight year — and sixth time in their last seven seasons — that Augsburg has recorded at least 10 wins. … Scott Clinton's game-winning goal with 18 seconds remaining in regulation in Tuesday's 3-2 win over Concordia was his team-leading fifth goal of the season. Clinton also leads the team in points (12), while Tyler Heaps owns a team-best five assists. … Chad Gilmer is second to Clinton in both goals (4) and points (11). … Jeb Bates made four saves vs. the Cobbers for his first collegiate win in his first collegiate start in goal. … Bates was called into duty when starting goalkeeper Clayton Lynch was injured in practice. Lynch had played every minute of the Auggies' first 15 games, compiling a 0.95 goals-against-average and an .800 save percentage. … The Auggies have won just once on their home field (1-4-0), while going 8-1-2 away from Edor Nelson Field. … Augsburg has scored 21 of its 27 goals after halftime.