WINONA, Minn. — The Saint Mary's University men's soccer team, fresh off a 1-0 win over Buena Vista on Wednesday, is back in Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference action on Saturday, hosting Hamline in a 7 p.m. contest at Ochrymowycz Field.




The Matchup:
Saint Mary's Cardinals (2-3-0 MIAC | 5-6-0 Overall)
vs. Hamline Pipers (0-5-0 MIAC | 2-8-1 Overall)

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Last Action:
The Cardinals got a second-half goal from Gustavo Salas-Lopez (Carson City, Neb.) and shutout goaltending from Joey Petrich (Elk River, Minn.) en route to a 1-0 nonconference win over Buena Vista Wednesday at Ochrymowycz Field. … Hamline, meanwhile, has been off since last Saturday, when the Pipers dropped a 4-2 decision to league-leading St. Thomas in St. Paul, Minn.

SMU vs. Hamline — Their Last Meeting:
October 8, 2011: The Cardinals dug themselves a deep hole against the Pipers, falling behind 2-0. And, unfortunately for head coach Pete Watkins, the Cardinals' couldn't shovel fast enough to dig themselves out, as the Pipers handed SMU a 2-1 Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference setback in St. Paul, Minn.

Up Next:
The Cardinals will play their fourth straight home game on Wednesday, when they entertain Carleton in a 7 p.m. conference game at Ochrymowycz Field. … Hamline, meanwhile, returns home on Wednesday, hosting Gustavus in a 4 p.m. MIAC contest in St. Paul, Minn.

Scouting The Saint Mary's Cardinals:
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With their 1-0 victory over Buena Vista on Wednesday, the Cardinals enter Saturday's game against Hamline having won two straight and three of their last four. … The Cardinals are looking to put together their first three-game winning streak since opening the 2001 season with three straight wins. … Wednesday's 1-0 win over Buena Vista was SMU's fifth win of the season — the most victories since 2009, when the Cardinals finished 6-10-2. … With their 1-0 win over Buena Vista on Wednesday, the Cardinals have had seven of their 11 games this season — including all five wins — decided by one goal. Twenty of SMU's 28 games under head coach Pete Watkins have been decided by one goal or less. … Gustavo Salas-Lopez (Carson City, Nev.) scored his first collegiate goal in the Cardinals' 1-0 win over Buena Vista on Wednesday. … Salas-Lopez becomes the sixth player to score his first goal as a Cardinal this season. … Eleven of SMU's 13 goals have come from players playing their first seasons in an SMU uniform. … Jaime Zepeda (Chicago, Ill.) scored his first collegiate goal two minutes into the second half against Concordia last Saturday, then added collegiate goal No. 2 six minutes later to account for all of the Cardinals' scoring in their 2-1 win over the Cobbers. … Zepeda becomes the third player this season to score two goals in a game — Krystian Drozdz's scored his first two collegiate goals in a 4-3 overtime loss to St. Thomas on Sept. 12, while Midhat Mujic (Rochester, Minn.) scored twice in the Cardinals' 3-2 season-opening win over Edgewood. … The last time SMU had two or more multiple-goal scorers in a season was 2008, when Adam Lindsay, Cristian Reyes and Andy Adair all scored twice in a game. … Mujic enters Saturday's game vs. Hamline leading the team in goals (3) and points (6). … Zepeda, Drozdz and Matt Graber (Denver, Colo.) are tied for second in both goals (2) and points (5), while Fernando Camacho (Chicago, Ill.) owns a team-best two assists. … Joey Petrich (Elk River, Minn.) stopped all three shots he faced vs. Buena Vista on Wednesday en route to his first collegiate shutout. … Petrich has now stopped six of the eight shots he's faced in 160:28 minutes for a 1.12 goals-against-average and a .750 save percentage. … Petrich is the second SMU goalkeeper to record his first collegiate shutout this year — Dontae Gillespie (Naperville, Ill.) recorded a nine-save shutout against Concordia-Chicago on Sept. 8. … The Cardinals have scored a combined 10 goals in their five wins, but have been held off the scoreboard in five of their six 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 10 games this season — including 3-2 wins over Edgewood and Bethel, and a 4-3 overtime loss to St. Thomas. … The Cardinals' 4-3 overtime loss to St. Thomas on Sept. 12 was the first OT game of the season for the Cardinals, who played five overtime games a year ago — going 0-3-2. … Saturday's game against Hamline is the third of four straight home games for the Cardinals, who are 4-2-0 on the Ochrymowycz Field turf.

Scouting The Hamline Pipers:
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Saturday's game against Saint Mary's is a homecoming of sorts for HU head coach Alex Morawiecki, who was a standout high school soccer and hockey player for Winona High, before going on to play both sports at Hamline. … Last Saturday's loss to St. Thomas pushed the Pipers' losing streak to a season-high four straight. … Five of Hamline's eight losses have been decided by one goal. … Hamline has surrendered four goals in each of its last two games, losing to St. Olaf 4-0 on Sept. 26 and falling to St. Thomas 4-2 on Sept. 29. … Tyler Tallaksen and Greg Northrop accounted for Hamline's two goals against St. Thomas last Saturday. … Northrup's goal against the Tommies moved him into a tie with Sam Studer for the team lead in goals with three. The two also share the team's top spot with seven points each. … Sam Slagie owns a team-best three assists. … Eric Fell has started 10 of the Pipers' 11 games in goal, compiling a 2.34 goals-against-average, while stopping 50 of the 70 shots he's faced for a .714 save percentage. … Hamline has played two overtime games this season — with both going into the second 10-minute period. HU battled UM-Morris to a 0-0 tie, while falling to Macalester 3-2. … Hamline has scored nine of its 14 goals in the second half, while the Pipers' opponents have netted 17 of their 22 goals after halftime. … Following Saturday's game at Saint Mary's, the Pipers will play five of their final six games — including the next four in a row — on their home turf. Both of Hamline's wins this season have come at home.