NORTHFIELD, Minn. — The Saint Mary's University men's soccer team is back in Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference play on Saturday, traveling to St. Olaf for a 1 p.m. game against the Oles.



The Matchup:
Saint Mary's Cardinals (0-1-0 MIAC | 2-3-0 Overall)
At St. Olaf Oles (0-0-1 MIAC | 2-2-1 Overall)

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Last Action:
The Cardinals jumped out to a 2-0 first-half lead, scored the game-tying goal with less than three minutes remaining in regulation, but couldn't complete the upset bid as unbeaten St. Thomas scored 15 seconds into overtime to beat SMU 4-3 Wednesday at Ochryowycz Field. … St. Olaf, meanwhile, scored its only goal in the first half in settling for a 1-1 double-overtime tie with Gustavus in the teams' conference opener Wednesday in Northfield, Minn.

SMU vs. St. Olaf — Their Last Meeting:
September 17, 2011: The Cardinals held undefeated and high-powered St. Olaf to just one goal in the team's Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference showdown at Ochrymowycz Field. Unfortunately for the Cardinals, that one goal was all that St. Olaf needed, as the Oles scored the game's only goal 14 minutes into the second half to beat the Cardinals 1-0.

Up Next:
The Cardinals step out of conference play on Wednesday, traveling to Decorah, Iowa, for a 5 p.m. nonconference game against Luther. … St. Olaf, meanwhile, also takes a break from conference play next Friday, traveling to Kenosha, Wis., for a 7 p.m. showdown with Carthage.

Scouting The Saint Mary's Cardinals:
2012 Roster | 2012 Statistics | 2012 Schedule
Wednesday's 4-3 overtime loss to St. Thomas was the first OT game of the season for the Cardinals, who played five overtime games a year ago — going 0-3-2. … SMU's three goals against the unbeaten Tommies equaled the offensive output of UST's first four opponents combined. … The Cardinals scored more than two goals once in 17 games last season — they have scored three goals twice in five games this season. … Krystian Drozdz (Franklin Park, Minn.) scored his first two collegiate goals against the Tommies Wednesday night, while Matt Graber (Denver, Colo.) netted his first of the season to account for the Cardinals' other goal. … Drozdz's two-goal effort marked the second time this season SMU has had a multiple-goal scorer. Midhat Mujic (Rochester, Minn.) scored two goals 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. … SMU's three goals vs. Edgewood in their season-opening 3-2 win on Aug. 31 were scored by players competing in their first games in a Cardinal uniform. Mujic scored twice and Jordan Sinkfield (St. Paul, Minn.) added the other. … With their 4-3 overime loss to St. Thomas, the Cardinals have had four of their five games this season decided by one goal. Seventeen of SMU's 22 games under head coach Pete Watkins have now been decided by one goal or less. … Dontae Gillespie (Naperville, Ill.) — who made seven saves in Wednesday's overtime loss to St. Thomas — stopped all nine shots he faced vs. Concordia-Chicago on Sept. 8 to earn his first collegiate shutout. … Gillespie has stopped 24 of the 33 shots he's faced in his four goalkeeper appearances this season, while Christan Van Dam (Linovia, Mich.) has stopped six of the eight shots he's faced in three appearances. … Five of SMU's seven goals this season have come in the first half, while seven of the 11 goals allowed by the Cardinals have been scored in the game's final 45 minutes.

Scouting The St. Olaf Oles:
2012 Roster | 2012 Statistics | 2012 Schedule
Wednesday's conference-opening 1-1 tie against Gustavus snapped the Oles' two—game losing streak. … After scoring six goals in back-to-back wins over Northwestern (3-0) and Pacific Lutheran (3-2) to open the season, St. Olaf has netted just two goals in its last three games combined. … Saturday's game against Saint Mary's is the third straight home game for the Oles, who play five of their first six and seven of their first 10 games on their home turf. … Ken Ouren scored his first collegiate goal to account for St. Olaf's scoring vs. Gustavus Wednesday. … Ryan Johnson is the team's goal-scoring leader with two, while David Rosenthal has assisted on a team-best four of the Oles' eight goals. The two also share the team lead in points with four each. … St. Olaf's eight goals this season have come from seven different players. … Harry Ullmann has started all five games in goal for the Oles, compiling a 1.38 goals-against-average, while stopping 16 of the 23 shots he's faced (.696 save percentage). … Wednesday's game against Gustavus is the second overtime game of the season for the Oles, who beat Pacific Lutheran 3-2 in OT on Sept. 3.