WINONA, Minn. — The Saint Mary's University men's soccer team, fresh off a four-game road trip, finally return home on Saturday, hosting Concordia in a 3 p.m. conference game at Ochrymowycz Field.



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

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Last Action:
The Cardinals surrendered two first-half goals to the MIAC's reigning conference player of the week, Gustavus' Zach Brown, Tuesday in falling to the Gusties 3-0 in St. Peter, Minn. … Concordia, meanwhile, also suffered a 3-0 setback on Tuesday, as St. Thomas blanked the Cobbers in Moorhead, Minn.

SMU vs. Concordia — Their Last Meeting:
October 1, 2011: The Cardinals' offense — thanks to Matt Graber's (Denver, Colo.) second goal of the season in the game's 30th minute — put an end to a three-game scoreless drought. And when Alex Blancas (Des Plaines, Ill.) netted his first collegiate goal — breaking a seven-game goalless drought — three minutes later, the Cardinals were on their way to a 3-2 Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference victory over Concordia in Moorhead, Minn.

Up Next:
The Cardinals step out of conference play on Wednesday, as SMU hosts Buena Vista in a 7 p.m. nonconference game at Ochrymowycz Field. … Concordia, meanwhile, also returns to action on Wednesday, traveling to St. Paul, Minn., for a 7:30 p.m. conference game against Macalester.

Scouting The Saint Mary's Cardinals:
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Saturday's game against Concordia is the first of four straight home games for the Cardinals, who are 2-2-0 on the Ochrymowycz Field turf. … Christian Van Dam (Linovia, Mich.) — who posted a then-season-high seven-save effort against Bethel last Saturday — stopped a season- and career-high eight shots against Gustavus Tuesday. … Van Dam enters Saturday's contest against Concordia with a team-leading 2.38 goals-against-average. … GK Dontae Gillespie (Naperville, Ill.) — who stopped all nine shots he faced vs. Concordia-Chicago on Sept. 8 to earn his first collegiate shutout — owns a team-best 31 saves this season. … The Cardinals have scored a combined seven goals in their three 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 nine games this season — including 3-2 wins over Edgewood and Bethel. … The Cardinals' three goals vs. Bethel last Saturday came from three different players — Cody Balogh (Batavia, Ill.), Midhat Mujic (Rochester, Minn.) and Matt Graber (Denver, Colo.). … Mujic's goal vs. the Royals' was his team-leading third of the season, one more than Graber. … Balogh, meanwhile, netted his first collegiate goal with his first-half tally vs. the Royals. … Fernando Camacho (Chicago, Ill.) notched his team-leading second assist of the season vs. Bethel last Saturday. … Krystian Drozdz (Franklin Park, Minn.) scored his first two collegiate goals against St. Thomas on Sept. 12. … Drozdz's two-goal effort marked the second time this season SMU has had a multiple-goal scorer. Mujic 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. … 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. … Six of SMU's 10 goals this season have come in the first half, while the Cardinals' opponents have scored 13 goals in the first half and 12 after halftime. … With their 3-2 win over Bethel last Saturday, the Cardinals have had five of their nine games this season decided by one goal. Eighteen of SMU's 26 games under head coach Pete Watkins have been decided by one goal or less.

Scouting The Concordia Cobbers:
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Saturday's game at Saint Mary's is just the second road game in the last eight contests for the Cobbers. It is also the first of five straight road games for Concordia. … Tuesday's 3-0 setback vs. St. Thomas extended the Cobbers' losing streak to a season-high three straight. … CC has outscored its opponents 10-0 in its four wins, but have been outscored 14-3 in its five losses. … Kristian Reiersgord enters Saturday's game at Saint Mary's as the team-leader in goals with four, while Jared Rice and Matt Glogoza own a team-best four assists. … Reiersgord and Rice share the team lead in points with 10 each. … Concordia's 13 goals have come from seven different players, while 11 different Cobbers have recorded at least one point. … Goalkeeper Peter Runquist has played every minute of CC's nine games, compiling a 1.56 goals-against-average and a .754 save percentage.