WINONA, Minn. — The Saint Mary's University men's soccer team hosts Concordia-Chicago and Lawrence Saturday and Sunday in the inaugural Cardinal 'M' Club Weekend Classic at Ochrymowycz Field.

The Tournament Schedule:
Saturday, Sept. 8, 2012
Lawrence Vikings (1-2-0 Overall) vs. Augustana Vikings (0-2-0 Overall), 2 p.m.
SMU Cardinals (1-1-0 Overall) vs. Concordia-Chicago Cougars (0-2-0 Overall), 4 p.m.
Sunday, Sept. 9, 2012
Augustana Vikings vs. Concordia-Chicago Cougars, Noon
SMU Cardinals vs. Lawrence Vikings, 4 p.m.

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Last Action:
The Cardinals suffered their first loss of the season last Sunday, surrendering four goals in the second half in falling to Loras 4-0 in Dubuque, Iowa. … Concordia-Chicago dropped its second straight on Wednesday, falling to the University of Chicago 5-2 in River Forest, Ill.  … Augustana dropped its second straight game to open the season on Tuesday, falling to Central-Iowa 5-2 in Pella, Iowa. … Lawrence dropped a heartbreaker Wednesday, as MSOE scored five minutes into overtime to beat the Vikings 3-2 in Appleton, Wis.

SMU vs. Concordia-Chicago — Their Last Meeting:
Saturday's game marks the first-ever meeting between the Cardinals and the Cougars.

SMU vs. Lawrence — Their Last Meeting:
Sunday's game marks the first-ever meeting between the Cardinals and the Cougars.

Up Next:
After this weekend's M Club Classic, the Cardinals kick off Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference play on Wednesday, hosting St. Thomas in a 7 p.m. game at Ochrymowycz Field. … Concordia-Chicago travels to Elmhurst, Ill, on Wednesday, squaring off against Elmhurst at 7 p.m. contest. … Lawrence returns home for a 1:30 p.m. game against Illinois College on Wednesday in Appleton, Wis. … Augustana is off until Thursday, when it hosts Principia in a 7 p.m. game in Rock Island, Ill.

Scouting The Saint Mary's Cardinals:
2012 Roster | 2012 Statistics | 2012 Schedule
With their 3-2 win over Edgewood on Aug. 31, the Cardinals are now 3-1-0 in their last four season openers. … The Cardinals scored more than two goals once in 17 games last season — they scored three in the first half against Edgewood on Aug. 31. … With its three first-half goals against Edgewood, SMU has now scored nine of its last 13 goals in the opening 45 minutes. The Cardinals netted six of their 10 goals a year ago in the first half. … On the flip side, five of the six goals the Cardinals have surrendered have come in the second half — including all four goals against Loras last Sunday. … SMU's 4-0 loss to Loras marked just the fifth time under coach Pete Watkins that the outcome was not decided by one goal or less. … SMU's  three goals vs. Edgewood were all scored by players competing in their first games in a Cardinal uniform. Midhat Mujic (Rochester, Minn.) scored twice and Jordan Sinkfield (St. Paul, Minn.) added the other. … Mujic's two-goal game was the Cardinals' first multiple-goal game since Juamaine Venter netted a pair of goals against Crown on Sept. 7, 2010. … Matt Graber (Denver, Colo.) and Jaime Zepeda (Chicago, Ill.) each picked up assists vs. Edgewood. … Christian Van Dam (Linovia, Mich.) and Dontae Gillespie (Naperville, Ill.) have shared the goalkeeping duties for the Cardinals, with Van Dam stopping four of the five shots he's faced in 50 minutes of work, while Gillespie has made eight saves in 129 minutes.

Scouting The Concordia-Chicago Cougars:
2012 Roster | 2012 Statistics | 2012 Schedule
The Cougars head into this weekend's M Club Weekend Classic still searching for their first win of the season, having opened with a 3-1 loss to North Park and a 5-2 setback vs. the University of Chicago. … This weekend's games are the first road contests of the season for Concordia. … Kyle Joss and Chayanne Martinez have scored the Cougars' two goals this season, while Dylan Paulson has picked up their lone assist. … Jorge Guzman and Jose Landa have both seen time in goal for Concordia, with Guzman stopping 10 of the 16 shots he's faced (4.00 GAA, .625 save %) and Landa stopping four of the six shots he's faced (4.00 GAA, .667 save %). … The Cougars have surrendered four goals in each half in their first two games.

Scouting The Lawrence Vikings:
2012 Roster | 2012 Statistics | 2012 Schedule
Wednesday's game against MSOE was the second straight contest decided by one goal for the Vikings, who beat Marian 2-1 three days earlier. … Lawrence has allowed three goals in both its losses this year. … Erich Lohrmann has scored three of the team's five goals this season — including accounting for both of Lawrence's goals in its 2-1 win over Marian. … Simon Newsom and Dan O'Mahoney have scored the Vikings' other two goals this season. … Cameron Pieper owns a team-best two assists. … GK Kevin Aslett — who has also seen action in goal for the Lawrence hockey team — has played every minute in goal for the Vikings, stopping 27 of the 34 shots he's faced to post a 2.29 GAA and a .794 save percentage. … Lawrence head coach Blake Johnson, in his 13th season at the helm, is the longest tenured coach in the program's 38-year history. … Johnson entered the 2012 season with 76 coaching wins at Lawrence — 29 more than any other coach in program history. … Lawrence has qualified for the Midwest Conference Tournament in three of the past four seasons and six times in Johnson's previous 12 years as head coach.

Scouting The Augustana Vikings:
2012 Roster | 2012 Statistics | 2012 Schedule
Tuesday's 5-2 loss at Central-Iowa kept the Vikings winless on the season. Augustana opened the year with a 4-1 loss at Calvin. … Augustana is in the midst of a season-opening, four-game road swing — the Vikings do not play at home until next Thursday, when they host Principia. … Augustana will play eight of its first 10 games on the road. The Vikings were 5-5-0 on the road a year ago. … Jakob Rettke netted the first two goals of his collegiate career to account for all the Vikings' scoring vs. Central-Iowa Tuesday. … Patrick Nelson owns Augustana's other goal this season — a second-half tally in the Vikings' season-opening loss to Calvin. … Brett Johnson and Tyler Cowherd have each made one start in goal for the Vikings, with Johnson stopping three shots in a 4-1 loss to Calvin, while Cowherd made three saves in Tuesday's 5-2 loss at Central-Iowa. … Six of the nine goals surrendered by Augustana this season have come in the first. Two of Augustana's three goals, meanwhile, have come in the game's final 45 minutes. … Augustana is coming off a 13-6-0 season a year ago. The 13 wins were the most since 2003, when the Vikings finished 13-6-1. …