STORM LAKE, Iowa  — The Saint Mary's University men's soccer team closes out the nonconference portion of its schedule on Sunday, as the Cardinals head to Buena Vista for a 4 p.m. contest against the Beavers.

The Matchup:
Saint Mary's Cardinals (3-8-1 Overall) at Buena Vista Beavers (3-10-0 Overall)

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Last Action:
The Cardinals surrendered a pair of first-half goals and never recovered, as 18th-ranked Loras handed SMU a 5-0 nonconference setback at Ochrymowycz Field Wednesday. … Buena Vista surrendered three first-half goals and never recovered in dropping a 5-1 decision to Loras on Saturday in Storm Lake, Iowa.

SMU vs. Buena Vsita — Their Last Meeting:
October 3, 2012: It was a case of simple arithmetic SMU against Buena Vista. One plus one equals two. Gustavo Salas-Lopez (Carson City, Nev.) scored his first collegiate goal and Joey Petrich (Elk River, Minn.) stopped all three shots he faced for his first collegiate shutout, as the Cardinals ran their winning streak to two with a 1-0 nonconference win over the Beavers at Ochrymowycz Field.

Up Next:
The Cardinals return to Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference competition on Wednesday, as SMU hosts St. Olaf in a 7 p.m. game at Ochrymowycz Field. … Buena Vista is off until Saturday, when the Beavers head to Pella, Iowa, for a 3:30 p.m. showdown against Central-Iowa.

Scouting The Saint Mary's Cardinals:
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Following Sunday's game against Buena Vista, the Cardinals will play four of their final six games on their home turf — where SMU has notched all three of its wins this season. … SMU's 2-1 loss to Concordia on Oct. 5 was the Cardinals' second double-overtime setback — and third double-overtime game — of the season. SMU battled Lakeland to a 1-1 2OT tie on Sept. 5, while falling to Augsburg 1-0 on Sept. 18. … SMU's loss to Concordia pushed their overtime winless streak to 11 straight (0-7-4). The Cardinals' last overtime win was a 1-0 victory over Saint John's on Oct. 24, 2009. … Zach Palma (Washburn, Wis.) scored his first goal of the season against Concordia on Oct. 5. … Palma's goal was his first since his freshman season, when he scored twice — including once against Concordia. … SMU's 19 goals have come from 12 different players, while 14 Cardinals have recorded at least one point. … Matt Graber (Denver, Colo.) and Midhat Mujic (Rochester, Minn.) share the team lead in goals with three each, one more than Andrew Jaworski (Racine, Wis.), Ryan Geidner (Antioch, Ill.) and Nate Vandegrift (Lakeville, Minn.). … Mujic also leads the team in assists (4) and points (10). … Geidner became the seventh SMU player this season to net his first collegiate goal when he scored twice against Crown on Sept. 14 — Jaworski, Fernando Camacho (Chicago, Ill.), Nate Vandegrift (Lakeville, Minn.), Gianluca LoCasto (Oak Park, Ill.), Derrick Washington (Minneapolis, Minn.), Trevor Rottinghaus (La Porte City, Iowa) and Brett Heimerdinger (La Grange, Ill.) are the others. … Geidner is also the fourth SMU player with a multiple-goal game this season. The Cardinals boasted a school-record three players with multiple-goal games against Presentation on Sept. 1 — Mujic, Vandegrift and Graber all scored a pair of goals vs. the Saints. … Mujic also assisted on two of SMU's 11 goals in the 11-1 rout vs. Presentation, giving the senior SMU's first six-point game since Mike Schmitt achieved the feat against Concordia in 2005. … Joey Petrich (Elk River, Minn.) equaled his career high when he stopped 14 Concordia on Oct. 5. The junior goalkeeper also stopped 14 shots against Macalester on Oct. 25, 2011. … Petrich, who has started all 12 games in goal for the Cardinals, heads into Sunday's game against Buena Vista boasting a 1.62 goals-against-average and a .740 save percentage. … Petrich has recorded two shutouts this season and owns three shutouts in his collegiate career. … Sixteen of SMU's 19 goals have come in the Cardinals' three wins and one tie. … Nine of SMU's 12 wins under coach Pete Watkins have been decided by one goal. … SMU's 2-1 double-overtime loss to Concordia on Oct. 5 was the first time under Watkins the Cardinals have lost to the Cobbers. SMU had beaten CC 3-2 and 2-1 in the teams' first two meetings with Watkins at the helm.

Scouting The Buena Vista Beavers:
2013 Roster | 2013 Statistics | 2013 Schedule
Sunday's game against Saint Mary's is the first of two nonconference games against Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference foes for the Beavers, who square off against Concordia on Monday, Oct. 21. … The Beavers' 5-1 loss to Loras on Saturday pushed their losing streak to five straight. … Buena Vista has been outscored 22-2 during its current four-game slide. … Buena Vista has scored 15 goals in its three wins this season — including a season-high six tallies in a 6-0 win over Rockford on Sept. 15. … Kwame Antwi has scored a team-leading five goals, while also boasting a team-best 12 points. … Joey Silvers is second on the team with four goals, while Tyler Lafferty boasts a team-leading four assists. … Buena Vista's 23 goals have come from 11 different players, while 15 players have recorded at least one point. … Matt Tennyson and Jordan Balster have shared the goalkeeping duties for the Beavers, with Balster owning a 3.07 goals-against-average and a .642 save percentage, while Tennyson has a 2.95 GAA and a .565 save percentage. … Sunday's game against Saint Mary's is the second of four straight home games for the Beavers, who are 2-3 at home, and just 1-6 on the road.