WINONA, Minn.  — The Saint Mary's University men's soccer team plays its second home game of the week on Saturday, as the Cardinals host Bethel in a 1 p.m. Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference contest at Ochrymowycz Field.

The Matchup:
Saint Mary's Cardinals (0-6-0 MIAC | 3-10-1 Overall) vs. Bethel Royals (2-5-0 MIAC | 5-9-0 Overall)

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Last Action:
The Cardinals surrendered a pair of goals in each half, as St. Olaf dealt SMU a 4-1 Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference setback Wednesday at Ochrymowycz Field. … Bethel scored the game's first three goals, then hung on for dear life, as the Royals outlasted host Concordia 3-2 in a conference game in Moorhead, Minn., Tuesday.

SMU vs. Bethel — Their Last Meeting:
September 22, 2012: It may have taken a little longer than SMU coach Pete Watkins had hoped, but the Cardinals finally picked up their first three points of the conference season — thanks to the late-game heroics of Matt Graber (Denver, Colo.). Graber collected his second goal of the season — this one coming with less than 18 minutes remaining in regulation — as the Cardinals rallied for a 3-2 Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference win over Bethel at Ona Orth Athletic Complex in Arden Hills, Minn.

Up Next:
The Cardinals are now off until next Saturday, when SMU heads to Collegeville, Minn., for a 1 p.m. conference showdown with Saint John's. … Bethel steps out of conference play on Wednesday, as the Royals host Jamestown (N.D.) in a 3:30 p.m. matchup at Ona Orth Athletic Complex in Arden Hills, Minn.

Scouting The Saint Mary's Cardinals:
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The Cardinals play three of their final five games on their home turf — where SMU has notched all three of its wins this season. … James Larson (Polson, Mont.) scored his first collegiate goal against St. Olaf Wednesday. … Larson is the eighth player to notch his first goal in a Cardinal uniform, joining Ryan Geidner (Antoich, Ill.), Andrew Jaworski (Racine, Wis.), 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.). … SMU's 20 goals have come from 13 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 Jaworski, Geidner and Vandegrift. … Mujic also leads the team in assists (4) and points (10). … The Cardinals boast four players who have had multiple-goal games this season — including a school-record three multiple-goal scorers in a single game. Mujic, Vandegrift and Graber all scored twice in SMU's 11-1 win over Presentation on Sept. 1, while Geidner tallied a pair of goals against Crown on Sept. 14. … 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.) — who equaled his career high when he stopped 14 Concordia shots on Oct. 5 — added nine more saves on Wednesday against St. Olaf, giving the junior goalkeeper 64 saves this season. … Petrich's other 14-save effort came on Oct. 25, 2011 against Macalester. … Petrich, who has started all 14 games in goal for the Cardinals, heads into Saturday's game against Bethel boasting a 1.74 goals-against-average and a .727 save percentage. … Petrich has recorded two shutouts this season and owns three shutouts in his collegiate career. … Sixteen of SMU's 20 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 1-0 loss to Buena Vista on Oct. 13 marked the 10th time in the Cardinals' 14 contests that the game was decided by one goal or less. … The Cardinals held Buena Vista to two shots on goal on Oct. 13. It was the third time this season SMU has held an opponent to a season-low two shots on goal. … 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. … 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 Bethel Royals:
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Saturday's game at Saint Mary's is the fourth straight road contest for Bethel. …  Tuesday's win over Concordia snapped the Royals' two-game losing streak. Bethel heads into Saturday's game at SMU having won just twice in its last eight contests. … Matthew Pisarski, Danny Jaderholm and Isaac Druvenga accounted for the Royals' three goals against Concordia Tuesday. … Pisarski's first-half tally vs. the Cobbers Tuesday was his team-leading ninth in 14 games. … Pisarski also leads the team with 20 points. … Kolten Fischer owns the team's lead in assists with five, while Jaderholm is second on the squad in goals (5), assists (4) and points (14). … The Royals' 26 goals this season have come from eight different players. … Chris Scott and A.J. Syler have shared the goalkeeping duties for the Royals, each starting seven games. Syler owns a team-leading 2.37 goals-against-average and a .652 save percentage, while Scott enters Saturday with a 2.92 GAA and a .647 save percentage. … Scott has accounted for Bethel's lone shutout this season, stopping all six shots he faced in a 6-0 win over Crown on Sept. 5. … The Royals have scored three goals or more in four of their five wins this season — including a season-best six goals vs. Crown on Sept. 5. … BU has outscored its opponents 18-4 in its five wins.