COLLEGEVILLE, Minn.  — After a week off, the Saint Mary's University men's soccer team takes to the road on Saturday, heading to Saint John's for a 1 p.m. Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference game against the Johnnies.

The Matchup:
Saint Mary's Cardinals (1-6-0 MIAC | 4-10-1 Overall) at Saint John's Johnnies 4-2-2 MIAC | 6-6-3 Overall)

Last Action:
The Cardinals got a goal from Ryan Geidner (Antioch, Ill.) in the game's 14th minute and made it stand up, as SMU collected its first conference win of the season with a 1-0 Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference victory over Bethel Saturday at Ochrymowycz Field. … Saint John's got a goal from Joe Laue with just over 17 minutes remaining in regulation, lifting the Johnnies to a 1-0 conference win over Augsburg in Minneapolis, Minn., Saturday.

SMU vs. Saint John's — Their Last Meeting:
October 20, 2012: It's often been said that the game of soccer is a marathon, not a sprint. Saint John's, however, would beg to differ. The Johnnies left SMU in their dust, as SJU scored goals in the opening minutes of each half in handing the Cardinals a 3-0 Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference setback at Ochrymowycz Field.

Up Next:
The Cardinals are back on the road on Wednesday, as SMU closes out the road portion of its 2013 schedule with a 3 p.m. conference contest against Hamline. … Saint John's is off until Nov. 2, when the Johnnies close out the regular season with a 3 p.m. MIAC showdown with Concordia in Moorhead, Minn.

Scouting The Saint Mary's Cardinals:
2013 Roster | 2013 Statistics | 2013 Schedule
Saturday's game at Saint John's is the first of back-to-back road games for the Cardinals, who then return home for their regular-season finale against Macalester on Nov. 2. … All four of SMU's wins this season have come on their home turf. … Ryan Geidner (Antioch, Ill.) scored his third goal of the season against Bethel last Saturday, moving the freshman into a tie for the team's goal-scoring lead with Midhat Mujic (Rochester, Minn.) and Matt Graber (Denver, Colo.). … Andrew Jaworski (Racine, Wis.) and Nate Vandegrift (Lakeville, Minn.) are second on the team with two goals each. … James Larson (Polson, Mont.) scored his first collegiate goal against St. Olaf on Oct. 16. … Larson is the eighth player to notch his first goal in a Cardinal uniform this season, joining Geidner, Jaworski, Vandegrift, Fernando Camacho (Chicago, Ill.), Gianluca LoCasto (Oak Park, Ill.), Derrick Washington (Minneapolis, Minn.), Trevor Rottinghaus (La Porte City, Iowa) and Brett Heimerdinger (La Grange, Ill.). … SMU's 21 goals have come from 13 different players, while 14 Cardinals have recorded at least one point. … 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. … Evan Claffy (Joliet, Ill.) stopped all seven Bethel shots he faced in recording his first collegiate shutout — in his first collegiate start — last Saturday. … Claffy's start snapped a streak of 14 consecutive starts for fellow goalkeeper Joey Petrich (Elk River, Minn.), who missed the Bethel game due to an injury. … Petrich — who equaled his career high when he stopped 14 Concordia shots on Oct. 5 — has recorded a team-best 64 saves this season. … Petrich's other 14-save effort came on Oct. 25, 2011 against Macalester. … Petrich, who boasts a 1.74 goals-against-average and a .727 save percentage, has recorded two shutouts this season and owns three shutouts in his collegiate career. … Seventeen of SMU's 21 goals have come in the Cardinals' four wins and one tie. … Ten of SMU's 13 wins under coach Pete Watkins have been decided by one goal. … SMU's 1-0 win over Bethel last Saturday marked the 11th time in the Cardinals' 15 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.

Scouting The Saint John's Johnnies:
2013 Roster | 2013 Statistics | 2013 Schedule
Saturday's game against Saint Mary's is the final home game of the regular-season for the Johnnies, who are 3-3-1 on their home field this season. … With their win over Augsburg last Saturday, Saint John's solidified its quest for one of the conference's four post-season berths, moving into fourth place in the standings with a week remaining in the regulation season. … SJU heads into Saturday's game against Saint Mary's unbeaten in its last three games (2-0-1) — sandwiching wins over Bethel and Augsburg around a 2-2 tie against St. Thomas. … The Johnnies are 3-1-2 in their last six contests. … Four of Saint John's six wins have been by one goal. In their other two wins, the Johnnies outscored UM-Morris 5-1 and Bethel 4-1. … Joe Laue picked up his first goal of the season to lift SJU past Augsburg last Saturday. … Michael Coborn picked up the assist on Laue's goal. It was his team-leading seventh assist of the season and 34th of his collegiate career. … With the assist, Laue moved into a tie for fourth in program history with 60 points (26 goals, 34 assists). …  Along with his team-leading seven assists, Laue also boasts team highs in goals (6) and points (19). … David Wee is second to Coborn in both goals (5) and points (13). … SJU's six game-winning goals have come from six different players. … Goalkeeper Kevin Lebahn has appeared in 11 of the Johnnies' 15 games, compiling a 1.42 goals-against-average and an .816 save percentage with three shutouts. … The Johnnies have played three overtime games this season, with all three ending in ties.