ST. PAUL, Minn.  — The Saint Mary's University men's soccer team hits the road for the final time in 2013, as the Cardinals travel to Pat Paterson Field for a 3:30 p.m. Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference showdown against Hamline.

The Matchup:
Saint Mary's Cardinals (1-7-0 MIAC | 4-11-1 Overall) at Hamline Pipers (1-6-1 MIAC | 5-9-1 Overall)

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Last Action:
The Cardinals surrendered a pair of goals in the game's final 17 minutes, as Saint John's handed SMU a 2-0 Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference setback last Saturday in Collegeville, Minn. … Hamline picked up its first conference win of the season last Saturday, knocking off Bethel 1-0 at Pat Paterson Field in St. Paul, Minn.

SMU vs. Hamline — Their Last Meeting:
October 6, 2012: The Cardinals waited until the final six minutes of regulation, before Joe Bosco (Elk Grove Village, Ill.) scored the game's only goal to give SMU a 1-0 Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference victory over Hamline at Ochrymowycz Field.

Up Next:
The Cardinals close out their 2013 schedule — and bid farewell to their three graduating seniors — on Saturday, as SMU hosts Macalester in a 1 p.m. Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference matchup at Ochrymowycz Field.

Scouting The Saint Mary's Cardinals:
2013 Roster | 2013 Statistics | 2013 Schedule
Wednesday's game at Hamline is the Cardinals' second straight road game. … 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 on Oct. 19, 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, becoming 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 on Sept. 1, giving the senior SMU's first six-point game since Mike Schmitt achieved the feat against Concordia in 2005. … Evan Claffy (Joliet, Ill.) — who stopped all seven Bethel shots he faced in recording his first collegiate shutout, in his first collegiate start on Oct. 19 — finished with five saves against the Johnnies last Saturday. … Claffy's start against Bethel on Oct. 19 snapped a streak of 14 consecutive starts for fellow goalkeeper Joey Petrich (Elk River, Minn.), who has now missed the last two games 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. … Eleven of the Cardinals' 16 games this season have been 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 Hamline Pipers:
2013 Roster | 2013 Statistics | 2013 Schedule
Wednesday's game against Saint Mary's is the third straight home game for the Pipers, who have collected four of their five wins on their home turf at Pat Paterson Field. … Hamline enters Wednesday's game having won back-to-back games. … Both of Hamline's wins during its current two-game winning streak have been by shutout — having blanked Presentation 11-0 and Bethel 1-0. … Hamline's other three wins this season came during a season-opening three-game winning streak. … Like Saint Mary's, Hamline scored a season-high 11 goals against Presentation. … Nick Simondet scored the game's lone goal in HU's win over Bethel last Saturday. … Simondet's goal was his team-leading fifth of the season — it was also his team-best third game-winning tally. … Simondet also leads the team with 13 points, while sharing the top spot in assists (3) with Tyler Tallaksen, Brandon De La Rosa and Greg Northrop. … Joey Matesi and Derrick Mora have shared the goalkeeping duties this season. Mora has compiled a 1.04 goals-against-average and an .864 save percentage in six starts. Matesi, meanwhile, owns a team-best 52 saves, while boasting a 1.27 GAA and an .813 save percentage. … The Pipers have played just one overtime game this season — a 1-1 deadlock against St. Thomas on Oct. 5. … Hamline has outscored its opponents 15-7 in the first half.