NORTHFIELD, Minn. — The Saint Mary's University men's soccer team hits the road on Saturday, traveling to Carleton for a 1 p.m. Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference game against the Knights.

The Matchup:
Saint Mary's Cardinals (0-1-0 MIAC | 3-2-1 Overall) vs. Carleton Knights (0-1-0 MIAC | 3-1-2 Overall)

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Last Action:
The Cardinals suffered a heartbreaking defeat in their Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference opener Wednesday, as Augsburg scored three minutes into the second overtime to beat SMU 1-0 at Ochrymowycz Field. … Carleton surrendered a pair of goals to Gustavus' Zach Brown — including the game-winner midway through the second half — as Carleton suffered a 2-1 setback in a matchup of the two squads that shared the 2012 MIAC regular-season title Wednesday in Northfield, Minn.

SMU vs. Carleton — Their Last Meeting:
October 10, 2012: SMU entered its Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference game riding high — having won three straight for the first time since the 2001 season. And when Joe Bosco (Elk Grove Village, Ill.) scored just two minutes into the first half, the Cardinals appeared to be on their way to a fourth straight win. Unfortunately for coach Pete Watkins and the Cardinals, things aren't always as they appear. Carleton would score three unanswered goals — one in the first half and two more in the second — as the 16th-ranked Knights handed SMU a streak-snapping 3-1 conference setback at Ochrymowycz Field.

Up Next:
The Cardinals step out of conference play next Wednesday, as SMU hosts Luther in a 7:30 p.m. contest at Ochrymowycz Field. … Carleton also takes a break from MIAC competition, hosting Bethany Lutheran in a 4 p.m. game on Tuesday at Bell Field in Northfield, Minn.

Scouting The Saint Mary's Cardinals:
2013 Roster | 2013 Statistics | 2013 Schedule
Saturday's game against Carleton is just the second road game of the season for the Cardinals. … The Cardinals' 1-0 loss to Augsburg Wednesday was SMU's second double-overtime contest of the season. The Cardinals battled Lakeland to a 1-1, 2 OT tie on Sept. 5. … SMU's loss to Augsburg pushed their overtime winless streak to 10 straight (0-6-4). The Cardinals' last overtime win was a 1-0 victory over Saint John's on Oct. 24, 2009. … Joey Petrich (Elk River, Minn.) stopped three of the four shots he faced against Augsburg Wednesday. … Petrich heads into Saturday's game at Carleton boasting a 0.68 goals-against-average and an .800 save percentage. … Petrich has recorded two shutouts this season and owns three shutouts in his collegiate career. … Ryan Geidner (Antioch, Ill.) scored the first two goals of his collegiate career against Crown last Saturday, while Midhat Mujic (Rochester, Minn.) accounted for SMU's other goal in the 3-0 victory. … Geidner became the seventh SMU player this season to net his first collegiate goal — Fernando Camacho (Chicago, Ill.), Nate Vandegrift (Lakeville, Minn.), Gianluca LoCasto (Oak Park, Ill.), Derrick Washington (Minneapolis, Minn.), Trevor Rottinghaus (La Porte City, Iowa), Andrew Jaworski (Racine, Wis.) 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 Matt Graber (Denver, Colo.) all scored a pair of goals vs. the Saints. It was the second two-goal game for both Graber and Mujic, while the goals were the first two of Vandegrift's collegiate career. … Mujic also assisted on two of SMU's other nine 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. … Mujic enters Saturday's game vs. Carleton as the team-leader in all three offensive categories with three goals, two assists and eight points. … Twenty-six of the 41 games in coach Pete Watkins' two-plus seasons at the helm have been decided by one goal or less, while nine of SMU's 12 wins under Watkins have been decided by one goal. … SMU had its three-game, season-opening unbeaten streak (2-0-1) snapped with its Sept. 8, 1-0 loss to Edgewood. SMU's run was the best start since the Cardinals went 3-0-1 to open the 2001 season. … The Cardinals' 11 goals in their 11-1 win over Presentation on Sept. 1 were a school record, breaking the old mark of 10 — also set on Sept. 1 — in a 10-1 win over Rockford in 2006. … SMU has outscored its first six opponents 16-4 — holding a 7-2 edge in the first half and a 9-2 after the break. … With their win over Cornell on Aug. 30, the Cardinals have won their season opener in back-to-back seasons and three times in the last four years.

Scouting The Carleton Knights:
2013 Roster | 2013 Statistics | 2013 Schedule
Saturday's game against Saint Mary's is the fourth of five straight home games for the Knights, who are 1-0-1 at Bell Field this season. … Wednesday's loss to Gustavus was the first of the season for the Knights, who opened the season on a five-game unbeaten streak (3-0-2). … All six of Carleton's games this season have been decided by one goal or less — including wins over Wooster (1-0), Elmhurst (2-1) and Aurora (1-0), ties against St. Scholastica (0-0) and Wartburg (1-1), and Wednesday's 2-1 loss to Gustavus. … Three of Carleton's six games have gone into double overtime. … All-American Brandon McGarrity scored his first goal of the season to account for Carleton's lone goal against Gustavus Wednesday. … Will Corcoran and Peter Passalino head into Saturday's showdown with Saint Mary's sharing the team lead in goals with two each. … Corcoran also leads the team in points with five. … James Neher and Keenan Smith have shared the goalkeeping duties for the Knights, with each keeper making three starts. Neher owns a team-best 0.29 goals-against-average and an .889 save percentage, while Smith boasts a 0.93 GAA and a .750 save percentage. … Carleton has held its first six opponents to just 22 shots on goal through six games. … The Knights have scored five of their six goals after halftime. Carleton's opponents, meanwhile, have scored twice in each half. … Winners of five MIAC regular-season titles in the last six seasons (2007, 2008, 2009, 2011, and 2012), the Knights have posted 12 winning seasons in the past 13 years and own a 46-9-6 record (.817) in conference games in the last six seasons.