WINONA, Minn. — The Saint Mary's University men's soccer team steps out of Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference play on Wednesday, hosting Luther in a 7:30 p.m. nonconference game at Ochrymowycz Field.

The Matchup:
Saint Mary's Cardinals (3-3-1 Overall) vs. Luther Norse (4-3-0 Overall)

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Last Action:
The Cardinals held high-powered Carleton off the scoreboard in the first half last Saturday, but the defending MIAC regular-season champs found the back of the net twice in the game's final 45 minutes to hand SMU a 2-0 MIAC setback in Northfield, Minn. … Luther dropped a heartbreaker on Sunday, as St. Thomas' Nick Rapisarda scored his sixth goal of the year seven minutes into the second overtime to lift the Tommies to a 3-2 win over the Norse in St. Paul, Minn.

SMU vs. Luther — Their Last Meeting:
September 19, 2012: When SMU took to the field against Luther, it marked the first time in 19 years the two teams had squared off. After 90 minutes against the high-powered Norse, the Cardinals are probably hoping they don't see Luther for another 19 years. Luther scored three times in the game's first 27 minutes and never looked back in handing Saint Mary's a 4-0 nonconference setback in Decorah, Iowa.

Up Next:
The Cardinals return to Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference play on Saturday, as SMU heads to St. Paul, Minn., for a 1 p.m. showdown against St. Thomas. … Luther is right back in action on Thursday, with the Norse hosting Waldorf in a 7 p.m. game in Decorah, Iowa.

Scouting The Saint Mary's Cardinals:
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Wednesday's game against Luther marks the sixth home game in eight contests this season for the Cardinals — who are 3-1-1 on their home turf. … SMU has scored 16 goals this season — all coming in the Cardinals' three wins and one tie. The Cardinals have been shut out in all three of their losses this season. … The Cardinals' 1-0 loss to Augsburg last 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 a season-high eight shots in Saturday's 2-0 loss to defending MIAC regular-season champion Carleton. … Petrich heads into Wednesday's game vs. Luther boasting a 0.87 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 on Sept. 14, 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. … 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 Wednesday's game vs. Luther as the team-leader in all three offensive categories with three goals, two assists and eight points. … Twenty-six of the 42 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 has outscored its first seven opponents 16-6 — holding a 7-2 edge in the first half and a 9-4 after the break.

Scouting The Luther Norse:
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Wednesday's game against Saint Mary's is the fifth of seven games against opponents from the Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference for the Norse. Luther has already Augsburg (L, 2-1), Saint John's (W, 3-2), St. Olaf (W, 3-2) and St. Thomas (L, 3-2), and still has Carleton and Macalester on its schedule. … Sunday's loss to St. Thomas was the second straight setback for the Norse, who opened the season winning four of their first five games. … Sunday's contest against St. Thomas was Luther's first double-overtime game, but second OT game of the season, having beaten Southwestern (Texas) in single overtime on Aug. 31. … Sunday's game against St. Thomas marked the third game decided by a 3-2 outcome this season — Luther beat Saint John's and St. Olaf by that same 3-2 decision. … J.W. Slauson and Ryan Medina accounted for Luther's goals against St. Thomas Sunday. … Slauson's goal vs. UST was his team-leading third of the season. Slauson also leads the team with eight points. … Luther's 13 goals this season have come from eight different players. … James Garcia-Prats has assisted on a team-leading four of the Luther's 13 goals. … Peter Wright has started all seven games in goal for the Norse, compiling a 1.64 goals-against-average and a .686 save percentage, having stopped 24 of the 35 shots he's faced. … Luther has outscored its opponents 13-11 — including 9-5 in the second half.