WINONA, Minn. — The Saint Mary's University men's soccer team continues its early-season homestand on Thursday, as the Cardinals entertain Lakeland in a 7 p.m. nonconference game at Ochrymowycz Field.

The Matchup:
Saint Mary's Cardinals (2-0-0 Overall) vs. Lakeland Muskies (2-0-0 Overall)

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Last Action:
The Cardinals got a pair of goals from three different players in cruising to an 11-1 nonconference win over Presentation Sunday at Ochrymowycz Field. … Lakeland picked up its second straight win to open the season Sunday, outlasting St. Norbert 3-2 in a nonconference game in De Pere, Wis.

SMU vs. Lakeland — Their Last Meeting:
September 5, 2010: For most of its game against the Lakeland, SMU had no problem getting opportunities to score — collecting 15 shots, including eight on goal. The problem was, getting those shots to go in. That was until Ryan Rademacher (La Crosse, Wis.) stepped up. Rademacher stepped up and scored the lone goal of the game in the 79th minute to lift the Cardinals to a 1-0 nonconference win over the Muskies at Ochrymowycz Field.

Up Next:
The Cardinals play their first road game of the season on Sunday, as SMU heads to Madison, Wis., for a 1 p.m. nonconference game against Edgewood. … Lakeland kicks off the home portion of its schedule on Saturday, hosting UW-Platteville in a 4 p.m. nonconference game in Sheboygan, Wis.

Scouting The Saint Mary's Cardinals:
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Thursday's against Lakeland is the third straight home game for the Cardinals. Seven of the Cardinals' last nine wins have come on SMU's home turf. … 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. … With their 11-1 win over Presentation on Sept. 1, the Cardinals pushed their season-opening winning streak to two straight — marking the first time since 2009 that SMU has opened the season 2-0. … SMU's 11-1 win over Presentation was just the second of 11 wins under coach Pete Watkins that was not decided by one goal. … The 11 goals scored against Presentation on Sept. 1 were a school record, one more than the previous mark of 10 — also set on Sept. 1 in a 10-1 win over Rockford. … The Cardinals boasted three players with multiple-goal games against Presentation — also a school record. … Matt Graber (Denver, Colo.), Midhat Mujic (Rochester, Minn.) and Nate Vandegrift (Lakeville, Minn.) all scored a pair of goals vs. Presentation. 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, giving the senior SMU's first six-point game since Mike Schmitt achieved the feat against Concordia in 2005. … Gianluca LoCasto (Oak Park, Ill.), Derrick Washington (Minneapolis, Minn.), Trevor Rottinghaus (La Porte City, Iowa) and Andrew Jaworski (Racine, Wis.) also scored their first collegiate goals vs. the Saints, while Cody Balogh (Batavia, Ill.) netted his second goal as a Cardinal to account for SMU's other goal. … Speaking of collegiate firsts, Brett Heimerdinger (LaGrange, Ill.) scored his first collegiate goal in his first collegiate game to account for SMU's goal in its 1-0 win over Cornell on Aug. 30. … Joey Petrich (Elk River, Minn.) collected his second shutout in a Cardinal uniform against Cornell on Aug. 30, stopping both shots he faced. … SMU has now outscored its first two opponents 12-1 — holding a 5-1 edge in the first half and a 7-0 advantage over the game's final 45 minutes.

Scouting The Lakeland Muskies:
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The Muskies head into Thursday's match against Saint Mary's riding a season-opening two-game winning streak, having disposed of Ripon (2-0) and St. Norbert (3-2). … Lakeland, which snapped a 14-game losing streak with its season-opening win over Ripon, has already matched its win total of a year ago, when the Muskies finished 2-14-3 overall. … Lakeland's five goals this season have come from four different players — Farouk Dadzie has scored twice, while Mirko Tadic, Paul Elzinga and Renan Asato have each scored once. … Dadzie also leads the team in assists (2) and points (6). … Elzinga's goal came with 38 seconds remaining in regulation, lifting the Muskies to their 3-2 win over St. Norbert last Sunday. … Austin Ganzke has played every minute in goal for Lakeland and owns a 1.00 goals-against-average and an .818 save percentage. … Ganzke did not have to make a save in shutting out Ripon last Saturday, then stopped nine of the 11 shots he faced against St. Norbert a day later. … Lakeland has scored two goals in the first half and three in the second, while the Muskies' opponents have netted both their goals after halftime. … Thursday's game at Saint Mary's is the third straight road game for the Muskies, who open the home portion of their schedule on Saturday against UW-Platteville.