MADISON, Wis. — After three straight home games, the Saint Mary's University men's soccer team hits the road on Sunday, traveling to Edgewood College for a 2 p.m. nonconference contest against the Eagles.

The Matchup:
Saint Mary's Cardinals (2-0-1 Overall) Edgewood Eagles (0-2-0 Overall)

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Last Action:
The Cardinals got a first-half goal from Fernando Camacho (Chicago, Ill.) to rally from a 1-0 deficit and battle Lakeland to a 1-1, double-overtime tie Thursday in a nonconference game at Ochrymowycz Field. … Edgewood dropped its second straight game to open the season, falling to UW-Whitewater 2-0 Friday evening in Whitewater, Wis.

SMU vs. Edgewood — Their Last Meeting:
August 31, 2012: In 17 games last season, SMU scored more than two goals in a game once. In their season opener against Edgewood Friday night, the Cardinals eclipsed that mark — in the first half. Fueled by that three-goal first period, the Cardinals kicked off their season on a high note, holding off the Eagles 3-2 at Ochrymowycz Field.

Up Next:
The Cardinals return home next Saturday, hosting Crown in a 6 p.m. nonconference game at Ochrymowycz Field. … Edgewood is back on its home pitch on Friday, as the Eagles host Beloit in a 7 p.m. nonconference game at Breese Stevens Field.

Scouting The Saint Mary's Cardinals:
2013 Roster | 2013 Statistics | 2013 Schedule
Sunday's game against Edgewood is the first road game of the season for the Cardinals, who play five of their first six games at Ochrymowycz Field. … The Cardinals head into Sunday's game at Edgewood looking to start the season unbeaten in their first four games since going 3-0-1 to open the 2001 season. The last time SMU opened the year unbeaten through five games was 1986, when the Cardinals began the year 4-0-2 — beating Viterbo (3-1), St. Scholastica (2-0), St. Norbert (3-2) and Viterbo (2-0), before tying Bethel (1-1) and Carleton (1-1). … With SMU's 1-1 tie against Lakeland Thursday, the Cardinals have now played 24 games decided by one goal or less during three seasons under coach Pete Watkins. Nine of the Cardinals' wins during that span were decided by one goal. … Fernando Camacho (Chicago, Ill.) scored his first collegiate goal — the game-tying tally — in SMU's 1-1, double-overtime tie with Lakeland Thursday. … Camacho is the sixth SMU player this season to net his first collegiate goal — 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. … The Cardinals scored a school-record 11 goals in their 11-1 win over Presentation on Sept. 1, breaking the old mark of 10 — also set on Sept. 1 — in a 10-1 win over Rockford in 2006. … 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. … Joey Petrich (Elk River, Minn.), who collected his second shutout in a Cardinal uniform against Cornell on Aug. 30, made five saves against Lakeland to improve his save percentage to .800 through three games. The junior also boasts a 0.73 goals-against-average. … SMU has now outscored its first three opponents 13-12 — holding a 6-2 edge in the first half and a 7-0 advantage over the game's final 45 minutes. … 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 Edgewood Eagles:
2013 Roster | 2013 Statistics | 2013 Schedule
Sunday's game against Saint Mary's is the first of back-to-back home games for the Eagles, who open the season with two straight road contests, and will play four of their first six games on the road. … The Eagles enter Sunday's game looking for their first goal of the season, having been shutout by both Lake Forest (4-0) and UW-Whitewater (2-0) in their first two games. … Andrew Aurit was the team's leading scorer a year ago, finishing with 10 goals and three assists for 23 points. … Matt Dammen and Chad Stivers have shared the goalkeeping duties this season, combining to stop 11 of the 17 shots they've faced (.647 save percentage), while posting a 3.00 goals-against-average. … Edgewood's opponents have scored six goals through two games — three in the first half and three in the second. … Edgewood coach Tim Alexander enters the 2013 season with 495 career victories (272 with the women's team, 223 with the men's team), Alexander is seeking to become just the 17th coach in NCAA history to reach 500 career victories.