ST. PETER, Minn. — The Saint Mary's University of Minnesota men's soccer team is back in action on Wednesday, as the Cardinals head to Gustavus for a 4 p.m. Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference game against the Gusties.
 
The Matchup:
Saint Mary's Cardinals (0-3-0 MIAC | 3-4-1 Overall) at Gustavus Gusties (2-1-0 MIAC | 8-3-0 Overall)
 
Last Action:
• Saint Mary's: The Cardinals surrendered two goals in each half—including a pair of penalty kick tallies in the second—as St. Thomas handed Saint Mary's a 4-0 Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference setback Saturday at Ochrymowycz Field | Recap
• Gustavus: The Gusties gave up the game-winning goal in the fourth minute of the second overtime in falling to Saint John's 1-0 Saturday afternoon in a conference game in St. Peter, Minn. | Recap
 
SMU vs. Gustavus — Their Last Meeting:
• October 2, 2013: Gustavus headed into its Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference showdown with Saint Mary's boasting a rather potent 1-2 punch. And the Cardinals learned first-hand just how potent. Zach Brown and David Lilly had a hand in all three of Gustavus' goals, as the Gusties handed Saint Mary's a 3-1 conference setback at Ochrymowycz Field | Recap
 
Up Next:
• Saint Mary's: The Cardinals are back on their home turf on Saturday, hosting Concordia in a 3:30 p.m. conference contest at Ochrymowycz Field.
• Gustavus: The Gusties hit the road on Saturday, traveling to Northfield, Minn., for a 1 p.m. MIAC showdown with St. Olaf.
 
Scouting The Saint Mary's Cardinals:
2014 Roster | 2014 Schedule | 2014 Statistics
The Cardinals' 4-0 loss to St. Thomas last Saturday marked the fifth time this season the winning team has scored four goals—SMU is 3-2-0 in those five games. … Last Wednesday's win over Cornell snapped the Cardinals' two-game losing streak. … With their win over Cornell, the Cardinals have now scored a season-high four goals three times—beating Cornell, North Central and Bethany Lutheran by identical 4-0 decisions. … The Cardinals' four goals in wins over North Central (Minn.), Bethany Lutheran and Cornell are the most since Saint Mary's netted a school-record 11 goals in an 11-1 victory over Presentation on Sept. 1, 2013. … Ryan Geidner (Antioch, Ill.) recorded his second collegiate two-goal game against Cornell last Wednesday. The Cardinal junior also scored two goals in a game against Crown on Sept. 14, 2013. … Brett Heimerdinger (LaGrange, Ill.) and Carlos Hernandez (Cicero, Ill.) accounted for Saint Mary's other two goals vs. Cornell. … Fueled by his two goals against Cornell, Geidner moved into the team lead in goals with four and points with eight. … Heimerdinger, Jim Dreshar (Hugo, Minn.), Andrew Jaworski (Racine, Wis.), Jared Wolt (Farmington, Minn.) and Joe Bosco (Elk Grove Village, Ill.) are all second on the team with two goals each. … Dreshar—who had his five-game point streak snapped against Carleton on Sept. 20—leads the team with three assists. … Jaworski recorded his first collegiate two-goal game against Bethany Lutheran on Sept. 10 and also picked up his first collegiate assist. … Jimmy Canedo (Chicago, Ill.) notched his first collegiate two-assist game with a pair of helpers against Bethany Lutheran on Sept. 1. … Dreshar, Wolt, Hernandez and Shawn Gilbert (Rice Lake, Wis.) have all netted their first collegiate goals this season. … The Cardinals have started four different goalkeepers this season. Zach Satton (Tehachapi, Calif.) has compiled a 2.93 goals-against-average and .600 save percentage in a team-high five starts, while Joey Petrich (Elk River, Minn. / 0.00 GAA), Nate Levy (Byron, Minn. / 0.00 GAA) and Evan Claffy (Joliet, Ill. / 1.54 GAA) have all started one game. … Satton also leads the team with 21 saves. … The Cardinals' MIAC-opening 3-2 loss at Augsburg on Sept. 17 snapped their season-high three-game unbeaten streak (2-0-1). … The Cardinals' 2-2 tie with Crown on Sept. 6 was their first overtime game of the season. … Ten of Saint Mary's 16 wins under coach Pete Watkins have been decided by one goal. … Saint Mary's has scored nine goals in the first half and eight in the second. On the flip side, the Cardinals' opponents have tallied 11 of their 13 goals after halftime. … Saint Mary's held North Central without a shot on goal in their 4-0 win over the Rams on Sept. Sept. 4 and have now allowed just three shots on goal in their three wins combined. … Saint Mary's 4-1 loss to North Park marked just the second time in the last five years that the Cardinals have not won their season opener. 
 
Scouting The Gustavus Gusties:
2014 Roster | 2014 Schedule | 2014 Statistics
The Gusties' 1-0, double-overtime loss to Saint John's Saturday snapped their 17-game conference winning streak. It was also the first time during head coach Mike Middleton's tenure that the Gusties have allowed a golden goal in overtime. … Saturday's setback vs. Saint John's also snapped the Gusties' season-high five-game winning streak. … Gustavus outscored its opponents 13-1 during its five-game streak. … All three of Gustavus' losses this year have been by one goal—GAC also lost to Wartburg 2-1 on Aug. 30 and Puget Sound 3-2 on Sept. 7. … Zach Brown enters Wednesday's game against Saint Mary's boasting a team-leading seven goals, one more than Ryan Tollefsrud. … David Lilly is the team's assist leader with four, while Brown owns a team-high 17 points … Brown is one of three Gusties with 10 or more points through 11 games—Tollefsrud (15) and Jason Schwab (12) are the other two. … Gustavus' 29 goals have come from 10 different players. … Braden Schmid and Brett Ylonen have shared the goalkeeping duties this season. Schmid owns a 0.63 goals-against-average and .818 save percentage, with Ylonen boasting a 0.81 GAA and .750 save percentage. … Schmid and Ylonen have combined to save 30 of the 38 shots they've faced. … Gustavus has scored 14 goals in both the first and second half—not to mention one in the second overtime—while the Gusties' opponents have netted three first-half goals, four second-half tallies and SJU's double-OT goal. … Gustavus enters Wednesday's game vs. Saint Mary's 5-2-0 on its home field.