ST. PAUL, Minn. — The Saint Mary's University of Minnesota men's soccer team closes out its regular-season schedule on Saturday, as the Cardinals head to Macalester for a 7 p.m. Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference contest against the Scots.
 
The Matchup:
Saint Mary's Cardinals (2-7-0 MIAC | 6-10-1 Overall) at Macalester Scots (5-3-1 MIAC | 10-5-2 Overall)
 
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Last Action:
• Saint Mary's: Blake Dimock (Burlington, Wash.) scored his first collegiate goal in the game's 21st minute—Saint Mary's first goal in their last five games—and the Cardinals made it stand up, blanking the visiting Pipers 1-0 at Ochrymowycz Field Wednesday | Recap
• Macalester: Zach Moore scored his first career goal with 44 seconds remaining in regulation, as Macalester clinched a spot in the Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference playoffs with a 2-1 win over Concordia Wednesday in St. Paul, Minn. | Recap
 
Saint Mary's vs. Macalester—Their Last Meeting:
• November 2, 2013: Macalester held a 13-2 advantage in shots on goal—the 13th proving to be the game-winner, as Taro Takigawa scored his first of the season to break a scoreless deadlock with 2:25 remaining in the first overtime and lift the Scots to a 1-0 Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference victory in the teams' season finale at Ochrymowycz Field | Recap
 
Up Next:
• Saint Mary's: Saturday's game against Macalester is the season finale for the Cardinals.
• Macalester: The Scots head into Saturday's showdown with Saint Mary's having already clinched a spot in the MIAC playoffs. A win against the Cardinals earns Macalester the No. 4 seed and a home game in the playoff opener on Tuesday.
 
Scouting The Saint Mary's Cardinals:
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Wednesday's game against Hamline was the last home game of the season for the Cardinals—and the final home contest for Saint Mary's seniors Joey Petrich (Elk River, Minn.) and Matt Graber (Denver, Colo.). … With their 1-0 win over Hamline on Wednesday, four of the Cardinals' last six games have been decided by one goal. … Saint Mary's last seven games have been decided by shutout. … Saint Mary's has netted 18 goals in their six wins this season. … The Cardinals' 1-0 win over Hamline Wednesday was Saint Mary's fifth shutout win of the season. … Blake Dimock (Burlington, Wash.) and Nate Levy (Byron, Minn.) enjoyed career nights vs. the Pipers Wednesday. Dimock scored his first collegiate goal—the game-winner 21 minutes into the first half—and Levy earned his first collegiate shutout with a pair of second-half saves. … Dimock became the sixth Cardinal to net his first collegiate goal this season. Jim Dreshar (Hugo, Minn.), Jared Wolt (Farmington, Minn.), Carlos Hernandez, Arturo Aupont (Chicago, Ill.) and Shawn Gilbert (Rice Lake, Wis.) are the others. … Ryan Geidner (Antioch, Ill.) leads the team in goals with five and points with 10. … Dreshar, Jimmy Canedo (Chicago, Ill.) and Cody Balogh (Batavia, Ill.) share the team lead in assists with three each. … Andrew Jaworski (Racine, Wis.) recorded his first collegiate two-goal game against Bethany Lutheran on Sept. 10 and also picked up his first collegiate assist. … Canedo notched his first collegiate two-assist game with a pair of helpers against Bethany Lutheran on Sept. 1. … The Cardinals have started four different goalkeepers this season. … Zach Satton (Tehachapi, Calif.) has appeared in a team-high 10 games, compiling a 2.92 goals-against-average and a .778 save percentage. … Levy has allowed just one goal in 221 minutes (0.41 GAA, .875 save percentage), while Joey Petrich (Elk River, Minn.) has posted a 0.84 GAA and .810 save percentage, and Evan Claffy (Joliet, Ill.) has a 1.11 GAA and .778 save percentage. … Petrich notched his first shutout of the season—and fourth of his career—with a three-save effort in Saint Mary's 2-0 win over Buena Vista on Oct. 7. … Satton also leads the team with 36 saves, including a career-high 10 against Gustavus on Oct. 1. … The Cardinals have 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. … The Cardinals' 2-2 tie with Crown on Sept. 6 is their only overtime game of the season. … Saint Mary's has scored 12 goals in the first half and 11 in the second. On the flip side, the Cardinals' opponents have tallied 21 of their 31 goals after halftime. … Saint Mary's held North Central without a shot on goal in their 4-0 win over the Rams on Sept. 4. … 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 Macalester Scots:
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With their win over Concordia Wednesday, the Scots pushed their winning streak to three straight, and their unbeaten run to four in a row (3-0-1). … Macalester has outscored its opponents 4-1 during their current four-game unbeaten run. … After opening the season 3-3-1, Macalester has gone 7-2-1 in its last 11 games—winning 10 games for the first time since 2011. … Macalester will be making its first MIAC post-season appearance since 2010, when they went 14-3-2 during the regular season and earned an at-large bid to the NCAA Tournament. … Max Abramson and Zach Moore accounted for Macalester's two goals against Concordia Wednesday—Moore's game-winner coming with 44 seconds remaining in regulation. … Moore's goal was the first of his collegiate career. … Austin Burrows heads into Saturday's regular-season finale against Saint Mary's owning a team-leading six goals, while also boasting a team-best 15 points. … Alan Schembri-Wismayer owns a team-high nine assists and is second to Burrows with nine points. … Macalester's 25 goals have come from nine different players. … Zeke Vainer has started all 17 games in goal for the Scots, compiling a 0.80 goals-against-average and an .827 save percentage. … Vainer has made 67 saves and owns eight shutouts. … Vainer's 17 games played, .827 save percentage and 10 wins lead all MIAC goalkeepers. … Macalester has allowed just five goals in its 10 wins this season. … The Scots head into Saturday's regular-season home finale with a 7-1-1 mark on their home turf.