ST. PAUL, Minn. — The Saint Mary's University of Minnesota men's soccer team is back in Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference play on Wednesday, heading to Macalester for a 7:30 p.m. showdown with the Scots.
 
The Matchup:
• Saint Mary's Cardinals (0-4-2 MIAC | 4-6-2 Overall) at Macalester Scots (3-0-2 MIAC | 7-0-5 Overall)
 
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Last Action:
• Saint Mary's: The Cardinals surrendered a pair of unanswered goals, as Hamline erased an early 1-0 deficit in handing Saint Mary's a 2-1 conference setback Saturday evening at Ochrymowycz Field | Recap
• Macalester: The Scots scored three goals in the game's final 11 minutes, rallying from a 2-0 deficit to beat St. Thomas 3-2 Saturday in St. Paul, Minn. | Recap
 
Saint Mary's vs. Macalester—Their Last Meeting:
• November 1, 2014 * St. Paul, Minn.: Saint Mary's entered its season finale against Macalester having played seven straight games that were decided by shutout—make that eight straight. Unfortunately, it was the Scots doing the shutting out on Saturday, as Macalester scored a pair of second-half goals—and held the Cardinals off the scoreboard—in dealing Saint Mary's a 2-0 Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference setback | Recap
 
Up Next:
• Saint Mary's: The Cardinals return to their home turf at Ochrymowycz Field on Saturday, hosting St. Olaf in a 3 p.m. MIAC game.
• Macalester: The Scots hit the road on Saturday, traveling to Northfield, Minn., for a 3 p.m. conference showdown with Carleton.
 
Scouting The Saint Mary's Cardinals:
2015 Roster | 2015 Statistics | 2015 Schedule
• The Cardinals, who are back on the road for the third time in their last four games, are 2-2-2 in their last six games. … Saint Mary's last six games have all been decided by one goal or less—including last Saturday's 2-1 loss at home to Hamline. … The Cardinals' 2-1 loss to Concordia on Oct. 3 snapped their three-game unbeaten streak (1-0-2). … … Saint Mary's 2-1 loss to Concordia also snapped a streak of three straight overtime games for the Cardinals, who beat Simpson 3-2 in OT on Sept. 23, and followed that up with back-to-back 0-0 double-overtime ties vs. Bethel (Sept. 19) and Gustavus (Sept. 29). … Saint Mary's last two losses have been 2-1 decisions—and both came on a Saturday. …  The Cardinals' 3-2 win over Simpson on Sept. 23 was Saint Mary's first overtime win since beating Saint John's 1-0 on Oct. 24, 2009—snapping a string of 12 overtime games without a win (0-7-5). … The Cardinals' ties vs. Bethel and Gustavus marked the first time since the 1994 season that Saint Mary's has posted back-to-back 0-0 ties. … The Cardinals snapped their season-high four-game losing streak with a 3-2 overtime win over Simpson on Sept. Sept. 23. … Nate Levy (Byron, Minn.) needed to make just one save against Bethany Lutheran on Oct. 7 to record his first shutout of the season and second of his collegiate career. … Evan Claffy (Joliet, Ill.) made 14 saves—six vs. Bethel and eight against Gustavus—in posting back-to-back shutouts on Sept. 26 and Sept. 29. … Claffy—who has three shutouts this season and four for his collegiate career—went 231 minutes without allowing a goal, before surrendering a first-half tally against Concordia on Oct. 3. … Claffy—one of three different starting goalkeepers the Cardinals have used this season—owns 38 saves in 11 appearances. … Levy has a team-best 1.27 goals-against-average, with Claffy close behind at 1.39. … James Larson (Polson, Mont.) scored the Cardinals' goal against Hamline last Saturday—it was his first of the season, and first since netting his first collegiate goal on Oct. 16, 2013 against St. Olaf. … Chris Trussel (Wenatchee, Wash.) scored the game's only goal in Saint Mary's 1-0 win over Bethany Lutheran on Oct. 7. It was the second straight game the Cardinal freshman has scored—he netted Saint Mary's lone goal in its 2-1 loss at Concordia on Oct. 3. … Jared Wolt (Farmington, Minn.) recorded his first collegiate two-goal game against Simpson on Sept. 23, while Sean Butcher (Cave Creek, Ariz.) accounted for the Cardinals' other goal in the 3-2 win. … With his two goals vs. the Storm, Wolt moved into the team lead with four goals, one more than Trussel and Jim Dreshar (Hugo, Minn.). … Wolt also leads the team with eight points, one more than Dreshar. … Andrew Jaworski (Racine, Wis.) owns a team-leading three assists. … Kareem Rassas (Lake in the Hills, Ill.) recorded his first collegiate two-goal game in Saint Mary's 7-0 win over Cornell on Sept. 4. … The Cardinals' 20 goals this season have come from 12 different players. … Butcher and Trussel have each scored their first collegiate goals vs. Viterbo on Sept. 1. … The Cardinals did not allow a shot on goal in their 7-0 win over Cornell on Sept. 4, while allowing just one shot on goal vs. Bethany Lutheran on Oct. 7. … Saint Mary's seven goals vs. Cornell on Sept. 4 were the most since the Cardinals netted a school-record 11 goals in an 11-1 victory over Presentation on Sept. 1, 2013. … Saint Mary's has outscored its opponents 18-12, including 8-4 in the first half. … The Cardinals' 5-0 and 7-0 wins over Viterbo and Cornell, respectively, to open the season marked the first time since 2012 that Saint Mary's has recorded back-to-back shutout wins. Saint Mary's blanked Buena Vista (1-0) and Hamline (1-0) on Oct. 3 and Oct. 6, 2012. … Seven of the Cardinals' last nine wins have come on their home turf. … Six of this year's 12 games have been decided by shutout—the Cardinals are 3-1-2 in those games.
 
Scouting The Macalester Scots:
2015 Roster | 2015 Statistics | 2015 Schedule
• Macalester heads into Wednesday's game against Saint Mary's riding a season-opening 12-game unbeaten streak. The Scots opened the season with three straight double-overtime ties, and have gone 7-0-2 over their last nine contests. … Eight of Macalester's 12 games have been decided by one goal of less—including five ties. … The Scots have scored a season-high three goals five times, the fifth time coming in Saturday's come-from-behind win over St. Thomas. … Charlie Spurr owns a team-leading six goals, one more than Austin Burrows. … Burrows is the team-leader in both assists (4) and points (14). … Burrows and Spurr have each netted two game-winning goals. … Macalester's 25 goals have come from 11 different players, while 13 Scots have recorded at least one point. … Zeke Vainer has started all 12 games in goal for Macalester, compiling a 0.92 goals-against-average and a .769 save percentage. … Vainer, who has made 40 saves, has recorded a pair of shutouts. … Macalester has played five overtime games this season—with all five ending in ties. … The Scots have outscored their opponents 13-5 in the first half, while holding a 12-7 scoring edge after halftime. … Macalester is 3-0-3 on its home field this season, while going 4-0-2 on the road.