WINONA, Minn. — The Saint Mary's University of Minnesota men's soccer team is back in Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference play on Saturday, entertaining St. Olaf in a 3:30 p.m. contest at Ochrymowycz Field.
 
The Matchup:
• Saint Mary's Cardinals (0-5-2 MIAC | 4-7-2 Overall) vs. St. Olaf Oles (4-2-0 MIAC | 7-6-0 Overall)
 
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Last Action:
• Saint Mary's: Macalester scored in the final minute of the first half, and in the first three minutes of the second in dealing the Cardinals a 3-0 conference setback Wednesday evening in St. Paul, Minn. | Recap
• St. Olaf: The Oles surrendered a pair of second-half goals—including the game-winner with six minutes remaining—as St. Thomas rallied to beat St. Olaf 2-1 Wednesday afternoon in Northfield, Minn. | Recap
 
Saint Mary's vs. St. Olaf—Their Last Meeting:
• October 15, 2014 * Northfield, Minn.: Saint Mary's goalkeeper Joey Petrich (Elk River, Minn.) did his best to keep the Cardinals even with the league-leading Oles in the first half, stopping all five shots he faced as the Cardinals and St. Olaf went into the halftime break knotted at 0-0. The Oles' sixth shot—and first of the second half—however, eluded Petrich, as Phumelela Sukati netted what proved to be the game's only goal 10 minutes into the second half to give the Oles the 1-0 conference win | Recap
 
Up Next:
• Saint Mary's: The Cardinals step out of conference play on Wednesday, returning to Ochrymowycz Field for a 7 p.m. showdown with Martin Luther.
• St. Olaf: The Oles are right back in action on Sunday, entertaining Wartburg in a 3 p.m. nonconference game at Rolf Melby Field in Northfield, Minn.
 
Scouting The Saint Mary's Cardinals:
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• Saturday's game against St. Olaf is the first of back-to-back home games for the Cardinals, who played three of their last four games on the road. … Six of Saint Mary's last seven games have all been decided by one goal or less. … 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). … 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. 23. … Nate Levy (Byron, Minn.) and Evan Claffy (Joliet, Ill.) both saw action against Macalester on Wednesday, with Levy surrendering two goals on four shots, while Claffy allowed one goal on two shots. … Levy 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. … Claffy  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 39 saves and a team-best 1.32 goals-against average in 12 appearances. …  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 21-19, including 10-8 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. … Seven of this year's 13 games have been decided by shutout—the Cardinals are 3-2-2 in those games.
 
Scouting The St. Olaf Oles:
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• Wednesday's 2-1 loss to St. Thomas snapped the Oles' two-game winning streak. … St. Olaf enters Saturday's contest against Saint Mary's having won six of their last eight games—including a season-high four-game winning streak. … Each of St. Olaf's last three losses have been 2-1 decisions. … The Oles have scored three of more goals in all seven wins this season. On the flip side, St. Olaf has managed just three goals—combined—in its six losses. … Kevin Skrip scored St. Olaf's lone goal vs. St. Thomas Wednesday. It was his team-leading 11th of the season and 34th of his career—the most career goals scored by an Ole since 2006. … Skrip also leads the team in points with 25. … Skrip is one of four Oles with 10 or more points through 13 games—Aaron Stets (15), Jens Undlin (11), and Brenden Johnson (11) are the other three. … Johnson owns a team-high seven assists. … Undlin has netted four goals this season—three of which have been game-winners. … Ben Braman has started 10 of the team's 13 games in goal, compiling a 1.28 goals-against-average and a .750 save percentage. … Braman and Randall Rude (3 GP, 1.00 GAA) have each recorded a pair of shutouts this season. … St. Olaf has outscored its opponents 30-16—including 16-5 in the game's opening 45 minutes. … St. Olaf has played one overtime game this season, falling to the University of Chicago 2-1 on Sept. 13. … The Oles are 4-2-0 on their home field, while going 3-4-0 away from Rolf Mellby Field.