WINONA, Minn. — The Saint Mary's University of Minnesota men's soccer team steps out of conference play on Wednesday, entertaining Martin Luther in a 7 p.m. nonconference game at Ochrymowycz Field.
 
The Matchup:
• Saint Mary's Cardinals (4-8-2 Overall) vs. Martin Luther Knights (6-8-1 Overall)
 
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Last Action:
• Saint Mary's: The Cardinals gave up a pair of second-half goals in falling to St. Olaf 2-1 last Saturday in a conference game at Ochrymowycz Field | Recap
• Martin Luther: The Knights fell behind 2-0 after the game's opening 45 minutes and never recovered in dropping a 3-0 nonconference contest to Augsburg Monday in Minneapolis, Minn. | Recap
 
Saint Mary's vs. Martin Luther—Their Last Meeting:
• September 5, 2009 * Winona, Minn.: For 85 minutes, the Cardinals gave a raucous season-opening crowd everything it could want.  Everything, that is, except a goal Jovenel D'Haiti (Evanston, Ill.) took care of that. D'Haiti banged home his own rebound with five minutes left in regulation, breaking a 0-0 tie and lifting the Cardinals to a 1-0 nonconference victory over Martin Luther in the first-ever night game played at Ochrymowycz Field | Recap
 
Up Next:
• Saint Mary's: The Cardinals return to Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference play on Saturday, traveling to St. Paul, Minn., for a 1 p.m. showdown with St. Thomas.
• Martin Luther: The Knights are back on the road on Saturday, heading to Duluth, Minn., for a 3:15 p.m. UMAC matchup with St. Scholastica.
 
Scouting The Saint Mary's Cardinals:
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• Wednesday's game against Martin Luther is the second of back-to-back home games for the Cardinals. … Seven of Saint Mary's last eight games have been decided by one goal or less—including last Saturday's 2-1 loss to St. Olaf. … Three of the Cardinals' last four losses have been 2-1 decisions. … 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. … Cody Balogh (Batavia, Ill.) scored the Cardinals' goal vs. St. Olaf last Saturday, converting on a penalty kick late in the second half. … Balogh's goal was the Cardinals' first PK of the season. Saint Mary's opponents have converted both of their penalty kicks this season. … Jared Wolt (Farmington, Minn.) recorded his first collegiate two-goal game against Simpson on Sept. 23. … With his two goals vs. the Storm, Wolt moved into the team lead with four goals, one more than Chris Trussel (Wenatchee, Wash.) 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. … The Cardinals' 22 goals have come from 12 different players. … 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. … Trussel and Sean Butcher (Cave Creek, Ariz.) scored their first collegiate goals vs. Viterbo on Sept. 1. … Evan Claffy (Joliet, Ill.) made four saves against St. Olaf last Saturday, pushing his team-leading save total to 43. … 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 a team-best 1.48 goals-against average in 10 appearances. … 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. … 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 22-21, 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 14 games have been decided by shutout—the Cardinals are 3-2-2 in those games.
 
Scouting The Martin Luther Knights:
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• Wednesday's game at Saint Mary's is the second of four straight road games to close out the regular-season for the Knights. … Wednesday's game is also the second of back-to-back games against Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference opponents—Martin Luther dropped a 3-0 decision to Augsburg on Monday. …  Monday's loss to Augsburg pushed the Knights' losing streak to a season-high four straight. … Martin Luther has not scored a goal during its current four-game slide and has been outscored 11-0 during that stretch. … Martin Luther has not found the back of the net since Aaron Swanson scored 2:23 into overtime to lift the Knights to a 1-0 win over UM-Morris on Oct. 7. … Swanson has scored a team-best nine goals, while teammate Aaron Markgraf is second with six. … Swanson and Markgraf have accounted for 15 of the Knights' 25 goals this season. … Josh Koelpin owns a team-best five assists, one more than Swanson. … Swanson is the team's points leader with 22, following by Markgraf with 13. … Markgraf has scored at least one goal in all eight games in which the Knights have scored. … Caleb King has started all 15 games in goal for the Knights, compiling a 2.03 goals-against-average, while making 99 saves. … Martin Luther has been outscored 17-8 in the first half. The Knights hold a 17-13 scoring edge after halftime. … Martin Luther has played three overtime games this season—beating UM-Morris (1-0), falling to Bethany Lutheran (1-0), and tying Northland (0-0). … All six of the Knights' wins have come on their home field—Martin Luther is 0-4-1 on the road this season.