WINONA, Minn. — The Saint Mary's University of Minnesota men's soccer team is back in Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference play on Saturday, as the Cardinals head to St. Thomas for a 1 p.m. showdown with the Tommies.
 
The Matchup:
• Saint Mary's Cardinals (0-6-2 MIAC | 5-8-2 Overall) vs. St. Thomas Tommies (4-3-0 MIAC | 9-5-0 Overall)
 
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Last Action:
• Saint Mary's: The Cardinals got a pair of goals from Chris Beiersdorf (Arlington Heights, Ill.) en route to a 3-0 nonconference victory over Martin Luther Wednesday at Ochrymowycz Field | Recap
• St. Thomas: The Tommies have been off since Monday, when they scored a pair of second-half goals in beating 14th-ranked Loras 2-1 in a nonconference game in St. Paul, Minn. | Recap
 
Saint Mary's vs. St. Thomas—Their Last Meeting:
• September 27, 2014 * Winona, Minn.: St. Thomas made the most of its chances, scoring a pair of goals in each half—including back-to-back penalty kick goals four minutes apart midway through the second half—in handing the Cardinals a 4-0 conference setback at Ochrymowycz Field | Recap
 
Up Next:
• Saint Mary's: The Cardinals are on the road for a second straight game next Saturday, traveling to Northfield, Minn., for a 1 p.m. conference showdown with Carleton.
• St. Thomas: The Tommies return to their home field on Tuesday, hosting Carleton in a 3:30 p.m. MIAC matchup.
 
Scouting The Saint Mary's Cardinals:
2015 Roster | 2015 Statistics | 2015 Schedule
• Saturday's game against St. Thomas is the first of back-to-back road games to close out the MIAC portion of Saint Mary's schedule. … The Cardinals snapped a three-game losing streak with Wednesday's 3-0 nonconference win over Martin Luther. Saint Mary's last two wins have come via shutout. … Eight of Saint Mary's 15 games have been decided by shutout—the Cardinals are 4-2-2 in those games. … Eight of the Cardinals' last 10 wins—including Wednesday's 3-0 victory over Martin Luther—have come on their home turf. … Seven of Saint Mary's last nine games have been decided by one goal or less. … Three of the Cardinals' last four losses have been 2-1 decisions. … Chris Beiersdorf (Arlington Heights, Ill.) scored twice and Blake Dimock (Burlington, Wash.) netted the other against Martin Luther Wednesday. … Beiersdorf's effort vs. Martin Luther marked the first multiple-goal game of his collegiate career. … Beiersdorf is the third Cardinal with a two-goal game this season—Jared Wolt (Farmington, Minn.) notched his first collegiate two-goal game vs. Simpson on Sept. 23, while Kareem Rassas (Lake in the Hills, Ill.) recorded his first two-goal outing as a Cardinal against Cornell on Sept. 4. … Wolt heads into Saturday's game against St. Thomas with a team-leading four goals, one more than Beiersdorf, Chris Trussel (Wenatchee, Wash.), and Jim Dreshar (Hugo, Minn.). … Andrew Jaworski (Racine, Wis.) collected his team-leading fourth assist of the season vs. Martin Luther on Wednesday, while Trussel notched his third assist vs. the Knights, giving him a team-best nine points. … Cody Balogh (Batavia, Ill.) scored the Cardinals' goal vs. St. Olaf last Saturday—it was the Cardinals' first PK of the season. Saint Mary's opponents have converted both of their penalty kicks this season. … The Cardinals' 25 goals have come from 12 different players. … Trussel and Sean Butcher (Cave Creek, Ariz.) scored their first collegiate goals vs. Viterbo on Sept. 1. … Nate Levy (Byron, Minn.) and Alberto Centeno (Elk Grove Village, Ill.) combined on a three-save shutout vs. Martin Luther—Levy made two saves in 78 minutes, while Centeno had one save in 12 minutes of relief. … Levy and Centeno also combined on a shutout in Saint Mary's 7-0 win over Cornell on Sept. 4. … 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. … Evan Claffy (Joliet, Ill.) pushed his team-leading save total to 43 with four saves against St. Olaf last Saturday. … 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 1.48 goals-against average in 10 appearances, while Levy boasts a 1.32 GAA in seven appearances. …  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 25-21, including 11-8 in the first half. … 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' 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. … 
 
Scouting The St. Thomas Tommies:
2015 Roster | 2015 Statistics | 2015 Schedule
• With their 2-1 win over No. 14 Loras on Monday, the Tommies have now beaten a nationally ranked Duhawk team in each of the last two seasons. … The Tommies head into Saturday's conference showdown with Saint Mary's having won two straight—both by 2-1 counts. UST defeated St. Olaf 2-1 on Oct. 14 and Loras 2-1 on Monday. … UST's last five games have all been decided by one goal. … All four of St. Thomas' losses have been by one goal. … St. Thomas broke a season-high three-game losing streak with their 2-1 victory over St. Olaf on Oct. 14. … The Tommies have held their opponents to one goal or less in all nine victories this season. … Miles Stockman-Willis enters this Saturday's game vs. Saint Mary's as the team-leader in all three offensive categories—goals (7), assists (6), and points (20). … Stockman-Willis is one of three UST players with 10 or more points—Pierce Erickson (6 G, 2 A, 14 Pts) and Mark Heydt (4 G, 5 A, 12 Pts) are the other two. … Heydt has converted all three of the Tommies' penalty kicks this season—including the game-winner against Loras on Monday. … Grant Larson and Aiden Hogan have shared the goalkeeping duties for the Tommies this season. Larson owns a 1.00 GAA and has made 15 saves in 630 minutes, while Hogan boast sa 1.11 GAA and 17 saves in 651 minutes. … As a team, the Tommies have scored a season-high six goals twice—beating Northwestern and Concordia by identical 6-0 counts. … UST has allowed just two first-half goals this season—outscoring their opponents 16-2 over the game's first 45 minutes. UST holds a 17-13 scoring advantage after halftime. … St. Thomas has played two overtime games this season—beating Puget Sound 2-1 in double overtime on Sept. 6, while falling to Saint John's 2-1 in OT on Sept. 16.