NORTHFIELD, Minn. — The Saint Mary's University of Minnesota men's soccer team closes out its Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference regular-season schedule on Saturday, traveling to Carleton for a 1 p.m. matchup with the Knights.
 
The Matchup:
• Saint Mary's Cardinals (0-6-3 MIAC | 5-8-3 Overall) at Carleton Knights (5-2-2 MIAC | 8-5-4 Overall)
 
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Last Action:
• Saint Mary's: The Cardinals got a goal from Jim Dreshar (Hugo, Minn.) in the game's fourth minute, but surrendered the game-tying goal just 1:30 into the second half, as they battled St. Thomas to a 1-1, 2 OT deadlock last Saturday in St. Paul, Minn. | Recap
• Carleton: Danny Leal scored in the fourth minute of the second overtime, lifting the Knights to a 1-0 conference win over St. Thomas Tuesday in St. Paul, Minn. | Recap
 
Saint Mary's vs. Carleton—Their Last Meeting:
• September 20, 2014 * Winona, Minn.: Carleton erupted for three goals in a 14-minute span early in the second half to hand Saint Mary's a 3-0 Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference setback at Ochrymowycz Field | Recap
 
Up Next:
• Saint Mary's: The Cardinals close out their 2015 regular-season schedule on Sunday, hosting Finlandia in a 2 p.m. nonconference game at Ochrymowycz Field.
• Carleton: Saturday's game against Saint Mary's is the regular-season finale for the Knights. Carleton, which locked up an MIAC Playoff berth with Tuesday's win over St. Thomas, will learn when, where and who it will face in the post-season following Saturday's final regular-season games.
 
Scouting The Saint Mary's Cardinals:
2015 Roster | 2015 Statistics | 2015 Schedule
• Saturday's game against Carleton is the second of back-to-back road games to close out the MIAC portion of Saint Mary's schedule. … Saint Mary's put an end to a six-game losing streak against St. Thomas with last Saturday's 1-1 tie.  … The Cardinals have now played four overtime games this season—boasting a 2-0-2 record. … Last Saturday's 1-1 tie at St. Thomas was the Cardinals' third of the season. It's the most ties since Saint Mary's had three ties during the 2004 campaign. … The three MIAC ties are also the most since the Cardinals went 2-4-4 in conference play in 1994. … The Cardinals snapped a three-game losing streak with their 3-0 nonconference win over Martin Luther on Oct. 21. 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 have come on their home turf. … With its 1-1 tie against St. Thomas, eight of Saint Mary's last 10 games have been decided by one goal or less. … Three of the Cardinals' last four losses have been 2-1 decisions. … Jim Dreshar (Hugo, Minn.) scored his fourth goal of the season in the Cardinals' tie against St. Thomas last Saturday. … With Goal No. 4, Dreshar moved into a tie for the team lead with Jared Wolt (Farmington, Minn.). … Dreshar also shared the team lead in points (9) with Chris Trussel (Wenatchee, Wash.). … Andrew Jaworski (Racine, Wis.) collected his team-leading fourth assist of the season vs. Martin Luther on Oct. 21. … Chris Beiersdorf (Arlington Heights, Ill.) scored twice against Martin Luther on Oct. 21. … 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—Wolt 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. … Cody Balogh (Batavia, Ill.) scored the Cardinals' goal vs. St. Olaf on Oct. 17—it was the Cardinals' first PK of the season. Saint Mary's opponents have converted both of their penalty kicks this season. … The Cardinals' 26 goals have come from 12 different players. … Trussel and Sean Butcher (Cave Creek, Ariz.) scored their first collegiate goals vs. Viterbo on Sept. 1. … Evan Claffy (Joliet, Ill.) pushed his team-leading save total to 47 with four saves against St. Thomas last Saturday—including three in the first overtime. … 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. … Nate Levy (Byron, Minn.) and Alberto Centeno (Elk Grove Village, Ill.) combined on a three-save shutout vs. Martin Luther on Oct. 21—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. … Claffy owns a 1.41 goals-against average in 11 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 26-22, including 12-8 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 Carleton Knights:
2015 Roster | 2015 Statistics | 2015 Schedule
• Carleton locked up its ninth straight appearance in the MIAC Playoffs with last Tuesday's double-overtime win over St. Thomas—the longest active streak in the MIAC. … Tuesday's win over St. Thomas was the Knights' third straight double-overtime game—Carleton played St. Olaf and St. Scholastica to 3-3 and 1-1 stalemates, respectively, in its previous two double-overtime contests. … Carleton's last five games have all been decided by one goal or less. The Knights are 2-1-2 in those five contests. … Carleton has played five double-overtime games this season—with Tuesday's 1-0 win over St. Thomas the only one that did not end in a tie. … Carleton's last two wins—and its last loss—were all 1-0 decisions. … Eleven of the Knights' 18 games have been decided by one goal or less. … Danny Leal scored his team-leading seventh goal of the season in the Knights' 1-0 double-overtime win over St. Thomas Tuesday. … Leal also leads the team in points (14), while Sam Hayward is the team-leader in assists with four. … Branden McGarrity and John Fox are second to Leal with four goals each, and Hayward is second in points with 10. … Four of Leal's seven games have been game-winners. … Leal has accounted for both of Carleton's penalty kick goals. … Leal and McGarrity have each recorded two, two-goal games this season. … Brandon Hilliard has started all 17 games in goal for the Knights, compiling a 0.87 goals-against-average. … Hilliard has stopped 72 of the 87 shots he's faced, and owns seven shutouts. … Carleton has outscored its opponents 27-15—13-9 in the first half and 14-6 after halftime. … The Knights scored a season-high eight goals in an 8-0 win over Crown on Sept. 5—getting four-point from both Leal and John Fox. … The 8-0 victory vs. Crown was Carleton's highest offensive output since beating Northwestern 8-0 on Oct. 16, 2012. … Carleton heads into Saturday's regular-season finale against Saint Mary's boasting a 4-3-1 record on its home field. The Knights are 4-2-3 away from Bell Field.