WINONA, Minn. — After a pair of exhibition games, the Saint Mary's University of Minnesota men's soccer team kicks off its 2015 schedule on Tuesday, hosting Viterbo in a 6:30 p.m. nonconference game at Ochrymowycz Field.

The Matchup:
• Saint Mary's Cardinals (2014: 6-11-1 Overall) at Viterbo V-Hawks (2015: x-x-x Overall)
 
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Last Action:
• Saint Mary's: Tuesday's matchup against Viterbo is the season opener for the Cardinals.
• Viterbo: Sebastian Flores scored three times, as the V-Hawks picked up their first win of the season Saturday, routing Grace 5-0 in a nonconference game in La Crosse, Wis. | Recap
 
Saint Mary's vs. Viterbo—Their Last Meeting:
• October 15, 2012: The last time Saint Mary's and Viterbo met on the soccer field, the two teams played 110 minutes of scoreless soccer, settling for a 0-0 nonconference tie. When they met again at Ochrymowycz Field, the Cardinals' Krystian Drozdz (Franklin Park, Ill.) and Viterbo's Mark Burton made sure this time around, the game would not end in a scoreless deadlock. But it did end in a tie, nonetheless, as the teams settled for a 1-1 nonconference stalemate. | Recap
 
Up Next:
• Saint Mary's: The Cardinals kick off the home portion of their 2015 schedule on Friday, entertaining Cornell (Minn.) in a 7 p.m. nonconference game at Ochrymowycz Field.
• Viterbo: The V-Hawks are back in action on Thursday, hosting York College in a 4 p.m. contest in La Crosse, Wis.
 
Scouting The Saint Mary's Cardinals:
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The Cardinals boasted a pair of honorable-mention All-MIAC selections a year ago—Ryan Geidner (Antioch, Ill.) and Jared Wolt (Farmington, Minn.). … Four of the Cardinals' last seven games last season were decided by one goal. … Saint Mary's netted 18 goals in its six wins in 2014. … The Cardinals boasted five shutout wins last season—beating North Central (4-0), Bethany Lutheran (4-0), Cornell (4-0), Buena Vista (2-0), and Hamline (1-0). … The Cardinals' last eight games were all decided by shutout. … Geidner closed out the year leading the team in goals with five and points with 10. … Cody Balogh (Batavia, Ill.), Jim Dreshar (Hugo, Minn.), and Jimmy Canedo (Chicago, Ill.) shared the team lead in assists with three each. … Dreshar finished with a team-leading two game-winning goals last season. … Andrew Jaworski (Racine, Wis.) recorded his first collegiate two-goal game against Bethany Lutheran on Sept. 10, 2014 and also picked up his first collegiate assist. … Canedo notched his first collegiate two-assist game with a pair of helpers against Bethany Lutheran on Sept. 1, 2014. … Saint Mary's boasted six players who recorded their first collegiate goal last season—Dreshar, Wolt, Carolos Hernandez (Cicero, Ill.), Blake Dimock (Burlington, Wash.), Arturo Aupont (Chicago, Ill.), and Shawn Gilbert (Rice Lake, Wis.). … The Cardinals started four different goalkeepers in 2014. … Zach Satton (Tehachapi, Calif.) appeared in a team-high 10 games, compiling a 2.92 goals-against-average and a .778 save percentage. … Joey Petrich posted a 1.14 GAA and .778 save percentage in eight appearances, while Nate Levy (Byron, Minn.)—who collected his first collegiate shutout with a pair of saves against Hamline on Oct. 29, 2014—chipped in an 0.81 GAA and .800 save percentage in three starts, and Evan Claffy (Joliet, Ill.) finished with a 1.11 GAA and .778 save percentage in three outings. … Petrich notched his first shutout of the season—and fourth of his career—with a three-save effort in Saint Mary's 2-0 win over Buena Vista on Oct. 7, 2014. … Satton closed out his freshman campaign with a team-leading 36 saves, including a career-high 10 against Gustavus on Oct. 1, 2014. … The Cardinals scored a season-high four goals three times a year ago—beating Cornell, North Central and Bethany Lutheran by identical 4-0 decisions. … The Cardinals' four goals in wins over North Central (Minn.), Bethany Lutheran and Cornell were the most since Saint Mary's netted a school-record 11 goals in an 11-1 victory over Presentation on Sept. 1, 2013. … The Cardinals' 2-2 tie with Crown on Sept. 6, 2014 was their only overtime game of the season. … Saint Mary's scored 12 goals in the first half and 11 in the second last season. On the flip side, the Cardinals' opponents tallied 23 of their 33 goals after halftime. … Saint Mary's held North Central without a shot on goal in their 4-0 win over the Rams on Sept. 4, 2014.
 
Scouting The Viterbo V-Hawks:
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Tuesday's game against Saint Mary's is the first of four nonconference games against teams from the Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference. The V-Hawks also have Gustavus, Hamline and Augsburg on their schedule this season. … Tuesday's game is the first road contest of the season for the V-Hawks, who played their first three games on their home turf. … The V-Hawks' snapped their season-opening two-game losing streak with Saturday's 5-0 win over Grace Saturday. … Jared Ewings' goal 33 minutes into the opening half Saturday was the first goal of the season for the V-Hawks, who were shut out 4-0 and 2-0 in their first two games of the season. … Sebastian Flores recorded his first collegiate hat trick vs. Grace, while Marcel Benthin accounted for Viterbo's other goal. … Quinten Ludwig and Ben Kellner split time in goal vs. Grace Saturday. Ludwig earned the win and pulled in two saves in the game's opening 45 minutes, while Kellner made one second-half save to preserve the win.