COLLEGEVILLE, Minn. — After five straight home games, the Saint Mary's University of Minnesota men's soccer team hits the road on Saturday, traveling to Saint John's for a 2:30 p.m. Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference showdown against the Johnnies.
 
The Matchup:
• Saint Mary's Cardinals (0-1-0 MIAC | 2-3-0 Overall) at Saint John's Johnnies (1-0-0 MIAC | 4-1-1 Overall)
 
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Last Action:
• Saint Mary's: The Cardinals came up empty in their Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference opener on Wednesday, falling to Augsburg 1-0 at Ochrymowycz Field | Recap
• Saint John's: Robert Deetz scored with 50 seconds remaining in overtime, lifting the Johnnies to a 2-1 win over 23rd-ranked St. Thomas Wednesday in Collegeville, Minn. | Recap
 
Saint Mary's vs. Saint John's—Their Last Meeting:
• October 25, 2014 * Winona, Minn.: The Johnnies scored once in the first half and twice more in the second in handing the Cardinals a 3-0 conference setback at Ochrymowycz Field | Recap
 
Up Next:
• Saint Mary's: The Cardinals are back on the road on Wednesday, traveling to Indianola, Iowa, for a 4 p.m. nonconference game against Simpson.
• Saint John's: The Johnnies are right back on their home field on Sunday, hosting Luther in a 1 p.m. nonconference game in Collegeville, Minn.
 
Scouting The Saint Mary's Cardinals:
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• Saturday's game at Saint John's is the first road game of the season for the Cardinals, who played their first five contests on their home turf at Ochrymowycz Field. … Seven of the Cardinals' last eight wins have come at home. … Jim Dreshar (Hugo, Minn.) has recorded at least one point in three of the team's five games. … Dreshar shares the team lead in goals (2) with Kareem Rassas (Lake in the Hills, Ill.) and Jared Wolt (Farmington, Minn.). … Andrew Jaworski (Racine, Wis.) has recorded one assist in three of the team's five games. … Dreshar and Jaworski share the team lead in points with five each. … Rassas recorded his first collegiate two-goal game in Saint Mary's 7-0 win over Cornell on Sept. 4. … The Cardinals' 14 goals through their first five games have come from 11 different players. … Chris Trussel (Wenatchee, Wash.) and Sean Butcher (Cave Creek, Ariz.) each scored their first collegiate goals vs. Viterbo on Sept. 1. … Evan Claffy (Joliet, Ill.) recorded his second collegiate shutout in the Cardinals' 5-0 season-opening win on Sept. 1, stopping all three Viterbo shots he faced. … The Cardinals did not allow a shot on goal in their 7-0 win over Cornell on Sept. 4. … Saint Mary's has used three different starting goalkeepers, with the trio combining for a 1.20 goals-against-average. … 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. … Eight of Saint Mary's 14 goals have come in the second 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 shutouts. Saint Mary's blanked Buena Vista (1-0) and Hamline (1-0) on Oct. 3 and Oct. 6, 2012. … The Cardinals' 2-1 loss to North Park on Sept. 6 snapped a string of 10 straight games in which the outcome was decided by shutout. Three of this year's five games have been decided by shutout—the Cardinals are 1-2 in those games.
 
Scouting The Saint John's Johnnies:
2015 Roster | 2015 Statistics | 2015 Schedule
• Saturday's game against Saint Mary's is the first of back-to-back home contests for the Johnnies, who have played their last five contests on the road. … Four of Saint John's six games this season have been decided in overtime—SJU is 3-0-1 in those four contests. … All four of Saint John's wins this season have been 2-1 decisions, including Wednesday's 2-1 OT win over No. 23 St. Thomas. … Robert Deetz scored the game-winner vs. the Tommies Wednesday—it was his second OT game-winner of the season. … Paul Wageman leads the Johnnies in both goals (3) and points (7), while Ryley Sullivan has a team-best two assists. … Deetz is second to Wageman with two goals, as the SJU duo have accounted for five of the team's eight goals. Rocky Harmon, Sam Newman, and Daniel Bruckbauer have netted SJU's other three goals. … Kevin Lebahn has started all six games in goal for the Johnnies, compiling a 1.11 goals-against-average, while stopping 26 of the 33 shots he's faced. … Saint John's has outscored its opponents 8-7 through six games. … Six of Saint John's eight goals have come after halftime.