WINONA, Minn. — The Saint Mary's University of Minnesota men's soccer team is back on its home turf this weekend, hosting Cornell in a 7 p.m. nonconference game on Friday and North Park in a 1 p.m. nonconference showdown on Sunday.
 
The Matchups:
Friday, September 4, 2015 | Ochrymowycz Field | 7 p.m.
• Saint Mary's Cardinals (1-0-0 Overall) vs. Cornell Rams (0-1-0 Overall)
Sunday, September 6, 2015 | Ochrymowycz Field | 1 p.m.
• Saint Mary's Cardinals (1-0-0 Overall) vs. North Park Vikings (1-0-0 Overall)
 
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Last Action:
• Saint Mary's: The Cardinals kick off their season in impressive fashion, getting goals from five different players in routing Viterbo 5-0 in a nonconference game at Ochrymowycz Field Tuesday | Recap
• Cornell: The Rams came up empty in their season-opener against UW-Platteville Tuesday, falling to the Pioneers 5-0 in Platteville, Wis. | Recap
• North Park: The Vikings kicked off their season on Tuesday, edging Benedictine 1-0 in a nonconference game in Lisle, Ill. | Recap
 
Saint Mary's vs. Cornell—Their Last Meeting:
• September 24, 2014 * Mount Vernon, Iowa: The Cardinals scored two goals in each half and held Cornell to just one shot on goal—in the game's opening minute—as Saint Mary's snapped a two-game losing streak with a 4-0 nonconference victory | Recap
 
Saint Mary's vs. North Park—Their Last Meeting:
• September 1, 2014 * Chicago, Ill.: North Park proved to be a rather ungracious host, as the Vikings scored three second-half goals—including two in a six-minute span—to break open a close game and hand Saint Mary's a 4-1, season-opening setback | Recap
 
Up Next:
• Saint Mary's: Following this weekend's games against Cornell and North Park, the Cardinals will play their fourth straight game at Ochrymowycz Field on Wednesday, hosting Luther in an 8 p.m. nonconference matchup
• Cornell: The Rams return to action on Wednesday, hosting Edgewood in a 5 p.m. game in Mount Vernon, Iowa.
• North Park: After Sunday's game against Saint Mary's, the Vikings head to Hyde Park, Ill., on Wednesday, where they will square off against the University of Chicago in a 7 p.m. contest.
 
Scouting The Saint Mary's Cardinals:
2015 Roster | 2015 Statistics | 2015 Schedule
This weekend's matches against Cornell and North Park are the second and third of five straight home games for the Cardinals, who went 5-4-0 on their home turf a year ago. … With their 5-0 win over Viterbo, the Cardinals' last nine games—including the final eight last season—have been decided by shutout. … The Cardinals boasted five shutout wins a year ago—beating North Central (4-0), Bethany Lutheran (4-0), Cornell (4-0), Buena Vista (2-0), and Hamline (1-0). … The Cardinals got scoring from five different players in beating Viterbo 5-0 in their season-opener Tuesday. … Chris Trussel (Wenatchee, Wash.) and Sean Butcher (Cave Creek, Ariz.) each scored their first collegiate goals vs. the V-Hawks Tuesday, while Jim Dreshar (Hugo, Minn.), Jared Wolt (Farmington, Minn.), and Carlos Hernandez (Cicero, Ill.) accounted for the Cardinals' other three goals. … Jimmy Canedo (Chicago, Ill.) and Andrew Jaworski (Racine, Wis.) each collected assists vs. Viterbo. … Evan Claffy (Joliet, Ill.) recorded his second collegiate shutout in the Cardinals' 5-0 season-opening win, stopping all three V-Hawk shots he faced. … Saint Mary's five goals vs. Viterbo were the most since the Cardinals netted a school-record 11 goals in an 11-1 victory over Presentation on Sept. 1, 2013. … The Cardinals scored a season-high four goals three times last season—beating Cornell, North Central and Bethany Lutheran by identical 4-0 decisions.
 
Scouting The Cornell Rams:
2015 Roster | 2015 Statistics | 2015 Schedule
Friday's game against Saint Mary's is the second straight home game for the Rams, who kick off a four-game homestand with a 5 p.m. game against Edgewood next Wednesday. … The Rams started six freshmen—and had nine first-year players see action—against UW-Platteville in their season-opening on Tuesday. … Jerome Richards recorded 11 saves against UW-Platteville in his first collegiate start. … UW-Platteville held Cornell to one shot on goal—that coming off the foot of Carlos Tellez—in the teams' season-opener Tuesday. … Lukas Harrison, the team's lone senior, is among five returning full-time starters from last year's squad. He is a three-year starter and was named the team's 2014 Defensive MVP. … As a team, the Rams scored just 11 goals in 2014, when they finished 3-13-2. … Cornell scored all 11 of its goals in its three wins and two ties—the Rams were shut out in all 13 losses last season. … Eight of Cornell's 2014 goals came after halftime. … All three of the Rams' wins a year ago came at home—Cornell was 0-7-1 on the road in 2014.
 
Scouting The North Park Vikings:
2015 Roster | 2015 Statistics | 2015 Schedule
North Park headed into its weekend games against Edgewood and Saint Mary's on the heels of a 1-0 win over Benedictine—it was the fifth straight season-opening win for the Vikings. … Four of North Park's last five season-opening wins have come via shutout—including 3-0 and 1-0 wins over Benedictine the last two seasons. … Pedram Tahmi-Masoleh scored the game's only goal in North Park's 1-0 season-opening win over Benedictine on Wednesday. … Tahmi-Masoleh scored a team-leading 13 goals a year ago, despite missing the final five games due to illness. … Tahmi-Masoleh also closed out 2014 with a team-high 28 points. … Christopher Tomuta stopped all four shots he faced in recording his first collegiate shutout against Benedictine Tuesday. … Sunday's game against Saint Mary's is the first of back-to-back road games for the Vikings, who finished 6-5-0 on the road a year ago.