INDIANOLA, Iowa — The Saint Mary's University of Minnesota men's soccer team steps out of conference play on Wednesday, traveling to Simpson for a 4 p.m. nonconference game against the Storm.
 
The Matchup:
• Saint Mary's Cardinals (2-4-0 Overall) at Simpson Storm (4-3-1 Overall)
 
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Last Action:
• Saint Mary's: The Cardinals scored the only goal of the first half, but Saint John's answered with four second-half goals in handing Saint Mary's a 4-1 Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference setback last Saturday in Collegeville, Minn. | Recap
• Simpson: The Storm erupted for three second-half goals in handing Webster a 5-0 nonconference setback Sunday in St. Louis, Mo. | Recap
 
Saint Mary's vs. Simpson—Their Last Meeting:
• October 9, 2014 * Winona, Minn.: Simpson's smothering defense limited the Cardinals to just one shot on goal, and the Storm handed Saint Mary's a 1-0 nonconference setback at Ochrymowycz Field | Recap
 
Up Next:
• Saint Mary's: The Cardinals return to Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference play on Saturday, hosting Bethel in a 1 p.m. matchup at Ochrymowycz Field.
• Simpson: The Storm hit the road on Saturday, traveling to Dubuque, Iowa, for a 4:30 p.m. Iowa Conference matchup against Loras.
 
Scouting The Saint Mary's Cardinals:
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• After five straight home games to open the season, Wednesday's nonconference game against Simpson is the second of back-to-back road games. … Seven of the Cardinals' last eight wins have come at home. … Jim Dreshar (Hugo, Minn.) scored the Cardinals' goal in last Saturday's 4-1 loss to Saint John's. The junior has recorded at least one point in four of the team's six games. … Dreshar's goal vs. the Johnnies was his team-leading third of the season—he had two goals all of last year. … Kareem Rassas (Lake in the Hills, Ill.) and Jared Wolt (Farmington, Minn.) are second on the team in goal with two each. … Andrew Jaworski (Racine, Wis.) has recorded one assist in three of the team's six games. … Dreshar also leads the team with seven points, two more than Jaworski. … Rassas recorded his first collegiate two-goal game in Saint Mary's 7-0 win over Cornell on Sept. 4. … The Cardinals' 15 goals through their first six 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 1.67 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 six games have been decided by shutout—the Cardinals are 1-2-0 in those games.
 
Scouting The Simpson Storm:
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• Sunday's 5-0 win over Webster snapped the Storm's season-high three-game losing streak and four-game winless streak (0-3-1). … Simpson's five goals vs. the Gorlocks equaled the Storm's offensive output in all four games during its four-game winless streak—combined. … Simpson has outscored its opponents 11-2 in its four wins this season. … Wednesday's game against Saint Mary's is the fourth nonconference game against a team from the Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference. The Storm have already faced Concordia (W, 2-1), Bethel (T, 2-2) and Saint John's (L, 2-1). … Five of Simpson's eight games have been decided by one goal or less. … Simpson has played two double-overtime games this season—beating Grinnell 2-1 and tying Bethel 2-2. … Simpson's five goals vs. Webster Sunday came from five different players—Nick Joslyn, Josh Harry, Louis Joslyn, Sam Stephens, and Garrett Pochop. … Pochop's goal vs. Webster Sunday was his team-leading fourth of the season. … Pochop also leads the team in points with nine. … Harry and Marcus Varnum share the team lead in assists with two each. … Ten different Storm have scored at least one goal through eight games. … Zach Entee has started all eight games in goal for the Storm, compiling a 1.10 goals-against-average, while stopping 16 of the 23 shots he's faced. … Three of Simpson's four wins have come on its home field—the Storm are 1-2-1 on the road this season.