WINONA, Minn. — The Saint Mary's University of Minnesota men's soccer team is back on its home turf at Ochrymowycz Field on Saturday, as the Cardinals host Concordia in a 1 p.m. Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference contest.
 
The Matchup:
• Saint Mary's Cardinals (2-2-0 MIAC, 5-4-0 Overall) vs. Concordia Cobbers (0-4-0 MIAC, 3-5-1 Overall)
 
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Last Action:
•  Saint Mary's—September 27, 2016 * St. Peter, Minn.: Gustavus scored the game's only goal 1:55 into the second overtime, as the Gusties handed the Cardinals a 1-0 MIAC setback | Recap
• Concordia—September 27, 2016 * Moorhead, Minn.: The Cobbers surrendered a goal with just 22 seconds remaining in the first half, and another in the 73^rd minute, as St. Thomas handed Concordia a 2-0 conference setback  | Recap
 
Saint Mary's vs. Concordia—A Year Ago:
• October 3, 2015 * Moorhead, Minn.: The Cardinals headed into their MIAC matchup against Concordia having played three straight overtime games. And it appeared like Saint Mary's was on a collision course with yet another overtime, as the Cardinals and Cobbers were deadlocked at 1-1 late in the second half. Unfortunately, a first—or second—10-minute overtime would not be needed, as Concordia's Spencer Lancaster scored in the game's final minute in lead CC to a 2-1 victory | Recap
 
Up Next:
• Saint Mary's: The Cardinals are off until next Saturday, when they head to St. Paul, Minn., for a 4 p.m. conference showdown against Hamline
• Concordia: The Cobbers step out of conference play on Monday, traveling to Roseville, Minn., for a 7 p.m. nonconference game against Northwestern (Minn.).
 
Scouting The Saint Mary's Cardinals:
2016 Roster | 2016 Statistics | 2016 Schedule
• Saturday's game against Concordia is just the third home game for the Cardinals, who are a perfect 2-0-0 at Ochrymowycz Field this season. … The Cardinals' 1-0 loss to Gustavus Tuesday snapped their two-game winning streak. It was the second time this season Saint Mary's had put together back-to-back victories—and the second time the streak was snapped with an overtime loss. … Tuesday's game against Gustavus was the third overtime game of the season for the Cardinals, who are 1-2-0 in games decided in overtime or double overtime. … Saint Mary's 1-0 setback at Gustavus marked the first time this season the Cardinals have failed to score at least one goal. … The Cardinals equaled their season high with three goals vs. Bethel in last Saturday's 3-1 win over the Royals. Saint Mary's also scored three goals in a 3-0 win over Bethany Lutheran on Sept. 7. … The Cardinals have scored in the game's opening seven minutes in two of their last three games. … Garrett Grunke (Verona, Wis.)—who did not score a goal in his first two seasons with the Cardinals—scored his team-leading third goal of the season against Bethel last Saturday, while Robbie Sobczak (Cloquet, Minn.) and Kyle Lichttenegger (De Pere, Wis.) netted Saint Mary's other two goals. … Grunke has had at least one point in three of the Cardinals' last four games—scoring twice and adding an assist. … The goals by Sobczak and Lichttenegger were their first in a Cardinal uniform. … Five of the Cardinals' 11 goals this season have been collegiate firsts—Sobczak and Lichttenegger against Bethel; Grunke and Killian Pugsley (La Crosse, Wis.) vs. Bethany Lutheran, and Mike Doheny (Lake Zurich, Ill.) vs. Martin Luther. … Along with his team-leading three goals, Grunke also leads the team in points with eight, and shares the team's top spot in assists (2) with Jared Wolt (Farmington, Minn.). … James Larson (Polson, Mont.) and Sean Butcher (Cave Creek, Ariz.) are second to Grunke with two goals each. … Both of Larson's goals this season have been game-winners. … Larson scored the Cardinals' first goal of the season with his first-half tally against Martin Luther on Sept. 1. … Nate Levy (Byron, Minn.) stopped a season-high nine shots in the Cardinals' 1-0 loss to Gustavus Tuesday. … Levy's nine-save effort against the Gusties was one save shy of his career high, and marked the second time in his last three starts that the junior has stopped at least eight shots in a game. … Levy's eight-save effort in the Cardinals' 1-0 win over Saint John's on Sept. 17 earned him his second shutout of the season—the junior also stopped all three Marian shots in a 1-0 win on Sept. 10. … Levy has now posted four shutouts in his collegiate career. … Levy and Alberto Centeno (Elk Grove Village, Ill.) combined on a four-save shutout against Martin Luther on Sept. 1. Centeno stopped both shots he faced in the first half, while Levy made two saves in the second half. … Levy and Adam Johannsen (Faribault, Minn.) did not have to make a save in posting the shutout against Bethany Lutheran on Sept. 7. … Levy, who has started the last eight games for the Cardinals, leads the team with a 1.38 goals-against-average and has made 37 saves. … The Cardinals' 3-1 win over Bethel last Saturday marked the first time this season the Cardinals have not won by shutout. … Saint Mary's 1-0 win over Saint John's on Sept 17 put an end to a six-game losing streak against the Johnnies, dating back to a 1-0, double-overtime win during the 2009 season. … Saint Mary's 1-0 OT win over Marian on Sept. 10 was the Cardinals' first overtime win since beating Saint John's 1-0 on Oct. 24, 2009—snapping an 0-8-8 winless streak. … The Cardinals did not allow a shot on goal in their win over Bethany Lutheran on Sept. 7. … Saint Mary's has outscored its opponents 13-12 this season, including 7-5 in the first half.
 
Scouting The Concordia Cobbers:
2016 Roster | 2016 Statistics | 2016 Schedule
• Saturday's game at Saint Mary's is the first of back-to-back road games for the Cobbers, who are 2-3 on the road this season. … Tuesday's loss to St. Thomas was the Cobbers' second straight setback—with both games ending in 2-0 decisions. … The Cobbers have now been shut out in all five of their losses this season. On the flip side, all three of Concordia's wins have also been by shutout. … The Cobbers' five goals this season have come from five different players—Spencer Lancaster, Sage Thornbrugh, Jacob Schmidt, Matthew Fulks, and Luis Martinez. … The Cobbers' five assists this year have also come from five different players—Lancaster, Thornbrugh, Roland Oyou, Sam Gess, and Aronah Mukhter. … Lancaster and Thornbrugh share the team lead in points with three. … Ben Glogoza has started seven of the team's nine games in goal, compiling a 1.35 goals-against-average, while making 60 saves. … Alan Scheuermann has made two starts in goal, stopping all six shots he's faced in blanking Buena Vista (1-0) and UW-Superior (2-0). … Concordia has scored four of its five goals in the first half, while CC's opponents have netted five first-half goals, and five more after the halftime break. … Concordia has played two overtime games this season, falling to Colorado College 1-0 in double overtime on Sept. 2, while battling Simpson to a 1-1, 2 OT deadlock on Sept. 11.