MORRIS, Minn. — The Saint Mary's University of Minnesota men's soccer team steps out of conference play for the final time this season on Wednesday, as the Cardinals head to UM-Morris for a 6 p.m. nonconference game against the Cougars
 
The Matchup:
• Saint Mary's Cardinals (7-8-1 Overall) at UM-Morris Cougars (4-11-0 Overall)
 
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Last Action:
•  Saint Mary's—October 22, 2016 * Winona, Minn.: St. Thomas scored a pair of first-half goals, and held the Cardinals off the scoreboard, as the sixth-ranked Tommies shut out Saint Mary's 2-0 at Ochrymowycz Field | Recap
• UM-Morris—October 22, 2016 * Morris, Minn.: The Cougars erupted for a pair of second half goals and kept their UMAC playoff hopes alive with a 3-0 conference win over North Central | Recap
 
Saint Mary's vs. UM-Morris—Their Last Meeting:
• August 29, 2008 * Morris, Minn.: Saint Mary's got on the board first in its nonconference, season-opening game against UM-Morris. Problem was, that was the extent of the Cardinals' offense—and the Cougars were just getting warmed up. UM-Morris scored five unanswered goals—including three in the game's final 45 minutes—as the Cougars handed Saint Mary's a 5-1 setback | Recap
 
Up Next:
• Saint Mary's: The Cardinals close out the regular-season portion of their schedule on Saturday, hosting Carleton in a 3:30 p.m. MIAC matchup at Ochrymowycz Field.
• UM-Morris: The Cougars return to Cougar Field in Morris, Minn., on Friday, hosting Northwestern in the teams' regular-season UMAC finale. Game is tims scheduled for 1 p.m.
 
Scouting The Saint Mary's Cardinals:
2016 Roster | 2016 Statistics | 2016 Schedule
• Tuesday's game at UM-Morris is the final nonconference game of the season for the Cardinals, who are 4-3-0 against non-MIAC opponents this season. … Saint Mary's 2-0 setback vs. St. Thomas last Saturday marked just the fourth time this season the Cardinals have failed to score at least one goal. Saint Mary's also dropped a 3-0 decision to Simpson last Monday, and 1-0 decisions at St. Olaf on Oct. 15 and at Gustavus on Sept. 27. … The Cardinals' 2-1 victory over Crown last Thursday was their seventh win of the season—the most victories since Saint Mary's went 7-10-1 during the 2012 season. … Saint Mary's 2-0 victory over Concordia on Oct. 1 was their third MIAC win, the most by a Cardinal team since collecting four conference victories during the 2012 season. … Saint Mary's 2-1 win over Crown last Thursday snapped their three-game losing streak. … Josh Balsiger (Camas, Wash.) and Adam Estrada (Belvidere, Ill.) scored the Cardinals' two goals vs. Crown last Thursday—it was the first collegiate goals for both. … Seven of the Cardinals' 18 goals this season have been collegiate firsts—Balsiger and Estrada vs. Crown; Robbie Sobczak (Cloquet, Minn.) and Lichttenegger against Bethel; Grunke and Killian Pugsley (La Crosse, Wis.) vs. Bethany Lutheran; and Mike Doheny (Lake Zurich, Ill.) vs. Martin Luther. … Sean Butcher (Cave Creek, Ariz.)—who assisted on Estrada's goal last Thursday—shares the team lead in goals (4) with Garrett Grunke (Verona, Wis.). … Along with his team-leading four goals, Grunke also shares the team lead in points (10) with Butcher. … Grunke, Butcher, Balsiger, Jared Wolt (Farmington, Minn.), and James Larson (Polson, Mont.) all share the team lead in assists with two each. … Larson has scored two goals this season—and both have been game-winners. … Larson scored the Cardinals' first goal of the season with his first-half tally against Martin Luther on Sept. 1. … Butcher owns the team's lone penalty kick goal, converting against Hamline on Oct. 8. Saint Mary's is now 1-for-2 in PKs this year. … Nate Levy (Byron, Minn.), who made five saves against sixth-ranked St. Thomas last Saturday, equaled his career high with 10 saves against Hamline on Oct. 8. The junior goalkeeper also stopped 10 shots against Carleton on Oct. 31, 2015. … Levy's 10-save effort against Hamline marked the third time this season he has stopped at least eight shots in a game. …  Levy made four saves against Concordia on Oct. 1 en route to his third shutout of the season. Levy's other two shutouts this season were an eight-save effort in the Cardinals' 1-0 win over Saint John's on Sept. 17, and a three-save showing vs. Marian in a 1-0 win on Sept. 10. … Levy has now posted four shutouts in his collegiate career. …  Levy and Albert 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 12 of the Cardinals' 15 games, leads the team with a 1.36 goals-against-average and has made 68 saves. … The Cardinals equaled their season high with three goals in a 3-1 win vs. Bethel on Sept. 24. Saint Mary's also scored three goals in a 3-0 win over Bethany Lutheran on Sept. 7. … Five of the Cardinals' seven wins this season have been by shutout—the exceptions, a 2-1 win over Crown last Thursday, and a 3-1 win over Bethel on Sept. 24. … The Cardinals' 1-1 deadlock against Hamline on Oct. 8 their first tie of the season—Saint Mary's was the last team in the MIAC to record a tie this season. … The Cardinals have played five overtime games this season—including three decided by 1-0 decisions. Saint Mary's is 1-3-1 in those five OT contests. … 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. … 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. … 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 11-9 in the first half, but have been outscored 14-9 after halftime.
 
Scouting The UM-Morris Cougars:
2016 Roster | 2016 Statistics | 2016 Schedule
• Last Saturday's win over North Central was the Cougars' second straight win—with both victories coming via 3-0 decisions. … The Cougars have now outscored their opponents 13-1 in their four wins this season. On the flip side, UM-Morris has been outscored 24-5 in its 11 losses. … UM-Morris' game against Saint Mary's is the fifth against a team from the Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference The Cougars are 0-4-0 against the MIAC thus far—falling to Carleton (3-0), Augsburg (1-0), Concordia (1-0), and Bethel (3-2). … UM-Morris' 3-0 win over Bethany Lutheran on Oct. 19 snapped the Cougars' season-high five-game losing streak. … Austin Keller has scored a team-leading four goals, one more than Joshua Bartels and Gabe Arrequin. … Bartels and Lugman Barre are the team-leaders in assists with three each, while Keller and Bartels are the team's top point-getters with nine. … UM-Morris' four game-winning goals have come from four different players—Keller, Bartels, Arrequin, and Bona Usha. … The Cougars have attempted—and converted—two penalty kicks this season. Barre and Usha have netted the team's penalty kick goals. … Cody Christ has started all 15 games for the Cougars, compiling a 1.69 goals-against-average, while stopping 78 of the 113 shots he's faced. … Christ has recorded two shutouts, stopping four shots in a 3-0 win over Bethany Lutheran and one shot in a 3-0 victory vs. North Central. … UM-Morris has been outscored 16-10 in the game's opening 45 minutes, with both teams scoring eight goals in the second half. … The Cougars have played one overtime game this season, falling to Martin Luther 3-2 on Sept. 13.