ST. PAUL, Minn. — The Saint Mary's University of Minnesota men's soccer team is back on the road on Saturday, as the Cardinals head to Hamline's Patterson Field for a 4 p.m. Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference contest.
 
The Matchup:
• Saint Mary's Cardinals (3-2-0 MIAC, 6-4-0 Overall) at Hamline Pipers (1-3-0 MIAC, 7-4-0 Overall)
 
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Last Action:
• Saint Mary's—October 1, 2016 * Winona, Minn.: The Cardinals scored the game's first goal with just two seconds remaining in the opening half, and added an insurance tally in the game's final 10 minutes en route to a 2-0 MIAC win over Concordia at Ochrymowycz Field | Recap
• Hamline—October 1, 2016 * St. Paul, Minn.: St. Thomas scored single goals in each half—and held the Pipers to just one shot on goal—as the Tommies dealt HU a 2-0 conference setback | Recap
 
Saint Mary's vs. Hamline—A Year Ago:
• October 10, 2015 * Winona, Minn.: Saint Mary's headed into its conference showdown with Hamline having gone 2-1-2 in its last five contests—with all five decided by one goal or less. So it didn't come as much of a surprise to Cardinal coach Pete Watkins when Saturday's showdown followed suit—and was decided by a single goal. Unfortunately for the Cardinals, the Pipers scored two unanswered goals, erasing an early Saint Mary's lead and handing the Cardinals a 2-1 conference setback at Ochrymowycz Field | Recap
 
Up Next:
• Saint Mary's: The Cardinals return to their home turf at Ochrymowycz on Wednesday, entertaining Macalester in a 7 p.m. conference matchup.
• Hamline: The Pipers hit the road on Wednesday, heading to Northfield, Minn., for a 4 p.m. MIAC showdown with Carleton.
 
Scouting The Saint Mary's Cardinals:
2016 Roster | 2016 Statistics | 2016 Schedule
• The Cardinals' 2-0 victory over Concordia last Saturday was their sixth win of the season—equaling their win total of a year ago. … Last Saturday's victory over the Cobbers was also Saint Mary's third MIAC win, the most by a Cardinal team since collecting four conference victories during the 2012 season—and there are still five MIAC contests yet to be played. … With three wins and nine points, the Cardinals head into Saturday's showdown at Hamline tied with St. Olaf for third in the conference standings, one point behind Macalester and four back of league-leading St. Thomas. … Last Saturday's game against Concordia was just the third home game for the Cardinals, who are a perfect 3-0-0 at Ochrymowycz Field this season. … With Saturday's victory over Concordia, the Cardinals are now 3-1-0 in their last four games—the lone loss a 1-0, double-overtime loss to Gustavus on Sept. 27. … The Cardinals' 1-0 loss to Gustavus on Sept. 27 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. … Saint Mary's game against Gustavus on Sept. 27 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 on Sept. 27 marked the first time this season the Cardinals have failed to score at least one goal. … Robbie Sobczak (Cloquet, Minn.) and Garrett Grunke (Verona, Wis.) scored the Cardinals' two goals in their 2-0 win over Concordia last Saturday. … Grunke—who did not score a goal in his first two seasons with the Cardinals—has now scored three times in the Cardinals' last five games, and leads the team with four goals. … Grunke has now had at least one point in four of the Cardinals' last five games—scoring three and adding an assist. … Sobczak, meanwhile, scored for the second time in the last three games. … 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' 13 goals this season have been collegiate firsts—Sobczak and Kyle Lichttenegger (De Pere, Wis.) 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 four goals, Grunke also leads the team in points with 10, and shares the team's top spot in assists (2) with Jared Wolt (Farmington, Minn.) and James Larson (Polson, Mont.). … Larson, Sobczak, 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.), who stopped a season-high nine shots in the Cardinals' 1-0 loss to Gustavus on Sept. 27, made four saves against Concordia last Saturday 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's nine-save effort against Gustavus on Sept. 27 was one save shy of his career high, and marked the second time in his last four starts that the junior has stopped at least eight shots in a game. …  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 nine games for the Cardinals, leads the team with a 1.24 goals-against-average and has made 41 saves. … Five of the Cardinals' six wins this season have been by shutout—the lone exception, a 3-1 win over Bethel on Sept. 24. … 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 Hamline Pipers:
2016 Roster | 2016 Statistics | 2016 Schedule
• After opening the season 7-1—including a school-record seven-game winning streak—the Pipers have now dropped three straight. … Hamline has not scored a goal during its current three-game slide, and have been outscored 5-0. … The Pipers' last nine games have all been decided by shutouts. Hamline is 6-3 in those nine contests—with wins against Carroll (1-0), Crown (7-0), Grinnell (2-0), Concordia (1-0), UW-Superior (2-0), and Bethany Lutheran (8-0), and losses to Macalester (2-0), St. Olaf (1-0), and St. Thomas (2-0). … The Pipers scored more goals in their two wins over Bethany Luther and Crown (15) than they have in their other nine games combined (8). … Ben Sorenson has scored a team-leading five goals, one more than Adam King and Ben Pietsch. … James Reardon is the team's assist leader with five, while King and Sorenson share the top two spots in points with 11 and 10, respectively. … Three of Pietsch's four goals have been game-winners. … HU is a perfect 3-for-3 in penalty kicks this season, with Jake Niemann converting twice and Oscar Campbell scoring the other. … Dean Isaacson has started all 11 games in goal for the Pipers, compiling a 0.81 goals-against-average, while making 28 saves. … Isaacson has accounted for four of the team's six shutouts. … Hamline heads into Saturday's home game against Saint Mary's a near-perfect 5-1-0 at Patterson Field. … HU has outscored its opponents 24-8 this season—12-3 in the first half and 12-5 after halftime. … The Pipers have played one overtime game this season, falling to St. Olaf 1-0 on Sept. 27.