ST. PAUL, Minn. — After back-to-back home games, the Saint Mary's University of Minnesota men's soccer team hits the road on Saturday, traveling to Hamline's Patterson Field for a 1 p.m. Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference showdown with the Pipers.
 
The Matchup:
• Saint Mary's Cardinals (2-4-0 MIAC * 8-6-0 Overall) at Hamline Pipers (4-2-1 MIAC * 9-4-1 Overall)
 
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Last Action:
• Saint Mary's—October 11, 2017 * Winona, Minn.: The Cardinals scored single goals in both halves en route to snapping a 31-game winless streak against Gustavus, beating the Gusties 2-0 in an MIAC matchup at Ochrymowycz Field | Recap
• Hamline—October 11, 2017 * Arden Hills, Minn.: The Pipers clinched their second straight winning season, getting a first-half goal from Adam King in beating Bethel 1-0 at Ona Orth Athletic Complex | Recap
 
Saint Mary's vs. Hamline—Their Last Meeting:
• October 8, 2016 * Winona, Minn.: Saint Mary's headed into its Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference showdown with Hamline as one of the hottest teams in the conference. After all, the Cardinals—fueled by their recent 2-0 victory over Concordia—had won three of their last four contests. And the Pipers could not stop the Cardinals from keeping their unbeaten string in tact, as the two teams battled to a 1-1 double-overtime tie. | Recap
 
Up Next:
 • Saint Mary's: The Cardinals return home to Ochrymowycz Field on Friday, hosting Macalester in a 7 p.m. MIAC contest.
• Hamline: The Pipers are back on the road for the final time on Friday, heading to Collegeville, Minn., for a 3:30 p.m. MIAC showdown against Saint John's.
 
Scouting The Saint Mary's Cardinals:
2017 Roster | 2017 Statistics | 2017 Schedule
• The Cardinals' 2-0 win over Gustavus Wednesday was their second straight win, while also putting an end to a 31-game winless streak against the Gusties. Saint Mary's, which had gone 0-26-5 in its last 31 meetings with GAC, had not beaten the Gusties since a 3-0 home win during the 1985 season. … Wednesday's win was just the third victory over Gustavus in program history (3-38-11)—the Cardinals beat GAC 3-1 in 1984 and 3-0 in 1985. … Fueled by Wednesday's win over Gustavus, the Cardinals moved within one point of the sixth and final MIAC Playoff spot with four conference games remaining. … The Cardinals improved to 8-2-0 on their home turf with Wednesday's 2-0 victory over Gustavus. Saint Mary's heads into Saturday's game at Hamline still searching for their first road win of the season (0-4-0). … Garrett Grunke (Verona, Wis.) and Sean Butcher (Cave Creek, Ariz.) scored the Cardinals' two goals in Wednesday's 2-0 win over Gustavus. … Charles Reit (Arcadia, Wis.) had his four-game goal-scoring streak snapped against the Gusties Wednesday, but the sophomore did assist on Butcher's goal, giving him at least one point in five straight games. … With his goal against Gustavus, Butcher now leads the team in goals (7) and points (18), and is second in assists (4). … Butcher, who has now scored in back-to-back games, has recorded at least one point in eight of the Cardinals' 14 games this season—including his first collegiate two-goal game against Crown and his first two-assist contest against Viterbo. … Reit netted his first collegiate goal with a first-half tally against Viterbo on Sept. 6. … Kyle Lichttenegger (DePere, Wis.) notched his first two-goal game in a Cardinal uniform vs. Crown on Sept. 1. … The two goals by both Butcher and Lichttenegger vs. Crown on Sept. 1 mark the first time a Cardinal has netted two goals in a game since 2015, when Saint Mary's had three players score twice in a game. … Saint Mary's had not had two players post multiple-goal games since Matt Graber, Nate Vandegrift, and Midhat Mujic all scored twice against Presentation on Sept. 1, 2013. … Robbie Sobczak (Cloquet, Minn.) scored a goal and picked up an assist against UW-Superior on Oct. 8, giving the Cardinal sophomore his first collegiate multiple-point game. … … Butcher's second goal against Crown on Sept. 1 was on a penalty kick. The Cardinal senior has now netted Saint Mary's last two PKs, having converted the lone penalty kick last season against Hamline on Oct. 8. On the flip side, the Cardinals have allowed four PK goals this season. … Nate Levy (Byron, Minn.) and Alberto Centeno (Elk Grove Village, Ill.) have shared the goalkeeping duties this season. Levy—who finished with a season-high 10 saves against Augsburg on Sept. 22—is 4-4-0 with a 1.38 goals-against-average, while Centeno—who posted a season-high six saves against North Park on Sept. 17—is 4-2-0 with a 2.16 GAA. … Levy has recorded 10 or more saves in a game four times in his career—including a career-high 13 saves against Carleton on Oct. 29. … Levy stopped the Gusties' lone shot on goal Wednesday en route to his first shutout of the season. The senior goalkeeper, who recorded three shutouts last season, owns six shutouts in his collegiate career. … Levy and Jimmy Perreault (Batavia, Ill.) did not have to make a save in shutting out Crown on Sept. 1. Perreault also teamed with Centeno in posting the shutout against UM-Morris on Oct. 1. … Eight of the Cardinals' 14 games this season have been decided by one goal—including four of their five conference games. … Four of the Cardinals' six losses have been decided by a score of 2-1. All told, six of Saint Mary's 14 games have been decided by 2-1 decisions. … The Cardinals' 2-1 win over Bethel on Sept. 26 snapped their five-game losing streak—not to mention an eight-game conference winless streak (0-7-1)—dating back to a 2-0 win over Concordia on Oct. 1, 2016. … Saint Mary's 2-1 loss to St. Thomas on Sept. 12 snapped the Cardinals' season-opening four-game winning streak. … The Cardinals had started the season 4-0-0 for the first time since opening the 1986 season with four straight wins. It was also the Cardinals' first four-game winning streak since early in the 2000 season. … With their 6-0 win over Crown on Sept. 1, the Cardinals have posted three wins in which they did not allow a shot on goal over the past two seasons. Saint Mary's did not allow a shot on goal in a pair of 3-0 wins last season—first against Bethany Lutheran on Sept. 7 and then against UM-Morris on Oct. 26. … Saint Mary's 2-1 loss to St. Olaf on Sept. 16 marked the second straight year in which the Oles beat the Cardinals in overtime—owning a 1-0 overtime win a year ago. … All six of Saint Mary's goals against Crown on Sept. 1 came in the second half. … Saint Mary's has scored 11 goals in the first half and 13 in the second. The Cardinals' opponents, meanwhile, have netted 11 goals in the first half and 11 goals after halftime—nine in the second half, and solo goals in the first and second overtimes. … The Cardinals' 3-2 win over UW-Superior on Oct. 8 was the final nonconference game of the season for the Cardinals, who finished 6-2 outside MIAC play. … With their 6-0 win over Crown on Sept. 1, the Cardinals have now won their season opener in each of the last three seasons. … Saint Mary's six goals against Crown on Sept. 1 were the most since the Cardinals netted seven in a 7-0 win over Cornell on Sept. 4, 2015. … Saint Mary's victory over Crown on Sept. 1 was the first collegiate coaching win for the Cardinals' Corbin Bowers.
 
Scouting The Hamline Pipers:
2017 Roster | 2017 Statistics | 2017 Schedule
• Wednesday's game at Bethel was the third straight road game for the Pipers, who are 4-3-1 away from Paterson Field this season. … With their 1-0 victory over Bethel Wednesday, Hamline improved to 9-4-1 overall—assuring the Pipers of a second straight winning season. … HU heads into Saturday's game against Saint Mary's sitting in third place in the regular-season standing with 13 points, two points back of second-place Macalester and one in front of fourth-0place Gustavus in a quest to lock up one of the sixth MIAC Playoff berths. … Fueled by Wednesday's win over Bethel, Hamline has now lost just once in its last seven games (5-1-1)—the lone setback a 2-1 defeat at the hands of St. Thomas on Sept. 26. … Adam King scored his team-leading seven goal of the season in Wednesday's 1-0 win over Bethel. … King—who has scored in back-to-back games and three times in HU's last four contests—also leads the team in assists (7), points (21), and game-winning goals (4). … Stefan Kinsinger is second to King in both goals (5) and points (11). … Nine different players have accounted for the Pipers' 25 goals. … The Pipers have not attempted a penalty kick this season, while their opponents are 2-for-3 in PK chances. … Dean Isaacson has started 10 of the Pipers' 14 games in goal, compiling a 0.98 goals-against-average and an .818 save percentage. Isaacson has stopped 45 of the 55 shots he's faced and owns four shutouts. … Malachy Zamacona has started four games in goal for HU, going a perfect 4-0-0 with a 1.00 GAA and .692 save percentage. … The Pipers have played just one overtime game this season—battling Augsburg to a 1-1 double-overtime draw on Oct. 7. … Hamline has outscored its opponents 14-6 in the first half, while holding an 11-8 scoring edge after the break.