WINONA, Minn. — The Saint Mary's University of Minnesota men's soccer team steps out of conference play on Sunday, as the Cardinals host UW-Superior in a 3 p.m. nonconference game at Ochrymowycz Field.
 
The Matchup:
• Saint Mary's Cardinals (6-6-0 Overall) vs. UW-Superior Yellowjackets (7-4-1 Overall)
 
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Last Action:
• Saint Mary's—October 7, 2017 * Collegeville, Minn.: Saint John's erupted for three goals in the game's first 11 minutes and the Cardinals never recovered, as the Johnnies dealt Saint Mary's a 4-1 setback at Haws Field | Recap
• UW-Superior—October 3, 2017 * Duluth, Minn.: St. Scholastica scored a pair of second-half goals and held off a late Yellowjacket charge in handing UW-Superior a 2-1 setback at Saints Field | Recap
 
Saint Mary's vs. UW-Superior—Their Last Meeting:
• October 4, 2011 * Winona, Minn.: If Saint Mary's nonconference game against UW-Superior were a heavyweight boxing match, the bout would have gone the distance, with the Cardinals and Yellowjackets standing toe-to-toe in the center of the ring trading punches. Unfortunately for the Cardinals, UW-Superior landed two blows they could not recover from, as the Yellowjackets scored once in each half in handing SMU a 2-0 nonconference setback at Ochrymowycz Field | Recap
 
Up Next:
• Saint Mary's: The Cardinals return to Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference play on Wednesday, playing host to Gustavus in a 4 p.m. matchup at Ochrymowycz Field.
• UW-Superior: The Yellowjackets are back in action on Wednesday, as they entertain Saint John's in a 7 p.m. nonconference game at NBC Spartan Sports Complex in Superior, Wis.
 
Scouting The Saint Mary's Cardinals:
2017 Roster | 2017 Statistics | 2017 Schedule
• Sunday's game against UW-Superior is the final nonconference game of the season for the Cardinals, who are 5-2 outside MIAC play. … Saint Mary's game against UW-Superior Sunday is the first of back-to-back home games. The Cardinals are 6-2 on their home field this season. … With Friday's 4-1 loss to Saint John's, the Cardinals are still searching for their first road win of the season (0-4-0). … Seven of the Cardinals' 12 games this season have been decided by one goal—including four of their five conference games. … Four of the Cardinals' five losses have been decided by a score of 2-1. All told, six of Saint Mary's 12 games have been decided by 2-1 decisions. … Two of the Cardinals' three 2-1 setbacks this season have come in overtime. Saint Mary's played in six overtime games a year ago, going 1-4-1. … The Cardinals' 2-1 win over Bethel 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. … Charles Reit (Arcadia, Wis.) scored Saint Mary's lone goal in Friday's 4-1 loss to Saint John's—it was the third straight game in which the Cardinal freshman has scored—having also found the back of the net against Bethel on Sept. 26 and UM-Morris on Oct. 1. … With his current three-game goal-scoring streak, Reit has moved into a tie for the team lead in goals (5) with Sean Butcher (Cave Creek, Ariz.). … Butcher also leads the team in assists (4) and points (14). … Butcher has recorded at least one point in six of the Cardinals' 12 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 posted multiple-goal games since Matt Graber, Nate Vandegrift, and Midhat Mujic all scored twice against Presentation on Sept. 1, 2013. … 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 3-4-0 with a 1.57 goals-against-average, while Centeno—who posted a season-high six saves against North Park on Sept. 17—is 3-2-0 with a 2.19 GAA in five starts. … 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 recorded three shutouts last season and has posted five 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 last Sunday. … With their 6-0 win over Crown, 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 10 goals in the first half and 12 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. … 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 UW-Superior Yellowjackets:
2017 Roster | 2017 Statistics | 2017 Schedule
• Sunday's game against Saint Mary's is the last of five straight road games for the Yellowjackets, who are 4-2-1 away from NBC Spartan Sports Complex this season. … UW-Superior's 2-1 loss to St. Scholastica on Oct. 3 snapped the Yellowjackets' two-game winning streak. … UW-Superior has not dropped back-to-back games all season. … All four of the Yellowjackets' losses have been by one goal—including three by a 2-1 count. … The Yellowjackets scored a season-high seven goals in a 7-0 win over Concordia on Sept. 3. … Sunday's game against Saint Mary's is the seventh of eight games against teams from the Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference. UW-Superior boasts a 3-3 record against the MIAC thus far—the Yellowjackets have beaten Concordia (7-0), Bethel (4-0), and Macalester (2-1), while falling to Gustavus (1-0), Augsburg (2-1), and Hamline (2-1). … Eric Watson entered this weekend's games against Crown and Saint Mary's leading the team in goals (7) and points (15). … Danny Kearns is second to Watson in both goals (5) and points (12), while Gunnar O'Neil-Sengbu is the team's assist leader with four. … Jon Bucklew has netted a team-high two game-winning goals this season. … UW-Superior is 1-for-2 in penalty kicks, while the Yellowjackets' opponents have scored on both of their PK opportunities. … Josh Herd and Dalton Von Kaenel have shared the goalkeeping duties for UW-Superior, with Herd compiling a 0.58 goals-against-average and .870 save percentage in five starts, while Von Kaenel owns a 1.04 GAA and .759 save percentage in seven starts. … The Yellowjackets have scored 21 of their 31 goals heading into the weekend after halftime. UW-Superior has outscored its opponents 10-3 in the first half and 21-8 after the break.