CHICAGO, Ill. — After back-to-back home games last weekend, the Saint Mary's University of Minnesota men's soccer team hits the road on Wednesday, traveling to Illinois Institute of Technology for a 6 p.m. nonconference game against the Scarlet Hawks.
 
The Matchup:
• Saint Mary's Cardinals (4-3-0 Overall) at Illinois Institute of Technology Scarlet Hawks (2-3-1 Overall)
 
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Last Action:
• Saint Mary's—September 17, 2017 * Winona, Minn.: The Cardinals surrendered four goals in the game's first 18 minutes and never recovered in falling to North Park 7-0 at Ochrymowycz Field | Recap
• Illinois Institute of Technology—September 16, 2017 * Chicago, Ill.: Beloit scored single goals in each half, as the Bucs handed IIT a 2-0 setback at Stuart Field | Recap
 
Saint Mary's vs. Illinois Institute of Technology—Their Last Meeting:
• Wednesday's nonconference showdown will be the first in program history between the Cardinals and the Scarlet Hawks.
 
Up Next:
• Saint Mary's: The Cardinals are back on the road on Friday, traveling to Augsburg's Edor Nelson Field in Minneapolis, Minn., for a 7:30 p.m. MIAC matchup against the Auggies.
• Illinois Institute of Technology: The Scarlet Hawks head to Watertown, Wis., on Tuewsday, squaring off against Maranatha Baptist in a 4 p.m. contest.
 
Scouting The Saint Mary's Cardinals:
2017 Roster | 2017 Statistics | 2017 Schedule
• Wednesday's game against Illinois Institute of Technology is the first of back-to-back road games for the Cardinals, who have played six of their first seven games on their home turf. … Last Wednesday's 2-1 loss at St. Thomas 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. … Garrett Grunke (Verona, Wis.) scored the Cardinals' lone goal against St. Olaf last Saturday, while Sean Butcher (Cave Creek, Ariz.) netted the Cardinals' only tally in last Wednesday's 2-1 loss to St. Thomas. … Butcher's goal against St. Thomas was his team-leading fourth of the season. Butcher also leads the team with three assists and 11 points. … With his goal against St. Thomas, Butcher has recorded at least one point in five of the Cardinals' seven games this season—including his first collegiate two-goal game against Crown and his first two-assist contest against Viterbo. … Charles Reit (Arcadia, Wis.) 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. … 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 six saves against St. Thomas last Wednesday—is 2-2-0 with a 1.25 goals-against-average, while Centeno—who posted a season-high six saves against North Park last Sunday—is 2-1-0 with a 3.00 GAA in three starts. … Levy and Jimmy Perreault (Batavia, Ill.) did not have to make a save in shutting out Crown on Sept. 1. … Levy has recorded 10 or more saves in a game three 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. … Four of the Cardinals' seven games have been decided by 2-1 decisions. Saint Mary's has beaten Viterbo and Nebraska Wesleyan 2-1, while falling by the same count to St. Thomas and St. Olaf. … Saint Mary's 2-1 loss to St. Olaf last Saturday was its first overtime game of the season. It was also the second straight year in which the Oles beat the Cardinals in overtime—owning a 1-0 overtime win a year ago. … Saint Mary's played in six overtime games a year ago, going 1-4-1. … 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. … All six of Saint Mary's goals against Crown on Sept. 1 came in the second half. … 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 victory over Crown on Sept. 1 was the first collegiate coaching win for the Cardinals' Corbin Bowers. … 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.
 
Scouting The Illinois Institute of Technology Scarlet Hawks:
2017 Roster | 2017 Statistics | 2017 Schedule
• Wednesday's game against Saint Mary's is the second straight home game for the Scarlet Hawks, who have played five of their first six games on their home field. IIT is 2-3-0 at Stuart Field, while going 0-0-1—tying Defiance 1-1 on Sept. 13—in their only road contest of the season. … Two of IIT's three losses have been by one goal—falling to Manchester 1-0 and Simpson 3-2. … The Scarlet Hawks have outscored their opponents 9-0 in their two wins—beating MacMurray 6-0 and Carroll 3-0. … The Scarlet Hawks boast four players—Brandon Bortei-Doku, Norikazu Honda, Diego Gutierrez Coronel, and Noah Kwortnik—who share the lead with two goals each. … Bortei-Doku also leads the team in assists (4) and points (8)). … Honda and Zachary Whritenour own the team's two game-winning goals. … Bortei-Doku has collected half of the team's eight assists, while Honda and Oluwaseun Ogunsanya each have two helpers each to account for the other four. … IIT has used three different goalkeepers this season, led by Alex Kern, who has started five of the team's six games, posting a 0.91 goals-against-average and a .765 save percentage. Anastasios Manolis has made two appearances in goal, posting a 2.30 GAA and .700 save percentage, while Christopher Beluska allowed one goal in his one, 45-minute appearance. … Kern owns a team-leading 13 saves and has been in goal for both of the Scarlet Hawks' shutouts.