WINONA, Minn. — After back-to-back road games, the Saint Mary's University of Minnesota men's soccer team returns home to Ochrymowycz Field on Tuesday, hosting Bethel in a 4 p.m. Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference matchup.
 
The Matchup:
• Saint Mary's Cardinals (0-3-0 MIAC * 4-5-0 Overall) vs. Bethel Royals (1-1-0 MIAC * 3-5-1 Overall)
 
GameDay Live On The Web:
• Live Stats * Live Video | /documents/2017/9/25//msbethel_web.pdf?id=3934GameDay Program
 
Last Action:
• Saint Mary's—September 22, 2017 * Minneapolis, Minn.: Augsburg scored the game's only goal on a penalty kick in the game's 11^th minute, as the Auggies dealt the Cardinals a 1-0 conference setback at Edor Nelson Field | Recap
• Bethel—September 20, 2017 * Arden Hills, Minn.: Simpson erupted for a pair of goals in each half in handing Bethel a 4-1 nonconference loss at Ona Orth Complex | Recap
 
Saint Mary's vs. Bethel—Their Last Meeting:
• September 24, 2016 * Arden Hills, Minn.: Deadlocked at 1-1 late in the second half, Saint Mary's erupted for back-to-back goals—the first by Robbie Sobczak (Cloquet, Minn.) and the second by Kyle Lichttenegger (De Pere, Wis.)—in a span of 43 seconds to lift the Cardinals to a 3-1 victory over Bethel at Ona Orth Athletic Complex | Recap
 
Up Next:
• Saint Mary's: The Cardinals return home to Ochrymowycz Field on Sunday, entertaining UM-Morris in a 1 p.m. nonconference matchup.
• Bethel: The Royals x.
 
Scouting The Saint Mary's Cardinals:
2017 Roster | 2017 Statistics | 2017 Schedule
• Tuesday's game against Bethel is the first of back-to-back home games for the Cardinals, who play eight of their first 11 games on their home turf. … Six of the Cardinals' nine games this season have been decided by one goal. … Four of the Cardinals' five losses have been decided by a score of 2-1. All told, five of Saint Mary's first nine games have been decided by 2-1 decisions. The Cardinals have also beaten Viterbo and Nebraska Wesleyan by 2-1 counts. … 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. … 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. … Robbie Sobczak (Cloquet, Minn.) scored the Cardinals' goal against IIT last Wednesday. It was his second of the season, and was assisted by Chris Beiersdorf (Arlington Heights, Ill.). … Sean Butcher (Cave Creek, Ariz.) heads into Tuesday's showdown against Bethel leading the team in all three offensive categories—goals (4), assists (3), and points (11). … Butcher has recorded at least one point in five of the Cardinals' nine 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. … The Cardinals' lone goal allowed in last Friday's 1-0 loss against Augsburg came on a penalty kick. Saint Mary's has surrendered 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 last Friday—is 2-3-0 with a 1.20 goals-against-average, while Centeno—who posted a season-high six saves against North Park on Sept. 17—is 2-2-0 with a 2.62 GAA in four starts. … Levy and Jimmy Perreault (Batavia, Ill.) did not have to make a save in shutting out Crown on Sept. 1. … Levy has now 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. … 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. … 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 Bethel Royals:
2017 Roster | 2017 Statistics | 2017 Schedule
• After opening the season 0-3-1, the Royals have gone 3-2-0 over their past five games. … With their 4-1 nonconference loss to Simpson last Wednesday, Bethel has now been outscored 15-3 in its five losses this season. … Two of BU's three wins have been decided by one goal—the Royals beat Augsburg 1-0 and Bethany Lutheran 3-2. … Ryan Peterson scored the Royals' lone goal in last Wednesday's 4-1 loss to Simpson—it was Peterson's first collegiate goal. …Connor Miller, Kevin Hintz, and Connor Nelson all share the team lead in goals with two each, while Miller and Hintz are the team's points leaders with five, one more than Nelson. … BU's three game-winning goals have come from three different players—Kevin Hintz, Nelson, and Thomas Redden. … Andrew Hintz has collected a team-high three of the Royals' seven assists this season. … Colton Syler and Jakob Bartels have shared the goalkeeping duties this season. Bartels has made six starts, compiling a 2.40 goals-against-average and a .632 save percentage, while Skyler owns a 1.43 GAA and .545 save percentage in three starts. … Bartels has stopped a team-high 24 shots. … Skyler owns the team's lone shutout, stopping all five shots in blanking St. Olaf 1-0 on Sept. 13. … BU scored a season-high three goals in a 3-1 win over Northland on Sept. 10. On the flip side, the Royals have surrendered four goals in a game twice this season—falling to UW-Superior 4-0 on Sept. 6 and to Simpson 4-1 last Wednesday. … All three of Bethel's wins—not to mention its tie—have come on the road. The Royals are 0-3-0 at home, while going 3-2-1 away from Ona Orth Complex. …