WINONA, Minn. — The Saint Mary's University of Minnesota men's soccer team steps out of conference play on Sunday, playing host to UM-Morris in a 2 p.m. nonconference game at Ochrymowycz Field.
 
The Matchup:
• Saint Mary's Cardinals (5-5-0 Overall) vs. UM-Morris Cougars (3-4-1 Overall)
 
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Last Action:
• Saint Mary's—September 26, 2017 * Winona, Minn.: The Cardinals scored two goals in the game's first 25 minutes en route to a 2-1 conference win over Bethel at Ochrymowycz Field | Recap
• UM-Morris—September 27, 2017 * Mankato, Minn.: The Cougars scored a pair of second half goals in pulling way from Bethany Lutheran 3-0 | Recap
 
Saint Mary's vs. UM-Morris—Their Last Meeting:
• October 26, 2016 * Morris, Minn.: Sean Butcher (Cave Creek, Ariz.) assisted on both Cardinal goals in the first half, as Saint Mary's raced out to a 2-0 lead after the game's opening 45 minutes and never looked back in handing UM-Morris a 3-0 nonconference setback at Cougar Field | Recap
 
Up Next:
• Saint Mary's: The Cardinals return to Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference play on Saturday, traveling to Collegeville, Minn., for a 1 p.m. matchup against Saint John's.
• UM-Morris: The Cougars are back in action on Tuesday, returning home to Cougar Field in Morris, Minn., for a 2 p.m. conference game against Crown.
 
Scouting The Saint Mary's Cardinals:
2017 Roster | 2017 Statistics | 2017 Schedule
• Sunday's game against UM-Morris is the second of back-to-back home games for the Cardinals, who play eight of their first 11 games on their home turf. … Tuesday's 2-1 win over Bethel marked the seventh time in 10 games that the game was decided by one goal. … Four of the Cardinals' five losses have been decided by a score of 2-1. All told, six of Saint Mary's first 10 games have been decided by 2-1 decisions. The Cardinals have also beaten Bethel, 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. … 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.) and Josh Balsiger (Camas, Wash.) scored the Cardinals' two goals against Bethel Tuesday. … Sean Butcher (Cave Creek, Ariz.) heads into Sunday's nonconference showdown against UM-Morris 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' 10 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 3-3-0 with a 1.17 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 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. … Levy and Jimmy Perreault (Batavia, Ill.) did not have to make a save in shutting out Crown on Sept. 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. … 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. … 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 UM-Morris Cougars:
2017 Roster | 2017 Statistics | 2017 Schedule
• With their 3-0 win over Bethany Lutheran last Wednesday, the Cougars snapped a three-game winless streak (0-2-1). … UM-Morris scored as many goals in Wednesday's 3-0 win over Bethany Lutheran as the Cougars netted in their previous games combined. … Three of UM-Morris' four losses heading into their weekend games against North Central and Saint Mary's had been by one goal—the Cougars lost to Carleton (1-0) and dropped 2-1 decisions to Northwestern and St. Scholastica. … All three of UM-Morris' wins have come via shutout—2-0 over Buena Vista, 1-0 vs. Concordia and 3-0 against Bethany Lutheran. … UM-Morris' three goals against Bethany Lutheran Wednesday were a season high. … Lugman Barre and Bona Usha headed into the weekend's games against North Central and Saint Mary's leading the team with two goals each. … Barre also boasts team-highs in assists (5) and points (9). … Joshua Bartels, Konrad Laack, Denis Ostrousko, Gabe Arrequin, and Zachary Jacobson have accounted for the Cougars' other five goals this season. … Barre, Usha, and Ostrousko have netted the Cougars' three game-winning goals. … Cody Christ has been the workhorse in goal for the Cougars this season, compiling a 1.14 goals-against-average and .830 save percentage. … Christ has stopped 44 of the 53 shots he's faced and owns a pair of shutouts. … All three of UM-Morris' wins this season have come on the road—the Cougars are 0-3-0 at home, and 3-1-0 away from Cougar Field.