WINONA, Minn. — The Saint Mary's University of Minnesota men's soccer team is back in action on Wednesday, as the Cardinals entertain Viterbo in a 4 p.m. nonconference match at Ochrymowycz Field.
 
The Matchup:
• Saint Mary's Cardinals (1-0-0 Overall) vs. Viterbo V-Hawks (1-4-0 Overall)
 
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Last Action:
• Saint Mary's—September 1, 2017 * Winona, Minn.: The Cardinals erupted for six second-half goals—including two each from Sean Butcher (Cave Creek, Ariz.) and Kyle Lichttenegger (De Pere, Wis.)—en route to a 6-0, season-opening win over Crown | Recap
• Viterbo—September 4, 2017 * Bourbonnais, Ill.: The V-Hawks surrendered four first-half goals and never recovered in a dropping a 6-1 nonconference decision to 18^th-ranked Olivet Nazarene | Recap
 
Saint Mary's vs. Viterbo—Their Last Meeting:
• September 1, 2015 * Winona, Minn.: The quick-striking Cardinals scored a pair of goals in the first half—both collegiate firsts—and Saint Mary's never looked back in handing Viterbo a 5-0 nonconference setback at Ochrymowycz Field | Recap
 
Up Next:
• Saint Mary's: The Cardinals are back in action this weekend, hosting the BIG Athletics/Adidas M Club Weekend Tournament. Saint Mary's will face Finlandia at 4 p.m. on Sept. 9, before squaring off against either Nebraska Wesleyan or Martin Luther the following day.
• Viterbo: The V-Hawks are back on the road on Saturday, heading to Canton, Mo., for a 6:30 p.m. game against Culver-Stockton.
 
Scouting The Saint Mary's Cardinals:
2017 Roster | 2017 Statistics | 2017 Schedule
• With their 6-0 win over Crown last Friday, the Cardinals have now won their season opener in each of the last three seasons. … Saint Mary's victory over Crown last Friday was the first collegiate coaching win for the Cardinals' Corbin Bowers. … Saint Mary's six goals against Crown last Friday were the most since the Cardinals netted seven in a 7-0 win over Cornell on Sept. 4, 2015. … Sean Butcher (Cave Creek, Ariz.)—who shared the team lead in goals with four a year ago—scored twice in the Cardinals' season-opening 6-0 win over Crown last Friday. … Kyle Lichttenegger (De Pere, Wis.) also scored twice vs. the Storm last Friday—it was the first collegiate two-goal games for both Butcher and Lichttenegger. … The two goals by both Butcher and Lichttenegger 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 last Friday 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 Jimmy Perreault (Batavia, Ill.) did not have to make a save in shutting out Crown last Friday. … 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 now posted four shutouts in his collegiate career. … Seven of the Cardinals' last nine wins have come via shutout—the lone exceptions, a 2-1 win over Crown and a 3-1 win over Bethel last season. … With their 6-0 win over Crown, the Cardinals have now posted three wins in which they did not allow a shot on goal over the past 19 games. 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 last Friday came in the second half.
 
Scouting The Viterbo V-Hawks:
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• Wednesday's game against Saint Mary's is the second of three straight road games for the V-Hawks, who opened the season with four consecutive home contests. … Viterbo enters Wednesday's game vs. Saint Mary's having dropped back-to-back contests—and four of its first five. … Saint Mary's is the second of four Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference opponents on the V-Hawks' schedule. Viterbo lost a 1-0 decision to Augsburg on Sept. 1, and will still face Gustavus and Hamline later this month. … Viterbo surrendered three goals in a three-minute span early in the first half and two goals 30 seconds apart in the second half of Monday's 6-1 loss at nationally ranked Olivet Nazarene. … Kogiso Gilmar enters Wednesday's matchup with Saint Mary's having scored two of the V-Hawks' four goals this season. Cole Pattison—who netted Viterbo's goal in Monday's loss to Olivet Nazarene—and Kaden Bergman own the other two goals. … Sebastian Flores and Jonathan Carli own Viterbo's two assists. … Ben Kellner has started four of Viterbo's five games in goal, making 24 saves. He boasts a 5.00 goals-against-average and a .615 save percentage. … All four of Viterbo's goal this season have been scored in the first half. On the flip side, the V-Hawks' opponents have netted 10 first-half goals and seven in the second half.