WINONA, Minn. — It worked in an upset victory over nationally ranked Gustavus on Tuesday, and, four days later, it worked again.
 
For the second straight game, the Saint Mary's University men's soccer team's 1-2 combination of Cohan Hare (New Richmond, Wis.) and Daniel Sessler (Brookfield, Ill.) took center stage in its Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference matchup against Bethel on Saturday against Bethel.
 
Sessler set up the Royals with a 12-save effort, and Hare knocked them down for the count with a game-tying goal with just over two minutes remaining in regulation, as the Cardinals extended their unbeaten streak to five straight with a 1-1 tie at Ochrymowycz Field.
 
With the stalemate, the Cardinals improved to 3-0-2 in their last five games, marking the second time in the last three seasons in which SMU put together a five-game unbeaten streak.
 
Sessler — who stopped a career-high 15 shots in Tuesday's 1-0 victory over 23rd-ranked Gustavus — was at back to his usual brick-wall self against the Royals, stopping 12 of the 13 BU shots he faced.
 
The one shot Sessler could not handle — a redirection by Dylan Magistad in the 18th minute — gave the Royals a 1-0 advantage that they carried throughout the first half and for the majority of the second.
 
And with Sessler keeping the Cardinals within a goal, Hare took matters into his own hands with 2:11 remaining on the clock, scoring his second goal in as many games — and his team-leading sixth of the season — firing a missile into the upper right-hand corner, over the outstretched arms of BU goalkeeper Juan Valdivia Cortes.
 
The Cardinals (2-2-1 MIAC, 6-3-3 overall) are back in action on Wednesday, when they head to Northfield, Minn., for a 4 p.m. conference showdown against St. Olaf.
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