WINONA, Minn. — The Saint Mary's University men's soccer team is home for its second straight game on Tuesday, as the Cardinals host Gustavus in a 7 p.m. Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference game at Ochrymowycz Field.



The Matchup:
Saint Mary's Cardinals (0-3-0 MIAC | 1-5-1 Overall)
vs. No. 20 Gustavus Gusties (2-1-0 MIAC | 8-1-0 Overall)

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Last Action:
The Cardinals came out on the short end of a 1-0 decision Saturday, as Bethel scored the game's only goal midway through the second half in beating SMU at Ochrymowycz Field. … Gustavus, meanwhile, got two goals from Zack Brown — the second in overtime — as the Gusties beat Saint John's 2-1 Saturday in Collegeville, Minn.

SMU vs. Gustavus — Their Last Meeting:
September 28, 2010: The Gusties scored three times — and held the Cardinals off the board for a second straight game — as Gustavus handed SMU a 3-0 Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference setback in St. Peter, Minn.

Up Next:
The Cardinals hit the road on Saturday, traveling to Moorhead, Minn., for a 3 p.m. conference showdown against Concordia. … Gustavus, meanwhile, is also on the road on Saturday, as the Gusties head to Northfield, Minn., for a 1 p.m. matchup with Carleton.

Saint Mary's Cardinals News and Notes:
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Tuesday's game vs. Gustavus is the third straight home game for the Cardinals, who play their next four contests on the road, before returning home for four of their final five games. … Saturday's 1-0 loss to Bethel marked the seventh time in SMU's seven contests this season that the game was decided by a goal or less. … SMU has allowed just four goals in its last five games, but are just 1-3-1 in those five contests. … Goalkeeper Chris Williams (Chicago, Ill.) finished with seven saves against Bethel Saturday. The effort was one shy of his season-high eight saves, recorded vs. Lake Forest on Sept. 2. … Williams has played every minute in goal for the Cardinals this season, and boasts a 1.21 goals-against-average with 32 saves in seven games. … After going his first three seasons without recording a shutout, Williams has two this season — blanking North Central (Minn.) on Sept. 6 and Grinnell on Sept. 11. … Juamaine Venter (Rochester, Minn.) scored the Cardinals' goal vs. St. Thomas on Sept. 14 — it was his team-leading second of the season and 10th of his collegiate career. … Both of the Cardinals' last two goals has come off a corner kick. Jacob Bina (West Salem, Wis.) converted a corner by Mark Thompson (Madison, Wis.) in SMU's 1-0 win over Grinnell on Sept. 10, while Venter scored off Kameron McKeeth's (Woodstock, Ga.) first-half corner vs. St. Thomas on Sept. 14. … Venter enters Tuesday's game vs. Gustavus as the team-leader in goals (2) and points (4), while Thompson owns a team-best two assists. … The Cardinals have scored four of their five goals in the first half. … SMU's 1-0 win over Grinnell on Sept. 11 was also its first victory by shutout since the Cardinals blanked Lakeland 1-0 on Sept. 5, 2010. … The Cardinals' 0-0, double-overtime tie against North Central (Minn.) on Sept. 6, meanwhile, was their first scoreless draw since tying St. Thomas 0-0 on Oct. 16, 2004. … SMU has already played more overtime games this year (2) than it did all of last year (1). … SMU's 1-0 victory over Grinnell on Sept. 10 was not only its first win of the season, but also the first win for Pete Watkins as the Cardinals' head coach. … Despite their double-OT loss to Lake Forest on Sept. 1, the Cardinals are 4-2-5 in their last 11 overtime games.

Gustavus Gusties News and Notes:
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The Gusties enter Tuesday's game at Saint Mary's ranked No. 20 in the latest NSCAA national poll. … Saturday's 2-1 win over Saint John's pushed the Gusties' winning streak to three straight. … GAC has now put together winning streaks of three and five games, with a 2-1 home loss to St. Olaf its lone blemish this season. … Saturday's win over SJU was also the second overtime game of the season for the Gusties, who also beat Cal Lutheran in overtime on Sept. 11. … GAC has outscored its opponents 14-1 during their current three-game winning streak. … Zach Brown scored both of GAC's goals against Saint John's on Saturday. He now shares the team lead in goals (7) with Mark Adams. … Adams is also the team-leader in points (19), while Jackson Zoellner owns a team-best seven assists. … Adams, Brown (16) and Zoellner (13) all have 10 or more points through nine games this season. … Brett Ylonen has started seven of the team's nine games in goal, compiling a 0.70 goals-against-average and has stopped 20 of the 24 shots he's faced. GAC has also used three other goalkeepers — Thomas Schleusener, Braden Schmid and Ben Kolis — and none of the three has surrendered a goal. … Gustavus has scored 14 goals in both the first and second halves, and has scored once in each overtime period. … Three of the four goals the Gusties have allowed have come in the second half. … Gustavus enters Tuesday's game at Saint Mary's unbeaten (4-0-0) on the road.