ARDEN HILLS, Minn. — The Saint Mary's University of Minnesota men's soccer team returns to Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference action on Saturday, as the Cardinals travel to Bethel's Ona Orth Athletic Complex for a 3:30 p.m. contest against the Royals.
 
The Matchup:
Saint Mary's Cardinals (1-5-0 MIAC | 5-7-1 Overall) at Bethel Royals (2-5-0 MIAC | 6-9-0 Overall)
 
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Last Action:
• Saint Mary's: St. Olaf scored the game's only goal 10 minutes into the second half, leading the Oles to a 1-0 conference win over the Cardinals Wednesday in Northfield, Minn. | Recap
• Bethel: Matthew Pisarski scored the game-winner with 15 seconds left in the first overtime, lift the Royals to a 1-0 conference win over Concordia Wednesday in Arden Hills, Minn. | Recap
 
Saint Mary's vs. Bethel—Their Last Meeting:
• October 19, 2013: On the inside, Evan Claffy's (Joliet, Ill.) stomach might have been doing a few flip-flops as the freshman goalkeeper prepared to make his first start for Saint Mary's University against Bethel. But on the outside, Claffy was calm, cool and collected — much the chagrin of the Royals. Claffy stopped everything Bethel threw at him Saturday, making several acrobat saves — including a leaping stop of BU's Cody Walkup two minutes into the first half, and another on a point-blank shot by the Royals' Kolten Fischer with less than six minutes remaining in regulation — in leading the Cardinals to a 1-0 Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference victory at Ochrymowycz Field | Recap
 
Up Next:
• Saint Mary's: The Cardinals hit the road for their final nonconference game of the season, as Saint Mary's ventures to Decorah, Iowa, for a 7 p.m. showdown against Luther.
• Bethel: The Royals are off until next Saturday, when they host Hamline in an 11 a.m. conference match-up at Ona Orth Athletic Complex in Arden Hills, Minn.
 
Scouting The Saint Mary's Cardinals:
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Saturday's game against Bethel is the second of three straight road games for the Cardinals, who are 1-3-1 away from Ochrymowycz Field this season. … Wednesday's loss to St. Olaf marked the Cardinals' second straight 1-0 setback. …  Saint Mary's has netted 17 goals in their five wins this season. … The Cardinals' 2-0 win over Buena Vista on Oct. 7 was Saint Mary's fourth shutout win of the season. … Ryan Geidner (Antioch, Ill.) leads the team in goals with five and points with 10. … Jimmy Canedo (Chicago, Ill.) collected his third assist of the season vs. Buena Vista on Oct. 7, moving him into a tie for the team lead with Jim Dreshar (Hugo, Minn.) and Cody Balogh (Batavia, Ill.). … Andrew Jaworski (Racine, Wis.) recorded his first collegiate two-goal game against Bethany Lutheran on Sept. 10 and also picked up his first collegiate assist. … Canedo notched his first collegiate two-assist game with a pair of helpers against Bethany Lutheran on Sept. 1. … Dreshar, Jared Wolt (Farmington, Minn.), Carlos Hernandez, Arturo Aupont (Chicago, Ill.)and Shawn Gilbert (Rice Lake, Wis.) have all netted their first collegiate goals this season. … The Cardinals have started four different goalkeepers this season. … Joey Petrich made his fourth start—and sixth appearance—of the season in goal vs. St. Olaf Wednesday. The senior has now played 248 minutes in 2014, allowing just one goal. … Petrich, who boasts a 0.27 goals-against-average and .929 save percentage with 13 saves, notched his first shutout of the season—and fourth of his career—with a three-save effort in Saint Mary's 2-0 win over Buena Vista on Oct. 7. … Fellow goalkeeper Zach Satton (Tehachapi, Calif.) has compiled a 2.91 goals-against-average and .625 save percentage in a team-high seven starts, Nate Levy (Byron, Minn. / 0.00 GAA) and Evan Claffy (Joliet, Ill. / 1.54 GAA) have also started in goal for Saint Mary's. … Satton also leads the team with 35 saves, including 10 against Gustavus on Oct. 1. … With their 4-0 win over Cornell on Sept. 24, the Cardinals have now scored a season-high four goals three times—beating Cornell, North Central and Bethany Lutheran by identical 4-0 decisions. … The Cardinals' four goals in wins over North Central (Minn.), Bethany Lutheran and Cornell are the most since Saint Mary's netted a school-record 11 goals in an 11-1 victory over Presentation on Sept. 1, 2013. … The Cardinals' MIAC-opening 3-2 loss at Augsburg on Sept. 17 snapped their season-high three-game unbeaten streak (2-0-1). … The Cardinals' 2-2 tie with Crown on Sept. 6 was their first overtime game of the season. … Saint Mary's has scored 11 goals in each half. On the flip side, the Cardinals' opponents have tallied 18 of their 24 goals after halftime. … Saint Mary's held North Central without a shot on goal in their 4-0 win over the Rams on Sept. 4. … Saint Mary's 4-1 loss to North Park marked just the second time in the last five years that the Cardinals have not won their season opener. 
 
Scouting The Bethel Royals:
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Saturday's game against Saint Mary's is the third of four straight home games for the Royals. … The Royals' victory over Concordia Wednesday was their second straight 1-0 victory—Bethel also beat Saint John's 1-0 last Saturday. … The Royals' 1-0 win over Saint John's last Saturday snapped their season-high eight-game losing streak. … Bethel has outscored its opponents 25-3 in its six wins. On the flip side, the Royals have been outscored 27-2 in its nine losses. … Wednesday's 1-0 win over Concordia was Bethel's third overtime game of the season—and the Royals first win, having fallen to Carleton (2-1) and Macalester (2-1). … Ryan Ness enters Saturday's game against Saint Mary's as the team leader in goals (7) and points (15). … Ness is one of three Royals with 10 or more points through 15 games—Matthew Pisarski (14) and Stephen Gronseth (12) are the other two. … Pisarski and Danny Jaderman share the team lead in assists with four each. … Jakob Bartels and A.J. Syler have shared the goalkeeping detail for the Royals. Bartels boasts a 1.71 goals-against-average and .732 save percentage in eight starts, while Skyler has a 2.40 GAA and .700 save percentage in seven starts. … The Royals head into Saturday's matchup with Saint Mary's owning a 6-1 record on their home field. Bethel is winless (0-9-0) in games away from the Ona Orth Athletic Complex.