DECORAH, Iowa — The Saint Mary's University of Minnesota men's soccer team steps out of conference play for the final time this season on Wednesday, as the Cardinals head to Luther for a 7:30 p.m. match against the Norse.
 
The Matchup:
Saint Mary's Cardinals (5-8-1 Overall) at Luther Norse (12-2-1 Overall)
 
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Last Action:
• Saint Mary's: Bethel jumped out to a 2-0 first-half lead and never looked back in handing the Cardinals a 3-0 Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference setback Saturday afternoon at Ona Orth Athletic Complex in Arden Hills, Minn. | Recap
• Luther: Luther battled Jamestown (N.D.) to a 0-0 double-overtime tie in the first-ever meeting between the two teams Sunday in Decrah, Iowa | Recap
 
Saint Mary's vs. Luther—Their Last Meeting:
• September 25, 2013: A week after giving up a goal late in the second overtime of a 1-0 Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference loss to Augsburg, the Cardinals suffered yet another heartbreak at the hands of Luther. The Norse's J.W. Slauson scored with 1:14 remaining in regulation to break a 1-1 tie and lead Luther to a 2-1 nonconference win over the Cardinals at Ochrymowycz Field | Recap
 
Up Next:
• Saint Mary's: The Cardinals return home on Saturday, hosting Saint John's in a 4 p.m. Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference game at Ochrymowycz Field.
• Luther: The Norse hit the road on Saturday, traveling to Pella, Iowa, to take on Central-Iowa in a 2:30 p.m. Iowa Conference game.
 
Scouting The Saint Mary's Cardinals:
2014 Roster | 2014 Schedule | 2014 Statistics
Wednesday's game at Luther is the third straight road game for the Cardinals, who are 1-3-1 away from Ochrymowycz Field this season. … 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 has played 248 minutes, 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 2.92 goals-against-average and .600 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 36 saves, including a career-high 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 Luther Norse:
2014 Roster | 2014 Schedule | 2014 Statistics
Wednesday's game against Saint Mary's is the final home game for the Norse, who close out the regular season with road games at Central-Iowa and the University of Dubuque. … Luther enters Wednesday's game ranked No. 17 in the NSCAA Top 25. … Saturday's loss to Loras snapped the Norse's three-game winning streak. … Both of Luther's losses this season have been 2-1 decisions—the Norse's 2-1 loss to Wartburg on Oct. 1 snapped their season-opening nine-game winning streak. … Jon Gednalske owns a team-leading eight goals, while also leading the team in points with 20, and sharing the team's top spot in assists with four. … J.W. Slauson has also recording a team-high four assists, and is second to Gednalske in goals (5) and points (14). … Luther's 28 goals have come from 11 different players. … Peter Wright and Tommy Breen have shared the goalkeeping duties this season. Wright has started all 14 games, boasting a 0.80 goals-against-average and .800 save percentage in 675 minutes, while Breen has also played in all 15 games, compiling a 0.62 GAA and .848 save percentage in 722 minutes. … Luther has played four overtime games this season—and the Norse are a unbeaten at 3-0-1 3-0-0. … Fourteen of Luther's 15 games have been decision by two goals or less, the lone exception a 4-1 victory over Coe on Sept. 27.