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Game Summary / GameDay Online

DULUTH, Minn. — If the first two games of the season are any indication, no lead is going to be safe for the Saint Mary's University men's hockey team.

Just a day after giving up the game-tying goal in the game's final 1:48 of a 4-4 tie vs. UW-Superior on Friday, the Cardinals raced out to a 4-1 first-period lead against St. Scholastica Saturday, only to give up six unanswered goals in falling 7-4.

"We were clicking on all cylinders offensively — especially in the first period," said SMU coach Don Olson. "But in reality, we really didn't play all that well, especially in our defensive zone. We got out to that big first-period lead, but then just seemed to fall apart. We gave up three goals in the second period, but all that did was tie the game going into the third — and in the third, we just got out-played, it's that simple."

Mike Glaesmer (Traverse City, Mich.) picked up right where he left off on Friday night, as the SMU freshman netted his third goal in two games to get SMU off and running against the Saints. St. Scholastica's Rob Rodgers knotted things up five minutes later, before SMU's Andy Roberts (Rochester, Minn.), Matt Staehely (Shorewood, Ill.), and #David Gross (Grasston, Minn.) all found the back of the net to give SMU its 4-1, first-period cushion.

Boasting what appeared to be that commanding three-goal advantage after the opening 20 minutes, the Cardinals were whistled for nine second-period penalties, allowing the Saints to tally three power-play goals and even things up, 4-4, with 20 minutes to play.

And it was all St. Scholastica in the third, as the Saints scored three more times en route to their first win of the season. The Cardinals, meanwhile, fell to 0-1-1 overall and saw their winless streak climb to nine straight (0-8-1), dating back to a 5-4, overtime win over Hamline on Jan. 26, 2007.

"We were not very disciplined tonight and it really cost us," said Olson, whoi got a 54-save effort from goalie Dan Smith (Rochester, Minn.). "You can't try and kill off nine penalties in a single period and expect to win very many games. All those penalties took away any momentum we had, and just fueled (the Saints') fire.

"We always say that the early part of the season is a learning experience — hopefully our guys learned a thing or two tonight."