BLAINE, Minn. — If there's one thing the Saint Mary's University men's hockey team learned about league-leading Bethel during their two-game Minnesota Intercollegaite Atheltic Conference series, it's that, not only are the Royals good, but they're consistent, too.

Fresh off a 3-2 victory over the Cardinals on Friday, in which they scored single goals in all three periods, the Royals posted a repeat performance in Saturday's rematch, scoring three times — once in the first, once in the second and once in the third — en route to a 3-1 victory over SMU at the Schwan's Super Rink.

Staying true to form, the Royals got their first goal late in the first period, as Ryan Adams beat SMU goalie Dan Smith (Rochester, Minn.) with 2:17 remaining. Bethel's first-period goal on Friday came with 1:03 left on the clock.

The Royals needed six more minutes than they Friday to get their second-period goal, as Matt Hall netted a short-handed tally at 12:30 to give Bethel a 2-0 advantage heading into the final 20 minutes.

Jesse Polk (Hastings, Minn.) pulled the Cardinals to within one, 2-1, with a powerplay goal midway through the period, but Rory Dynan iced it for Bethel with an unassisted goal at 14:29 — two minutes earlier than Kent Bostrom's game-winner in Friday's 3-2 win.