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Saint Mary's Cardinals   0-2-0 MIAC / 1-4-0 Overall		Concordia Cobbers   2-0-0 MIAC / 3-1-0 Overall

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Last Action: The Cardinals enter this weekend's series on the heels of back-to-back losses to five-time defending MIAC champion Gustavus last weekend. GAC defeated SMU 4-1 on Friday, then completed the sweep with a 3-0 win on Saturday. … Concordia, meanwhile, opened conference play with a sweep of Hamline, beating the Pipers 4-1 on Friday and 3-2 on Saturday.

A Year Ago: SMU and Concordia split their regular-season conference series a year ago. The Cardinals pelted the Cobber net with 29 shots and scored three goals in the first and third periods combined in the opener. Unfortunately for the Cardinals, those two stellar periods were sandwiched around a not-so-stellar period, in which Concordia outshot SMU 16-7 — and outscored them 3-0 — in handing SMU a 4-3 MIAC loss at the SMU Ice Arena. SMU rebounded in the rematch, scoring single goals in all three periods and getting 36 saves from freshman goalie Brittany Lemke, as the Cardinals won 3-0.

All-Time Series Record: With their 3-0 win in the second game a year ago, SMU improved to 13-3-2 all-time against the Cobbers.

Cardinal Notes: The Cardinals were held to one goal or less for the second and third time in their first five games with their 4-1 and 3-0 losses to Gustavus last weekend. SMU also managed just one goal in a 3-1 season-opening loss to UW-Eau Claire. … The Cardinals' shutout loss last Saturday was the first time they have been held scoreless since falling to St. Thomas 5-0 on Feb. 16, 1008. … With their two losses vs. GAC last weekend, SMU saw its winless streak vs. the Gusties climb to 16 straight (0-15-2), dating back to a 2-1 victory in the championship game of the MIAC Tournament on March 2, 2002. … Alex Braun (Darwin, Minn.) scored SMU's lone goal vs. Gustavus Friday, giving the SMU freshman two goals this season, tying her with Katie Cachey (Orland Park, Ill.), Ingrid Klockars (Wheaton, Ill.) and Sheree Haslemore (Gore, New Zealand) for the team lead. The trio also lead SMU in points (3), while Stevie Fiek (Rochester, Minn.) and Francie Steger (Chicago, Ill.) share the team lead in assists with two. … Emily Friedl (La Crescent, Minn.) stopped 31 of the Gusties' 34 shots Friday, and has made 70 saves in three games this season. … Madeline Lenz (White Bear Lake, Minn.) made her second collegiate start vs. GAC on Saturday, stopping 46 shots, giving her 78 saves in two games. …  SMU has now allowed three or more goals in 22 of its last 28 games — including the Cardinals' last 14 straight. … The Cardinals — 0-2 on the road this year — won just two of 12 road games last season (2-8-2). … The Cardinals, who scored just nine power play goals a year ago, have already scored four power play goals this season. … SMU's Nov. 8 win over UW-Eau Claire was also SMU's first nonconference win since a 4-2 victory over Finlandia on Feb. 4, 2006, a span of 12 games (0-10-2). …  SMU's overtime games vs. UW-Eau Claire and Lake Forest on Nov. 8 and 9 were the first back-to-back OT games since the Cardinals beat Concordia (2-1) and Finlandia during the 2005-06 season. … The Cardinals have not scored first in any of their five games this season. … SMU is 4-for-26 on the power play, while the Cardinals' opponents have netted seven power play goals in 25 attempts.
 
Cobber Notes: The Cobbers come into this weekend's two-game series with three wins in their first four games, having split vs. UW-Superior in their season-opening series, before sweeping Hamline last weekend. … Concordia's seven goals vs. the Pipers last weekend came from six different players — Brit Vander Kooy, Rachel Stevenson, Jen Bextermueller and Bre Bian on Friday, and Stevenson, Kayla Hendrickson and Mandi Samuelson on Saturday. … The Cobbers' 10 goals through four games have come from nine different players. … Stevenson's two goals vs. the Pipers were both game-winners. … Samuelson, Hendrickson and Kaylee Black all share the team lead in points (3), while the trio, along with Kayla Thorson, boast a team-leading two assists. … Maddie Haroldson made 24 saves in Friday's win vs. Hamline and Julie York stopped 27 shots on Saturday. The two have combined to post a 1.75 goals-against-average and a .940 save percentage through four games. … Concordia has scored first just once in its first four games. …  The Cobbers are killing penalties at a 92 percent clip (2-for-26), while CC has scored on two of its 17 power play opportunities.