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Saint Mary's Cardinals   0-3-0 MIAC / 1-5-0 Overall		Concordia Cobbers   3-0-0 MIAC / 4-1-0 Overall

Last Night: The Cardinals raced out to a 2-0 first-period lead behind goals by Sheree Haslemore (Gore, New Zealand) and Alex Braun (Darwin, Minn.), but Concordia responded with five unanswered goals — including three in the final 10 minutes of the opening period — in handing SMU a 5-2 setback in Moorhead, Minn., Friday.

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 5-2 loss on Friday, SMU moved to 13-4-2 all-time against the Cobbers.

Cardinal Notes: SMU's two goals vs. the Cobbers Friday was just the third time this season that the Cardinals have scored more than one goal. … 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 Friday's setback vs. Concordia, the Cardinals have now dropped four straight and have now won since a 5-4, overtime victory over UW-Eau Claire on Nov. 7. … 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 last weekend, and picked up where she left off Friday, netting her team-leading third goal of the season. … Sheree Haslemore (Gore, New Zealand) also scored vs. the Cobbers Friday and shares the team lead in goals with Braun. The two are also tied for the team lead in points with four each. …  Stevie Fiek (Rochester, Minn.) and Francie Steger (Chicago, Ill.) share the team lead in assists with two. … Madeline Lenz (White Bear Lake, Minn.) made her third collegiate start vs. Concordia Friday, stopping 35 shots, giving her 113 saves in three games. …  SMU has now allowed three or more goals in 23 of its last 29 games — including the Cardinals' last 15 straight. … The Cardinals — 0-3 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 six power play goals this season — including both goals vs. Concordia Friday. … 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. … Braun's first-period goal vs. Concordia Friday marked the first time this season that the Cardinals scored the game's first goal.
 
Cobber Notes: The Cobbers come into Saturday's conference game with four wins in their first five games, having split vs. UW-Superior in their season-opening series, before sweeping Hamline last weekend and beating SMU Friday. … 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' 15 goals through five games have come from 12 different players. … Stevenson's two goals vs. the Pipers were both game-winners. … Hendrickson and Kayla Thorson lead the team in points (4), while Thorson also boasts a team-best three assists, and Hendrickson, Becca Kent and Stevenson share the team lead in goals with two each. … Concordia has scored first just once in its first five games. …  The Cobbers are killing penalties at a 90 percent clip (4-for-35), while CC has scored on three of its 23 power play opportunities.