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Saint Mary's Cardinals   1-4-0 MIAC / 2-6-0 Overall		Hamline Pipers   0-3-0 MIAC / 4-5-0 Overall

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Last Night: TLast Night: Nicole Olson (New Brighton, Minn.) scored two goals as the Cardinals snapped a five-game losing streak with a 5-3 win over the Pipers at Drake Arena.

A Year Ago: A Year Ago: SMU took three of a possible four conference points from the Pipers in their conference series a year ago. Amy Zimniewicz scored both SMU goals and Brittany Lemke stopped all 26 shots she faced as the Cardinals opened the series with a 2-0 victory. Jill Rhody scored the Cardinals' lone goal and Brittany Lemke stopped 30 shots as SMU earned a 1-1 tie in the second game.

All-Time Series Record: With their win Friday, the Cardinals improved to 15-3-1 all time against the Pipers.

Cardinal Notes: Nicole Olson (New Brighton, Minn.) scored the first two goals of her collegiate career vs. Hamline Friday night, while Steve Fiek (Rochester, Minn.) also netted her first goal as a Cardinal vs. the Pipers. … Friday's win snapped SMU's season-high five-game losing streak. … Ten of SMU's 18 goals have come in its two wins — 5-4 over UW-Eau Claire and 5-3 vs. Hamline. … By giving up three goals to the Pipers, SMU has now allowed three or more goals in 15 of its last 16 games, and 24 of its last 31. … Friday's win was the first road victory of the season for the Cardinals, who went 2-8-2 away from home a year ago. … Madeline Lenz (White Bear Lake, Minn.) made her third straight start Friday, stopping 21 Piper shots, giving the SMU freshman 156 saves in five starts. … #Alex Braun (Darwin, Minn.), Sheree Haslemore (Gore, New Zealand) and Ingrid Klockars (Wheaton, Ill.) share the team lead in goals (3), while Haslemore also leads the team in points with five. …  Fiek and Francie Steger (Chicago, Ill.) share the team lead in assists with two. … Braun's first-period goal vs. Concordia on Nov. 21 marked the first time this season that the Cardinals scored the game's first goal. … The Cardinals, who scored just nine power play goals a year ago, have already scored six 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).

Piper Notes: After opening the season with four straight nonconference wins — 8-1, 3-2 victories over Concordia-WI and 7-1, 5-0 triumphs vs. Finlandia — Hamline has lost its last five in a row. … The Pipers, who scored 23 goals in their four wins, have netted just nine during their five-game losing streak. … Alli Miller, Rachel Deick and Erin Kastner accounted for Hamline's three goals vs. SMU Friday. … Alli and Brianna Miller share the team lead in goals (5), while Jenna Scattarelli boasts a team-best seven assists and Alli Miller is the team's points leader with 11. … Fourteen players have accounted for Hamline's 30 goals, while 18 players have recorded at least one point. … Andria Pinkerton and Amanda Plumm have combined to post a 2.67 goals-against-average and a .910 save percentage through nine games. … Hamline has outscored its opponents 12-5 in the first period and 14-9 in the second, but have been outscored 10-6 in the third. … Hamline has scored the first goal in six of its nine games, going 4-2-0 in those games.