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Saint Mary's Cardinals   2-4-0 MIAC / 3-8-0 Overall		St. Catherine Wildcats   2-6-0 MIAC / 5-8-1 Overall

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Last Action: The Cardinals posted a split in its two exhibition games against Lindenwood last weekend. SMU?opened the series with a 3-2 overtime victory Saturday, while the Lions earned the split with a 3-1 win on Sunday. St. Catheirne, while, dropped both ends of a two-game MIAC?series vs. St. Olaf, falling 2-1 in overtime on Friday, then losing the second game 4-1.

Last Meeting: St. Catherine swept the Cardinals for the first time ever a year ago. SMU enjoyed one of its best offensive nights of the season Friday, as the Cardinals pelted St. Catherine goalie Mel Gerten with 39 shots, including three that found the back of the net — marking just the fourth time this season SMU has scored three of more goals in a game. St. Catherine, meanwhile, managed just 19 shots on Cardinal goalie Brittany Lemke. Unfortunately, the Wildcats' quality was far more effective than the Cardinals' quantity, as St. Catherine made it look easy as 1-2-3 — scoring once in the first period, twice in the second and three times in the third en route to a 6-3 MIAC win over SMU at the SMU Ice Arena on Jan. 25. If SMU coach Terry Mannor needed any type of sign as to what type of day it was going to be, he got it with the game's first shot. Unfortunately for Mannor and the Cardinals, that shot was off the stick of St. Catherine's Michaela Michaelson— and it ended up in the back of the SMU net. In fact, the Wildcats scored on two of their first six shots, and never looked back in handed SMU its second straight loss, 5-1 in a conference game at Drake Arena on Jan. 26

Cardinal Notes: Because Lindenwood is not affiliated with the NCAA, last weekend's results and statistics do not officially count. … The Cardinals' 5-1 loss to Adrian on Jan. 3 snapped their season-high two-game winning streak while their 6-0 loss a day later marked the second time this season SMU has been shut out. … Katie Cachey (Orland Park, Ill.) accounted for SMU's lone goal vs. the Bulldogs on Jan. 3. It was her team-leading fifth goal of the season and her third in the last two games. … Francie Steger (Chicago, Ill.) picked up her team-leading third assist vs. Adrian. …  Madeline Lenz (White Bear Lake, Minn.) stopped 24 shots in the Jan. 3 loss to Adrian, then added a perfect 12-save second period in relief of Erin Johnson-Buscemi (Orono, Minn.) — and has now stopped 221 of the 245 shots she's faced this season (.902 save percentage). … With their two losses vs. Adrian, the Cardinals have now been swept in three of their four two-game series this season (4-1, 3-0 vs. Gustavus, 5-2, 2-0 vs. Concordia and 5-1, 6-0 vs. Adrian). … Adrian's six goals Sunday were the most allowed by the Cardinals this season, and the most since Bethel netted six in a 6-3 win on Feb. 9, 2008. … SMU has scored five goals in each of its three wins — a 5-4 victory over UW-Eau Claire, and 5-3 and 5-2 victories vs. Hamline. … By giving up five goals to the Bulldogs on Saturday and six on Sunday, SMU has now allowed three or more goals in 17 of its last 19 games, and 26 of its last 34. … SMU's 5-3 win at Hamline on Dec. 5 was the first road victory of the season for the Cardinals, who are now 3-14-2 on the road in their last two seasons. … The Cardinals, who scored just nine power play goals a year ago, have already equaled that mark this season — thanks to powerplay goal No. 9 by Katie Cachey (Orland Park, Ill.) on Saturday.

Wildcat Notes: St. Catherine swept the Cardinals for the first time ever a year ago. … With their two losses vs. St. Olaf, the Wildcats have now dropped four of theirlsat five games. … CSC's 2-1 loss to St. Olaf last Friday was its third overtime game of the season. The Wildcats are 1-1-1 in OT games, beating Chatham (3-2), tying Chatham (1-1) and losing to the Oles (2-1). … St. Catherine has been held to one goal or lessseven of its eight losses. On the flip side, the Wildcats have scored three or more goals in all five of their wins — including a season-high six goals in a 6-2 win over Plymouth State on Jan. 9. … Five of CSC's 14 games have been decided by one goal or less. … Michaela Michaelson leads the team in points (13) and is one of three Wildcats with at least 10 points. Aryn Bell, who leads the team in assist with six, boasts 11 points, while Jess Kniefel, who shares the team lead in goals with Michaelson with eight, has 10 points. … Mel Gerten has appeared in 13 of the Wildcats' 14 goals, boasting a 2.81 goals-against-average and an .898 save percentage. … St. Catherine has scored the first goal of the game four times, going 2-2-0, while going 3-6-1 in the 10 games in which their opponent has scored first. … CSC?has outscored its opponents 495-382, but have been outscored 38-32.