MOORHEAD, Minn. – The Saint Mary's University men's hockey team, coming off back-to-back nonconference losses at UW-Stout and St. Olaf last weekend, kicks off Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference play on the road this weekend, traveling to Concordia for a two-game series against the Cobbers, beginning Friday at 7 p.m.
The Records:
Saint Mary's Cardinals (0-0-0 MIAC / 0-4-0 Overall)
Concordia Cobbers (0-0-0 MIAC / 0-4-0 Overall
Last Action: The Cardinals were outscored 3-0 in the game's opening minute in its two games last weekend, as SMU surrendered a goal 38 seconds into a
6-1 nonconfernece loss at UW-Stout on Friday, then gave up two goals in the first minute in a
5-2 nonconference loss at St. Olaf on Saturday. Concordia, meanwhile, also lost its two games last weekend, falling at UW-Superior
7-2 on Friday, then dropping a 4-3 decision at St. Scholastica on Saturday.
A Year Ago: The Cardinals took three of a possible four points against the Cobbers a year ago in Winona Minn., beating Concordia
6-5 in overtime on Friday, then following that up with a
3-3 tie on Saturday.
November 21, 2008: The Cardinals got the game-winning goal from Andy Roberts 1:45 into overtime, as SMU outlasted the Cobbers 6-5 at the SMU Ice Arena.
November 22, 2008: SMU rallied from a 2-0 first-period deficit, scoring three times in the second period en route to a 3-3 overtime tie against the Cobbers at the SMU Ice Arena.
Saint Mary's Cardinal Notes: Anthony Bohn (Spring Hill, Fla.) and
Mike Glaesmer (Traverse City, Mich.) netted SMU's two second-period goals vs. St. Olaf Saturday evening. … Bohn, Glaesmer and linemate
Morgan Shepherd (Brainerd, Minn.) — who scored his first goal of the season to account for the Cardinals' only scoring vs. third-ranked UW-Stout Friday evening — have now scored SMU's last three goals. The trio also all had two points vs. the Oles Saturday, with Shepherd assisting on both Bohn's and Glaesmer's goals. … Bohn and Shepherd now share the team lead in both assists (2) and points (3). … SMU's five goals scored have been netted by five different players. …
Jason Horstman (Faribault, Minn.) stopped 30 Blue Devils shots in his first collegiate start in goal last Friday vs. UW-Stout, while
Greg Moore (Woodbury, Minn.) finished with 28 saves vs. St. Olaf on Saturday. … Six of the 19 goals allowed by Saint Mary's in its first four games have come on the power play. The Cardinals also surrendered their first short-handed goal of the season vs. UW-Stout. … SMU's opponents scored 16 of their 19 goals in the first two periods. SMU, meanwhile, has scored four of its five goals in the second period. … The Cardinals' two games vs. Concordia this weekend are the fifth and sixth of seven straight road games to open the season for SMU. The Cardinals' first home contest is Nov. 21 against Hamline.
Concordia Cobber Notes: Like the Cardinals, Concordia enters tonight's contest searching for its first win of the season, having lost to both St. Olaf (5-2) and Hamline (2-1) at the season-opening MIAC Hockey Showcase, then falling to UW-Superior (7-2) and St. Scholastica (3-2) last weekend. … Pat Deitz, who scored all three of Concordia's goals at the MIAC Hockey Showcase, scored his team-leading fourth goal of the season — on the powerplay — against St. Scholastica last Saturday. … Jared Collen scored twice vs. the Saints Saturday. … Erick Galt and Brian Kang share the team lead in assists (2) and are two of four CC players with two points through four games. … Jacob Vatnsdal made 53 saves last weekend, coming on in relief of starter Ole Bronbo to stopping 24 of the 26 shots he faced vs. UW-Superior, then kicking out 29 of 33 St. Scholastica shots Saturday. … The Cobbers have allowed 18 goals through four games — six in the first, six in the second and six in the third. On the flip side, seven of CC's eight goals have come in the second or third period. … The Cobbers' 29-man roster includes 22 freshmen and sophomores.
