ST. PAUL, Minn. – The Saint Mary's University men's hockey team, coming off its first win of the season — a 3-1 decision over Concordia on Saturday — return to Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference play on Friday, traveling to Hamline for a 7 p.m. contest vs. the Pipers at Drake Arena.
The Records:
Saint Mary's Cardinals (1-1-0 MIAC / 1-5-0 Overall)
Hamline Pipers (0-0-0 MIAC / 2-1-1 Overall
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Last Action: The Cardinals bounced back from a disappointing
6-3 loss at Concordia on Friday — in which they surrendered three third-period goals — to beat the Cobbers
3-1 in Saturday's rematch in Moorhead, Minn. Hamline, meanwhile, picked up a win and a tie on the road last weekend — getting four points from Chris Berenguer in a
6-3 win over UW-Stevens Point on Friday, while battling 11th-ranked St. Norbert to a
1-1 tie on Saturday.
A Year Ago: The Pipers picked up a pair of conference wins vs. the Cardinals a year ago.
December 5, 2008: The Cardinals gave up back-to-back goals less than 20 seconds apart midway through the first period and never recovered Friday evening, falling to Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference defending regular-season champion Hamline 4-2 in a conference game at the SMU Ice Arena.
December 6, 2008: Mike Glaesmer (Traverse City, Mich.) recorded his first collegiate four-goal game, but Glaesmer's best just wasn't good enough, as the Pipers got a goal from Brian Arrigoni 1:21 into overtime, as Hamline escaped with a 7-6 overtime victory to complete a sweep of the teams' two-game conference series in St. Paul, Minn.
Saint Mary's Cardinal Notes: SMU's 3-1 win over Concordia Saturday snapped the Cardinals' season-opening five-game winning streak. … After being held without a goal in the Cardinals' first four games, Eric Tenvoorde (St. Cloud, Minn.) scored once in each of SMU's games vs. Concordia last weekend. … Morgan Shepherd (Brainerd, Minn.) extended his point streak to three straight with his second goal of the season Friday vs. Concordia. The streak ended Saturday, however, as Shepherd was blanked in SMU's rematch with the Cobbers. … Chase Marshall (Maple Grove, Minn.) scored his first collegiate goal vs. the Cobbers Saturday. … Tenvoorde, Shepherd and Mike Glaesmer (Traverse City, Mich.) share the team lead in goals (2), while Shepherd and Anthony Bohn (Spring Hills, Fla.) lead the team in points with five each. Bohn also boasts a team-best four assists. … Jason Horstman (Faribault, Minn.) stopped 42 shots vs. the Cobbers Saturday to record his first collegiate victory. Horstman enters the weekend with a team-best 3.50 goals-against-average and a .911 save percentage. … SMU's 11 goals this season have been scored by eight different players. … Eleven of the 26 goals allowed by the Cardinals have been on special teams (9 powerplay and 2 shorthanded). … SMU has scored nine of its 11 goals after the first period. The Cardinals have been outscored 10-2 in the game's opening 20 minutes. … Tonight's game at Hamline is the seventh straight road game for SMU, which will finally play its first home contest Saturday evening vs. the Pipers.
Hamline Piper Notes: Today's game vs. Saint Mary's is the conference opener for the Pipers. … After opening the season with a 3-1 loss to St. Olaf at the MIAC Hockey Showcase, the Pipers have put together a three-game unbeaten streak — beating Concordia (2-1) and UW-Stevens Point (6-3), while tying St. Norbert (1-1). … All-American Chris Berenguer had a hand in four of Hamline's six goals vs. UW-Stevens Point last Friday, scoring a pair of powerplay goals, while assisting on two others. … Berenguer also assisted on Hamline's lone goal— off the stick of Taylor Vichorek — in the Pipers' 1-1 tie vs. 11th-ranked St. Norbert. … With his five points last weekend, Berenguer pushed his team-leading point total to six. He also leads the team in goals (3), while Kelly Plude boasts a team-best four assists. … Hamline's 10 goals have come from six different players. … Beau Christian has started all four games in goal, compiling a 1.72 goals-against-average and a .942 save percentage. … The Piper have allowed just two powerplay goals, going 20-for-22 on the penalty kill. … Hamline has scored first just once in its first four games.
