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Last Action: The Cardinals held a commanding 45-22 advantage in shots on goal, but had to settle for a 2-2 tie against Hamline on Nov. 21 at Drake Arena in St. Paul, Minn. A day earlier, the Cardinals erupted for six goals in a 6-2 win over the Pipers. St. Catherine, meanwhile, has also been of since Nov. 20-21, when the Wildcats swept their two-game series vs. Augsburg, winning 4-0 and 4-1.

A Year Ago: The Cardinals and Wildcats split their two-game MIAC series last season, with each team winning on their home ice.

January 16, 2009: Erin Johnson-Buscemi (Medina, Minn.) stopped 25 shots in her first collegiate start, helping lift the Cardinals to a 3-1 victory over St. Catherine at the SMU Ice Arena.

January 17, 2009: Just 24 hours after posting that 3-1 home victory, the Cardinals' offense went into a sudden deep-freeze in the teams' rematch at Drake Arena, as Wildcats' goalie Erica Pitzen stopped all 31 shots she faced in leading CSC to a 5-0 conference win.

Saint Mary's Cardinal Notes: Stevie Fiek (Rochester, Minn.) recorded a pair of firsts in the Cardinals' 6-2 win on Nov. 20. The sophomore forward — who notched her second collegiate two-goal game — collected her first three-assist and five-point game as a Cardinal. … Katie Cachey (Orland Park, Ill.) also scored two goals vs. the Pipers on Nov. 20, while Ingrid Klockars (Wheaton, Ill.), Alex Braun (Darwin, Minn.), Jamie Henneman (Countryside, Ill.) and Nicole Olson (New Brighton, Minn.) accounted for SMU's other four goals in the two-game series vs. Hamline. … SMU has had at least one two-goal scorer in two of the team's last three games and three times in their six games this season. … Klockars, who scored both of SMU's goals in a 2-1 win over UW-Eau Claire on Nov. 14, has now recorded one two-goal game in each of her three seasons as a Cardinal. … Olson and Klockars lead the team in goals (3), while Fiek is the team's leader in assists (4) and points (6). … Kaye Collier (Hibbing, Minn.) finished with 35 saves in the two games vs. the Pipers and enters today's game vs. St. Catherine boasting a 2.16 goals-against-average and a .917 save percentage. … The Cardinals have outscored their opponents 7-2 in the first period. … SMU's six goals in its 6-2 win over Hamline on Nov. 20 are the most in a game since the Cardinals beat Hamline 8-0 on Feb. 25, 2004. … SMU's opponents have netted 14 of their 16 goals in the second and third periods combined.

St. Catherine Wildcat Notes: St. Catherine's sweep of Augsburg on Nov. 20-21 pushed the Wildcats' season-opening winning streak to four straight. … The Wildcats have scored four goals in each of their first four games — a 4-0 win over Finlandia, a 4-3 overtime victory over Concordia-Wis., and 4-1 and 4-0 wins over Augsburg. CSC also scored four goals in a 4-4 exhibition tie vs. Lindenwood. … Mel Gerten stopped all 24 shots she faced in posting her first shutout of the season vs. Augsburg on Nov. 20. Gerten has allowed just three goals in three starts, and enters tonight's contest vs. SMU boasting a 1.17 goals-against-average and a .954 save percentage. … Michaela Michaelson has been the Wildcats' offensive sparkplug, boasting a team highs in goals (7) and points (9). … Jessica Feltes and Ashley Tilton share the team lead in assists with three each. … CSC's 16 goals have come from six different players, while 16 of the team's 20 players have recorded at least one point.