The Records:
Saint Mary's Cardinals (2-1-1 MIAC / 3-4-1 Overall)
Concordia Cobbers (2-2-0 MIAC / 5-4-0 Overall)

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Last Action: The Cardinals settled for a split against St. Catherine last weekend, as Jamie Henneman (Countryside, Ill.) scored two goals and Kaye Collier (Hibbing, Minn.) stopped all 23 shots she faced in SMU's 2-0 victory over the Wildcats last Friday, while St. Catherine turned in the tables in Saturday's rematch at the SMU Ice Arena, scoring twice in the third period to beat the Cardinals 2-1. Concordia, meanwhile, also split its two conference games last weekend, losing to Bethel 3-2 on Friday, before rebounding for a 2-1 victory on Saturday.

A Year Ago: The Cobbers had the upper hand a year ago, beating SMU twice in Moorhead, Minn.

November 21, 2008: The Cardinals scored twice in the game's opening 10 minutes to take a 2-0 lead over Concordia Friday evening, only to have the Cobbers score five unanswered goals — including three in the final 10 minutes of the first period — en route to a 5-2 victory over SMU at the Moorhead Sports Center.

November 22, 2008: Bri Bian scored a pair of goals, and Cobber goalie Julie York stopped all 17 SMU shots, as Concordia completed the conference sweep with a 2-0 victory at the Moorhead Sports Center.

Saint Mary's Cardinal Notes: #Jamie Henneman (Countryside, Ill.) accounted for all three SMU goals vs. St. Catherine last weekend. Henneman recorded her first collegiate two-goal game in last Friday's 2-0 SMU victory, then netted the Cardinals' lone tally in Saturday's 2-1 loss. … Kaye Collier (Hibbing, Minn.) stopped all 23 shots she faced last Friday vs. the Wildcats en route to her first collegiate shutout. …  Saturday's loss to St. Catherine snapped SMU's four-game unbeaten streak (3-0-1). … SMU has had at least one two-goal scorer in three of the team's last five games and four times in their eight contests this season. … Henneman now leads the team in goals (5) and her seven points are also a team best. … Stevie Fiek (Rochester, Minn.) — who scored both of her goals this season in a 6-2 win over Hamline on Nov. 20 — leads the team with four assists. … Along with her two goals vs. the Pipers on Nov. 20, Fiek also collected three assists for her first collegiate five-point game. …  Collier enters this weekend's games vs. Concordia boasting a 1.84 goals-against-average and a .927 save percentage. … The Cardinals have outscored their opponents 9-2 in the first period. SMU's opponents, meanwhile, have netted 16 of their 18 goals in the second and third periods combined — including a 10-4 scoring advantage in the third period. … The Cardinals have been held to two goals or less in six of their eight games this season. … 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.

Concordia Cobber Notes: The Cobbers snapped their two-game losing streak with Saturday's 2-1 win over Bethel. … Concordia has put together two, two-game winning streaks and two, two-game losing streaks through nine games this season. … The Cobbers scored a season-high eight goals in a season-opening 8-1 win over Marian. … Since erupting for 14 goals in an 8-1, 6-4 sweep of Marian, the Cobbers have been held to two goals or less in six of their last seven games. … Concordia's last seven games have all been decided by one goal. … Emily Sell leads the Cobbers in goals with seven, while Katelyn Dold boasts team-bests in assists (7) and points (12). … Ten of Concordia's 29 goals have come on the powerplay. … Concordia's trio of goalies — Desiree Goret, Maddie Haroldson nad Tracy Skluzacek — have compiled a 2.31 goals-against-average and a .922 save percentage. … The Cobbers have been outscored 9-5 in the first period, but have scored 12 goals in both the second and third periods, and hold a 24-12 scoring advantage after the opening 20 minutes.