WINONA, Minn. — The Saint Mary's University women's hockey team, fresh off a 2-0 Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference victory at St. Catherine on Friday night, returns home to host the Wildcats in the second game of the teams' two-game conference series Saturday at 4 p.m. at the SMU Ice Arena.
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Saint Mary's Cardinals (2-0-1 MIAC / 3-3-1 Overall)
St. Catherine Wildcats (2-1-0 MIAC / 4-1-0 Overall)
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Last Night: The Cardinals got a pair of goals from
Jamie Henneman (Countryside, Ill.) and a 23-save effort from
Kaye Collier (Hibbing, Minn.), as SMU shut out St. Catherine 2-0 Friday evening at Ridder Arena.
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: Jamie Henneman (Countryside, Ill.) scored both of SMU's goals in its 2-0 win over St. Catherine Friday. The two-goal effort was the first of Henneman's collegiate career. …
Kaye Collier (Hibbing, Minn.) stopped all 23 shots vs. the Wildcats Friday en route to her first collegiate shutout. … Friday's win extended SMU's unbeaten streak to four straight (3-0-1). … SMU has had at least one two-goal scorer in three of the team's last four games and four times in their seven games this season. … Henneman now leads the team in goals (4) and shares the team lead in points (6) with
Stevie Fiek (Rochester, Minn.). … Fiek also boasts a team-best four assists. …
Ingrid Klockars (Wheaton, Ill.), 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. … Collier enters today's game vs. St. Catherine boasting a 1.81 goals-against-average and a .929 save percentage. … The Cardinals have outscored their opponents 8-2 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: Friday's loss was the first of the season for St. Catherine, which opened the season with four straight wins. … 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 five goals in four starts, and enters tonight's contest vs. SMU boasting a 1.41 goals-against-average and a .946 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.
