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Last Action: The Cardinals got scoring from three different players in completing their nonconference sweep of Marian with a 3-2 victory Sunday at the SMU Ice Arena. The Cardinals opened the two-game series with a 6-0 triumph on Saturday. Gustavus, meanwhile, got the game-winning goal from Melissa Mackley two minutes into the second period, as the Gusties rallied to beat UW-River Falls 2-1 in a nonconference game Tuesday in St. Peter, Minn.

Last Meeting — November 14-15, 2009: The Gusties swept the Cardinals in the teams' two MIAC games during the 2008-09 season. The Gusties raced out to a 3-0 lead en route to a 4-1 victory in the first game of their two-game conference series in New Ulm, Minn., then got a 12-save shutout performance from goalie Emily Klatt, as GAC completed the sweep with a 3-0 victory at the SMU Ice Arena.

Saint Mary's Cardinal Notes: With Sunday's 3-2 win, the Cardinals have now won four straight and are 7-1-1 since opening the season with three straight losses. … Dy-anna Stewart (Eden Prairie, Minn.), who had not scored a goal in her first two collegiate seasons, netted her second of the year vs. Marian Sunday. … Erin Stenseth (Eau Claire, Wis.) netted her first collegiate goal vs. the Sabres Sunday, while Madison Sienko (Mendota Heights, Minn.) scored her first of the season to account for SMU's third goal. … Nicole Olson (New Brighton, Minn.) not only recorded her first career collegiate hat trick in Saturday's opener vs. Marian — she had recorded three two-goal games during her time at SMU — but she also tied the school record for goals in a game with her five goals. … With her five goals, Olson moved into the team lead in goals (9) and points (11). … Sheree Haslemore (Gore, New Zealand) scored SMU's other goal vs. the Sabres on Saturday. … Stevie Fiek (Rochester, Minn.) finished with three assists vs. the Sabres last Saturday and enters today's contest vs. Gustavus with a team-best seven assists. … Ten different players had at least one assist vs. Marian last weekend. … Kaye Collier (Hibbing, Minn.) finished with seven saves vs. Marian en route to her third collegiate shutout. The SMU freshman stopped all 23 shots she faced in notching her first collegiate shutout against St. Catherine on Dec. 4, then kicked out 29 shots for shutout No. 2 vs. Concordia on Dec. 12. … Collier enters this afternoon's contest against Marian boasting a 1.59 goals-against-average and a .934 save percentage. … Erin Johnson-Buscemi (Medina, Minn.) made her first start of the season Saturday vs. Marian, stopping 11 of the 13 shots she faced. … The Cardinals were 78-12 in faceoffs vs. Marian, going 36-6 on Saturday and 42-6 on Sunday. … SMU's six goals vs. Marian on Saturday equaled their season high and are the most in a game since the Cardinals beat Hamline 8-0 on Feb. 25, 2004. … The Cardinals have outscored their opponents 14-4 in the first period. … The Cardinals have scored first in 11 of their 12 games.

Gustavus Gustie Notes: Tuesday's nonconference win over UW-River Falls was the third straight for the Gusties. … Seven of GAC's 10 games have been decided by one goal or less, including all three losses — 3-2 at UW-Superior, 2-1 vs. St. Thomas and 3-2 at St. Olaf. … GAC has played two overtime games this season, with both ending in ties. … Only once this season have the Gusties scored more than three goals, that being a 7-0 win over Bethel on Nov. 20. On the flip side, Gustavus has not allowed more than three goals in a game all season. In fact, GAC has not surrendered more than three goals in a game since UW-Stevens Point netted five in a 5-1 victory on Nov. 3, 2007 — a span of 65 games. … Melissa Mackley, who netted the game-winning goal against the Falcons on Tuesday, leads the Gusties in assists (6) and points (10), while Allie Schwab boasts a team-best five goals. … Danielle Justice and Emily Klatt have shared the team's goaltending duties, combining to post a 1.57 goals-against-average and a .906 save percentage. … GAC has scored first in six of its first 10 games, going 3-1-2. … Ten of the Gusties' 26 goals have come on the powerplay. Gustavus has allowed just five powerplay goals. … Schwab has netted GAC's lone short-handed goal.