Last Action: The Cardinals matched UW-Eau Claire goal-for-goal in the first and third period, but the Blugolds scored a pair of second-period goals two minutes apart en route to a 4-2 victory at the SMU Ice Arena Friday evening. UW-River Falls, meanwhile, got an empty net goal from Justin Brossman with 13 seconds remaining in regulation, as the Falcons slipped past St. Thomas 5-3 in St. Paul, Minn., Friday.

Last Meeting — December 4, 2009: The Falcons scored 1:30 into the opening period and never looked back en route to a 7-0 nonconference victory over the Cardinals at W.H. Hunt Arena in River Falls, Wis.

Saint Mary's Cardinal Notes: Kevin Wentland (Columbia Heights, Minn.) scored for the third straight game to account for one of SMU's two goals vs. UW-Eau Claire Friday, while Jeff Miller (Portage, Mich.) netted his first of the season to account for the other. … Wentland has now had three goals and two assists in SMU's last three games. … Anthony Bohn (Spring Hill, Fla.), who assisted on Miller's first-period tally Friday, leads the team in all three offensive categories with four goals, eight assists and 12 points. … SMU's 23 goals have come from 13 different players, while 16 Cardinals have notched at least one point. … Jason Horstman (Faribault, Minn.), who finished with 37 saves vs. UW-Eau Claire on Friday, enters tonight's game with a team-leading 3.97 goals-against-average and an .890 save percentage. … The Cardinals' four-goal offensive effort vs. Nichols in the opening game of the Nichols Holiday Tournament on Jan. 2 snapped a streak of nine straight games in which SMU was held to three goals or less. … The Cardinals have given up 16 power play goals — including two vs. UW-Eau Claire and all four goals vs. Nichols on Jan. 2 — while scoring on just 5 of 59 power play opportunities. … The Cardinals have surrendered 10 goals in the opening two minutes of a period through 11 games. … The Cardinals have been outscored 23-8 in the game's middle period and 17-9 in the third period.

UW-River Falls Notes: The Falcons snapped a two-game losing streak with Friday's 5-3 win over St. Thomas. … With Friday's victory, UW-River Falls improved to 5-1 vs. MIAC opponents this season — beating Concordia (10-1), Augsburg (1-0), Bethel (5-2), SMU (7-0) and St. Thomas (5-3), while losing to Gustavus (3-2). … The Falcons have surrendered four or more goals in four of their five losses. … Justin Brossman scored his team-leading eighth goal of the season in Friday's win over St. Thomas. … The Falcons boast four players with 10 or more points, led by Brossman's 23. Tyler Czuba (5 G, 12 A, 17 Pts), Josh Calleja (3 G, 10 A, 13 Pts) and Jason Yuel (4 G, 8 A, 12 Pts) are the other three. … Brossman also leads the team in assists with 15. … Bo Storozuk has appeared in all 14 games for the Falcons, compiling a 2.66 goals-against-average and a .905 save percentage. … UW-River Falls has outscored its opponents 17-8 in the game's opening period.