MOORHEAD, Minn. — The Saint Mary's University women's hockey team, coming off a 3-3 overtime tie in Friday's conference opener against Concordia, square off against the Cobbers again Saturday afternoon in a 2 p.m. contest at the Moorhead Sports Center.


The Matchup:
Saint Mary's Cardinals (0-0-1 MIAC / 3-1-1 Overall) vs.
Concordia Cobbers (0-0-1 MIAC / 4-1-1 Overall)

Last Night:
The Cardinals scored three unanswered goals to take a 3-2 third-period lead, but the Cobbers got the equalizer with less than four minutes remaining in regulation as the two teams skated to a 3-3 tie in their Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference opener Friday at the Moorhead Sports Center.

A Year Ago:
December 11, 2009: The Cardinals broke a scoreless tie midway through the third period, then added another goal six minutes later, as SMU collected a key 2-0 MIAC win over the Cobbers at the SMU Ice Arena.

December 12, 2009: SMU needed double the offensive output of the previous night — getting a second-period goal from Brianna Drude and the game-winner off the stick of Ingrid Klockars (Wheaton, Ill.) midway through the third period — to beat Concordia 4-3 at the SMU Ice Arena.

Saint Mary's Cardinals News and Notes:
The Cardinals' three goals vs. the Cobbers Friday came from three different players — Dana Kreuser (Maplewood, Minn.), Kara Cole (Brooklyn Park, Minn.) and Cecilia Hardacker (Bloomington, Minn.). It was the second goal of the season for all three players. … Nicole Olson (New Brighton, Minn.) collected her team-leading fifth assist vs. the Cobbers Friday. … Olson also leads the team with five points, while Haley Coolsaet (Grosse Island, Mich.) and Brittany Therrien (Brooklyn Park, Minn.) share the team lead in goals with three each. … … Eleven of the Cardinals' 17 goals this season have come from freshmen. … Kaye Collier (Hibbing, Minn.), making her fourth start in the Cardinals' first five games, stopped 21 shots vs. the Cobbers Friday. She enters Saturday's game with a 1.22 goals-against-average and a .940 save percentage — not to mention a seven-save shutout in SMU's 5-0 season-opening win over Marian. … Last Saturday's 4-3 loss to UW-Eau Claire snapped the Cardinals' season-opening three-game winning streak. … SMU's 3-0-0 start was its first since going 4-0-0 to open the 1999-2000 season — the program's second year of existence. … The Cardinals have outscored their opponents 6-3 in the second period and 7-3 in the third. … SMU has scored first in four of its five games going 3-0-1 | 2010-2011 Overall Statistics

Concordia Cobbers News and Notes:
This weekend's games vs. Saint Mary's are the first at home for the Cobbers, who opened the season with five straight road games. … The Cobbers, who had their season-opening three-game winning streak snapped with Saturday's loss at UW-Superior last Saturday, hopped right back on the winning track with their 5-4 win over St. Scholastica on Sunday. … The Cobbers have scored 22 goals in their four wins — including a season-high 10 goals in a 10-1 win over Finlandia on Oct. 31. … After holding their first three opponents to a combined three goals, Concordia has surrendered 12 goals in its last three games — a 5-2 loss to UW-Superior, Sunday's 5-4 win over St. Scholastica and Friday's 3-3 tie vs. Saint Mary's. … Jenna Westerham scored two of CC's three goals vs. SMU Friday, moving her into a tie for the team lead (6) with Katelyn Dodd. … Abby Taffe, meanwhile, boasts a team-leading 10 points, while Emily Sell is the team-leader in assists with eight. … CC has gotten scoring from nine different players, while 16 different players have notched at least one point. … The Cobbers have used three different goalies this season — Casey Fiore (1.63 GAA, .919 save percentage), Tamara Twite (2.35 GAA, .907 save percentage) and Tracy Skluzacek (12.41 GAA, .667 save percentage). … The Cobbers have scored 24 of their 27 goals after the first period, outscoring their opponents 13-4 in the second period and 11-4 in the third | 2010-2011 Overall Statistics