ST. PAUL, Minn. — The Saint Mary's University men's hockey team, which surrendered four second-period goals in falling to Hamline 4-3 at the SMU Ice Arena Friday, hits the road for the second game in the teams' two-game conference series, traveling to Drake Arena for a 7 p.m. contest against the Pipers.



The Matchup:
Saint Mary's Cardinals (2-1-0 MIAC / 3-4-0 Overall) vs.
Hamline Pipers (1-0-0 MIAC / 4-1-0 Overall)

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Last Night:
The Pipers scored four goals in the second period — two coming off the stick of Danny Vranek a minute apart midway through the stanza — as Hamline held off the Cardinals for a 4-3 victory at the SMU Ice Arena.

A Year Ago:
November 20, 2009: Hamline rattled off five unanswered goals — including two in a 24-second span early in the second period — en route to a 5-1 conference win over SMU at the Drake Ice Arena.

November 21, 2010: The Cardinals surrendered what proved to be the game-winning goal in the first minute of the third period, as Hamline held off SMU 3-2 to complete the Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference sweep at the SMU Ice Arena.

Up Next:
Following tonight's game, the Cardinals are off until Dec. 3, when they travel to Milwaukee, Wis., for the first of back-to-back nonconference games against Milwaukee School of Engineering. Hamline, meanwhile, returns to action Nov. 26-27, taking part in the Adrian Tournament in Adrian Mich. The Pipers will play SUNY-Geneseo on Nov. 26 and host Adrian on Nov. 27.

Saint Mary's Cardinals News and Notes:
Today's game is the second against the nationally ranked Pipers, who are No. 8 in the latest USCHO.com Poll. It is also the second of five straight games against nationally ranked teams for the Cardinals — who square off against No. 15 MSOE on Dec. 3-4, before taking on Marian, which received votes in the latest USCHO.com Poll, on Dec. 10. … Friday's loss to Hamline snapped the Cardinals' season-high three-game winning streak. … SMU's three goals came from three different players — Chase Marshall (Maple Grove, Minn.), Kevin Wentland (Columbia Heights, Minn.) and Austin Balko (). … Marshall's goal was his first of the season, while Balko's was the first of his collegiate career. … Wentland's goal, meanwhile, was his team-leading fourth of the season. … Marshall added a pair of assists for a career-best three-point night. … Through seven games, the Cardinals still do not have a player with a two-goal game. … With his goal and assist vs. the Pipers Friday, Balko moved into the team lead in assists (7) and points (8). … The Cardinals' 21 goals this season have come from 13 different players, while 16 players have recorded at least one point. … Andy Scheib (Sun Prairie, Wis.) stopped 31 shots vs. the Pipers Friday, giving him 117 saves in four starts. He boasts a team-leading 2.77 goals-against-average and a .914 save percentage. … SMU has scored 11 of its 21 goals in the second. … Three of SMU's four losses have been by one goal — 2-1 vs. then-eighth-ranked Gustavus, 4-3 vs. UW-Stout and Friday's 4-3 loss vs. eighth-ranked Hamline. … SMU netted its first shorthanded goal of the season vs. UW-Stout on Nov. 4. … Today's game vs. Hamline is the first of a six-game road swing for the Cardinals, who do not play at home again until Jan. 14 against St. Olaf. … With last Saturday's win over Concordia, the Cardinals posted its first conference sweep since beating the Cobbers twice (14-3, 7-2) during the 2007-2008 season. … The Cardinals' 2-0 start to the conference schedule was their first since opening the 2001-2002 MIAC season with back-to-back wins over Hamline (5-2, 5-2) | 2010-2011 Overall Statistics

Hamline Pipers News and Notes:
After opening the season with three straight wins, the Pipers suffered their first loss of the year with their 5-1 setback against UW-Stevens Point on Nov. 6. … Hamline has now scored 14 goals in its four wins this season. … Danny Vranek scored his first two goals of the season vs. SMU Friday and moved to within one point of Chris Berenguer's team-leading eight points. … Berenguer, a two-time First-Team All-American, has scored a team-high four goals in the Pipers' first five games, while also adding three assists for a team-best seven points. … Vranek leads the team with four assists. … Hamline's 15 goals have come from seven players. … Matt Hemingway and Beau Christian have shared the goaltending duties, with Hemingway compiling a 2.34 goals-against-average and a .917 save percentage in three games, while Christian has a 3.00 GAA and a .915 save percentage in two starts. … Hemingway stopped all 27 shots he faced in blanking Saint John's 3-0 on Oct. 29 for his first collegiate shutout. … Six of the 13 goals allowed by the Pipers have come in the second period. … Friday's win over Saint Mary's marked the first time this season the Pipers have won when they opponent scores first | 2010-2011 Overall Statistics