ST. PAUL, Minn. — The Saint Mary's University women's hockey team, which picked up three of a possible four conference points with a win and a tie at Concordia last weekend, is back in MIAC play on Friday, traveling to Hamline for a 7 p.m. contest against the Pipers at the State Fairgrounds Coliseum.



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

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Last Action:
The Cardinals got a third-period hat trick from Haley Coolsaet (Grosse Island, Mich.), as SMU cruised to a 5-2 victory over Concordia in the second game of the teams' two-game MIAC series. The two teams skated to a 3-3 tie on Friday evening. Hamline, meanwhile, dropped both games of its conference-opening series against St. Catherine, falling 3-0 on Friday and 4-1 on Saturday.

A Year Ago:
November 20, 2009: the Cardinals — fueled by two-goal performances from Stevie Fiek (Rochester, Minn.) and Katie Cachey — erupted for a season-high six goals in rolling to a 6-2 Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference victory over Hamline at the SMU Ice Arena.

November 21, 2009: The Cardinals erupted for a season-high 45 shots on the Piper goal. Unlike the night before, however, the goals were fewer — and much harder to come by — as Hamline goalie Amanda Plumm did a near-perfect impression of a brick wall in helping the Pipers to a 2-2 tie vs. the Cardinals at Drake Arena.

Saint Mary's Cardinals News and Notes:
Haley Coolsaet (Grosse Island, Mich.) recorded her first collegiate hat trick — scoring all three goals in the third period of Saturday's 5-2 win over Concordia. … Coolsaet now leads the team with six goals — five of which have come in two games. The freshman forward recorded her first collegiate multiple-goal game with two goals in SMU's season-opening 5-0 win over Marian on Oct. 29. … After leading the team in goals with 12 a year ago, Nicole Olson (New Brighton, Minn.) has been held goalless for the first six games this season — but the junior forward has recorded a team-high seven assists. … Cecilia Hardacker (Bloomington, Minn.) scored a goal in both games vs. the Cobbers last weekend, while Brittany Therrien (Brooklyn Park, Minn.), Dana Kreuser (Maplewood, Minn.), and Kara Cole (Brooklyn Park, Minn.) also scored against Concordia. … Sixteen of the Cardinals' 22 goals this season have come from freshmen. … Kaye Collier (Hibbing, Minn.) stopped 55 shots in her two starts against the Cobbers last weekend — including a season-high 34-save effort in Saturday's 5-2 win. … Collier enters this weekend's games against Hamline boasting a 1.38 goals-against-average and a .941 save percentage — not to mention a seven-save shutout in SMU's 5-0 season-opening win over Marian. … The Cardinals have outscored their opponents 7-3 in the second period and 10-5 in the third. … SMU has scored first in five of its six games, going 4-0-1. … The Cardinals opened the season with three straight wins. 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 are playing their sixth road game of the season | 2010-2011 Overall Statistics

Hamline Pipers News and Notes:
After going 1-0-1 in its first two games — beating Marian 5-1 and tying the Sabres 2-2 — Hamline has dropped two straight. … After erupting for five goals in their season-opener, Hamline has been held to two goals or less in each of their last three games. … Hamline's eight goals this season have been scored by seven different players — Erin Kastner is the only player with more than one goal, boasting a team-leading two goals. … Alli Miller leads the team in assists (3) and points (4). … The Pipers have started three different goalies in their first four games — Amelia Gray (1.85 GAA, .941 save percentage), Nicole Jones (2.00 GAA, .938 save percentage) and Caitlin Nosanov (4.00 GAA, 2.45 save percentage). … Four of Hamline's eight goals have been scored in the third period. The Pipers have been outscored 3-1 in the game's opening 20 minutes. … Today's game is just the second home game of the season for the Pipers, who lost their home opener vs. St. Catherine last Friday | 2010-2011 Overall Statistics