WINONA, Minn. — The Saint Mary's University women's hockey team, which got a late goal to earn a 1-1 conference tie at Hamline on Friday, returns home Saturday afternoon, playing host the Pipers in the second game of the teams' two-game MIAC series at the SMU Ice Arena. Puck drops at 4 p.m.



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

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Last Night:
The Cardinals got a goal from Dy-anna Stewart (Eden Prairie, Minn.) with less than four minutes remaining in regulation to earn a 1-1 conference tie against Hamline Friday evening at the State Fairgrounds Coliseum in St. Paul, Minn.

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.

Up Next:
Following this afternoon's game against Hamline, the Cardinals are off until Dec. 3, when the host St. Catherine in the first games of their conference series at the SMU Ice Arena. Hamline, meanwhile, is also off until Dec. 3, when the Pipers kick off their two-game conference series against St. Olaf with a road contest.

Saint Mary's Cardinals News and Notes:
Today's game is just the second home game for the Cardinals, who beat UW-Eau Claire 4-1 in its home opener on Nov. 5. … Friday's 1-1 tie vs. Hamline marked the second straight Friday night tie for the Cardinals, who had battled Concordia to a 3-3 deadlock last Friday. … Dy-anna Stewart (Eden Prairie, Minn.) scored her first goal of the season to account for SMU's tally vs. the Pipers Friday. … Haley Coolsaet (Grosse Island, Mich.) recorded her first collegiate hat trick — scoring all three goals in the third period of last 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 seven games this season — but the junior forward has recorded a team-high seven assists. … Sixteen of the Cardinals' 23 goals this season have come from freshmen. … Kaye Collier (Hibbing, Minn.) stopped 18 shots vs. the Pipers on Friday, and enters this afternoon's game 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 11-5 in the third. … SMU has scored first in five of its seven 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 | 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 gone winless in its last three (0-2-1). … After erupting for five goals in their season-opener, Hamline has been held to two goals or less in each of their last four games. … Hamline's nine goals this season have been scored by seven different players. … Haley Johnson scored Hamline's lone goal vs. SMU Friday. She and Erin Kastner are the only players with more than one goal, boasting a team-leading two goals. … Alli Miller leads the team in assists (4) and points (5). … The Pipers have started three different goalies in their first four games — Amelia Gray (1.85 GAA, .941 save percentage), Nicole Jones (1.62 GAA, .948 save percentage) and Caitlin Nosanov (4.00 GAA, 2.45 save percentage). … Jones stopped 29 of the 30 shots she faced vs. Saint Mary's on Friday. … Four of Hamline's nine goals have been scored in the third period. … Friday's game was 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