EAU CLAIRE, Wis. — The Saint Mary's University women's hockey team, coming off a 4-1 victory at home against UW-Eau Claire Friday evening, hits the road for the rematch against the Blugolds, traveling to the Hobbs Ice Arena for a 7 p.m. nonconference game vs. UW-EC.


The Matchup:
Saint Mary's Cardinals (3-0-0 Overall) vs.
UW-Eau Claire Blugolds (0-1-0 Overall)

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Last Night:
The Cardinals got scoring from four different players, erupting for three goals in the second period en route to a 4-1 win over the Blugolds at the SMU Ice Arena.

A Year Ago:
Nov. 13, 2009: Beth Dittrich snapped a 1-1 tie with less than four minutes remaining in regulation, as UW-Eau Claire handed the Cardinals a 2-1 nonconference setback in Winona, Minn.

Nov. 14, 2009: The Cardinals turned the tables on the Blugolds in the teams' rematch, as Ingrid Klockars (Wheaton, Ill.) scored both SMU goals — including the game-winner with 38 seconds remaining in regulation — lifting Saint Mary's to a 2-1 win in Eau Claire, Wis.

Saint Mary's Cardinals News and Notes:
With Friday's win over UW-Eau Claire, the Cardinals improved to 3-0-0, marking the first time SMU has started a season with three straight wins since going 4-0-0 to open the 1999-2000 season — the program's second year of existence. … SMU's four goals vs. UW-EC came from four different players — Sheree Haselmore (Gore, New Zealand), Dana Kreuser (Maplewood, Minn.), Brittany Therrien (Brooklyn Park, Minn.) and Cecilia Hardacker (Bloomington, Minn.). Hardacker's was her first collegiate goal, while Haslemore and Kreuser netted their first of the season. … Kaye Collier (Hibbing, Minn.) stopped 25 of the 26 shots she faced Friday in recording her third win of the season. … Collier has now stopped 57 of the 59 shots she's faced, boasting a 0.67 goals-against-average and a .966 save percentage. … Erin Stenseth (Eau Claire, Wis.), Haley Coolsaet (Grosse Island, Mich.) and Therrien share the team lead in goals with two, while Stenseth, Haslmore, Nicole Olson (New Brighton, Minn.) and Alex Braun (Darwin, Minn.) share the team lead in points with three each. … Six of the Cardinals' 11 goals this season have come from freshmen. … SMU has outscored its opponents 3-0 in the first period and 5-0 in the second | 2010-2011 Statistics

UW-Eau Claire Blugolds News and Notes:
Christine Dicksinson scored the Blugolds' lone goal vs. the Cardinals Friday, while Kristin Faber picked up the assist. … Faber enters her senior season as the school's all-time goal scoring leader with 81. … Mara Stormer came in in relief of starting goalie Jordan Quiring, and stopped all 10 third-period shots she faced. Quiring, meanwhile, surrendered four goals on nine shots in the first two periods vs. SMU. … The Blugolds enter this season after going 12-12-3 over and 7-7-2 in the NCHA a year ago. … Head coach Mike Collins — who is entering his 11th season as the Blugolds' head coach — needs just one win to reach the 100-win plateau. … Nine of UW-EC's 12 wins a year ago came on the Blugolds' home ice, where they posted a 9-4-1 record | 2010-2011 Statistics