WINONA, Minn. — The Saint Mary's University men's hockey team, coming off a second-straight one-goal loss Thursday against UW-Stout, is back in action Saturday, playing host to St. Olaf in a nonconference game against the Oles at the SMU Ice Arena. Puck drops at 7 p.m.


The Matchup:
Saint Mary's Cardinals (0-3-0 Overall) vs.
St. Olaf Oles (2-1-0 Overall)

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Last Action:
The Cardinals came out on the short end of their second-straight one-goal loss, as UW-Stout held off a late SMU rally to post a 4-3 nonconference victory at the SMU Ice Arena Thursday. St. Olaf, meanwhile, traveled to St. Thomas for a nonconference game on Friday, and handed the Tommies a 5-1 setback.

A Year Ago:
November 7, 2009: The Oles scored two goals in the game's opening minute – and three in the opening 10 minutes – and then held off a furious SMU rally to beat the Cardinals 5-2 in Northfield, Minn.

January 15, 2010: St. Olaf scored the game's first four goals in beating SMU 5-2 for the second straight time in Northfield, Minn.

January 16, 2010: The Cardinals surrendered a goal with five seconds remaining in the opening period and never recovered, falling to St. Olaf 4-1 at the SMU Ice Arena.

Saint Mary's Cardinals News and Notes:
With Thursday's loss to UW-Stout, two of the Cardinals' first three games have been decided by one goal. … Brad Fusaro (Soldotna, Alaska), Tom Healy (Rolling Hills, Ill.) and Mike Schaber (Blaine, Minn.) scored the Cardinals' three goals vs. UW-Stout Thursday, while Andy Scheib (Sun Prairie, Wis.) had 24 saves in goal. … Fusaro's goal was his second in three games, while Healy and Schaber netted their first of the season. Schaber's was also the first of his collegiate career. … SMU's eight goals this season have now come from seven different players. … Four players — Brad Dennney (Fishes, Ind.), Scott Deur (Big Rapids, Mich.), Ben Kitzmiller (Lambertville, Mich.) and Vincent Unklesbay (Maplewood, Minn.) — share the team lead with two assists. … In his two starts this season, Scheib has stopped 57 of the 63 shots he's faced, posting a 3.02 goals-against-average and a .905 save percentage. … SMU netted its first shorthanded goal of the season vs. the Blue Devils Thursday. … Today's game vs. St. Olaf is the second of five straight home games for the Cardinals, who do not go back on the road until Nov. 20, when they travel to Hamline for the first of six consecutive road games | 2010-2011 Statistics

St. Olaf Oles News and Notes:
The Oles' five goals against St. Thomas on Friday were scored by five diferent players — Austin Wetmore, Britton Smith, Peter Rohn, Caleb Harrison and Isak Tranvik. … St. Olaf scored the game's first five goals vs. UST, before losing its shutout bid when Matt Lipinski scored four minutes into the third period. … Wetmore and Rohn share the team lead in goals with two each, while Wetmore also boasts a team-best five points. … Westmore and Tranvik have each dished out three assists through three games this year. … Nick Krauss, who stopped 20 UST shots in Friday's win, enters tonight's game vs. Saint Mary's with a 1.50 goals-against-average and a .932 save percentage. … The Oles have scored the game's first goal in both of its wins this season. … The Oles, who played 13 games decided by one goal or less a year ago — going 4-4-5 — have already played two one-goal games this season, beating Saint John's (3-2) and losing to Hamline (3-2) at the MIAC Hockey Showcase. … The Oles are coming off a fifth-place conference finish — and their sixth MIAC?playoff appearance in their last seven seasons — in 2009-2010. … St. Olaf fell to Augsburg 3-2 in double overtime in last year's conference playoffs. … The Oles return three First-Team All-MIAC selections in Tranvik, Britton Smith and Charlie Raskob | 2010-2011 Statistics