The Records:
Saint Mary's Cardinals (8-5-1 MIAC / 11-9-1 Overall)
Gustavus Gusties (10-3-1 MIAC / 15-4-2 Overall)

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Last Action: The Cardinals erupted for four goals in the third period, erasing a 3-0 Saint Benedict lead, as SMU rallied for a crucial 4-3 victory over the Blazers last Friday, then got the game's lone goal from Erin Stenseth (Eau Claire, Wis.) in the first period in completing the sweep with a 1-0 win a day later. Gustavus, meanwhile, locked up an MIAC playoff berth with a 5-1, 3-1 conference sweep of Hamline last weekend.

Last Meeting — January 16, 2010: SMU held the Gusties to just one goal — a first-period tally by Tam Meuwissen. Unfortunately for the Cardinals, that one goal was the game's only goal, as Gustavus escaped with a 1-0 victory in a nonconference game at the Don Roberts Ice Arena.

Saint Mary's Cardinal Notes: The Cardinals' 1-0 win over Saint Benedict last Saturday pushed their winning streak to three straight. … SMU's 4-3 win over the Blazers the previous night snapped a streak of three straight losses on Friday nights. … Erin Stenseth (Eau Claire, Wis.) recorded her second game-winning goal of the season with her first-period tally in Saturday's 1-0 win over Saint Benedict. … Kaye Collier (Hibbing, Minn.) recorded the third shutout of her career with 24 saves vs. the Blazers Saturday. … Nicole Olson (New Brighton, Minn.) scored her team-leading 11th and 12th goals of the season vs. the Blazers Friday. … Olson has now scored two or more goals three times this season — including a career-best five-goal outburst against Marian on Jan. 9. … Olson also added an assist on Katie Cachey's (Orland Park, Ill.) third-period game-winner last Friday, to push her point total to a team-best 18. … Olson's 12 goals are the most scored by a Cardinal since the 2006-07 season, when Melissa Mondo led the team with 15 goals. … Stevie Fiek (Rochester, Minn.) picked up a pair of assists vs. CSB last Friday, giving her a team-leading 12 helpers on the season. … Fiek's 12 assists are the most in a season since Laura Mueller led the team with 13 during the 2006-07 season. … SMU boasts four players with 10 or more points — Fiek (18), Olson (18), Katie Cachey (Orland Park, Ill.) (15) and Stenseth (11). … Collier, who stopped 38 of 39 shots in her first meeting with Gustavus on Jan. 16, enters today's game with a team-leading 1.81 goals-against-average and a .930 save percentage. … The Cardinals have played 13 one-goal games this season — including five in their last eight contests. SMU is 5-7-1 in those 13 games. … The Cardinals have scored first in 14 of their 21 games, going 10-3-1 in those 12 games. On the flip side, last Friday's win over CSB was the first time this season SMU has won when its opponent scored first (1-6-0).

Gustavus Gustie Notes: The Gusties enter today's game vs. SMU ranked No. 9 in the latest USCHO.com national poll. … Saturday's 3-1 win over Hamline pushed the Gusties' current winning streak to six in a row. … The Gusties are now 13-1-0 in their last 14. … With their sweep of the Pipers last weekend, the Gusties locked up an MIAC playoff berth, while also moving GAC into a first-place tie with St. Catherine and St. Thomas atop the conference standings. …  The Gusties, who are looking for their sixth straight MIAC regular-season crown, have won the conference playoff championship each of the last six years. …  Melissa Mackley scored three goals and registered four assists for seven points to help the Gusties post a 3-0 record last week — and earn the senior forward MIAC Player of the Week honors. … With her seven points last week, Mackley moved into ninth place on the Gustavus career-scoring list with 30 goals and 65 assists for 95 points. … Mackley enters tonight's game vs. SMU with team highs in assists (14) and points (23), while Allie Schwab and Lindsey Hjelm are the team's leaders in goals with 11 and 10, respectively. … The Gusties boast four players with 10 or more assists and eight players with 10 or more points. … Danielle Justice and Emily Klatt have shared the goaltending duties this season, combining for a 1.42 goals-against-average and a .913 save percentage. … The Gusties have allowed as many goals in the third period (15) as they had in the first and second periods combined (15). GAC has outscored its opponents 21-9 in the first period and 24-6 in the second. … Gustavus has lost just once when scoring the game's first goal (12-1-2). The Gusties are 3-3-0 when their opponent scores first.