WINONA, Minn. — The Saint Mary's University women's hockey team returns home for the second game of its two-game MIAC series against Bethel. Game time is 4 p.m. at the SMU Ice Arena




The Matchup:
Saint Mary's Cardinals (3-1-3 MIAC / 6-5-3 Overall)
Bethel Royals (4-2-1 MIAC / 7-6-1 Overall)

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Last Night:
Bethel scoring single goals in all three periods, as the Royals handed SMU its first conference loss of the season with a 3-0 MIAC victory Friday at the Schwan's Super Rink.

A Year Ago:
January 22, 2010: Bethel, playing in its eighth straight one-goal game, scored single goals in both the first and second periods in handing the Cardinals a 2-1 conference setback at the SMU Ice Arena.

January 23, 2010: The Cardinals scored once in the second and twice in the third in handing the Royals a 3-1 conference setback at the Schwan's Super Rink in Blaine, Minn.

Up Next:
The same two teams square off against Saturday afternoon — this time at the SMU Ice Arena. Puck drops at 4 p.m.

Saint Mary's Cardinals News and Notes:
Friday's 3-0 loss to Bethel marked the first conference loss of the season for the Cardinals, who also had their streak of three straight Friday conference wins snapped. … SMU's loss marked the first time this season the Cardinals have failed to score at least one goal. … Sarah Gustafson (Esko, Minn.) stopped 39 shots — two shy of her career best — in Friday's loss to the Royals. … Gustafson enters today's rematch vs. Bethel with a 2.28 goals-against-average and a .943 save percentage, while teammate Kaye Collier (Hibbing, Minn.) boasts a 1.86 GAA and a .927 save percentage. … Nicole Olson (New Brighton, Minn.) netted the Cardinals' lone goal in last Saturday's 5-1 loss to St. Olaf. It was Olson's second goal in as many games and her third goal of the season. … Olson enters today's game against Bethel as the team's leader in assists (9) and points (12). A year ago, Olson boasted a team- and career-high 12 goals. … Haley Coolsaet (Grosse Island, Mich.) and Brittany Therrien (Brooklyn Park, Minn.) share the team lead with six goals each. … Coolsaet recorded her first collegiate hat trick on Nov. 13 — scoring all three goals in the third period of SMU's 5-2 win over Concordia. … Five of Coolsaet's six goals 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. … Eighteen of the Cardinals' 34 goals this season have come from freshmen. … The Cardinals have been held to one goal or less in each of its last four games. … The Cardinals have outscored their opponents 11-6 in the second period and 15-13 in the third. … SMU has scored first in seven of its 14 games, going 6-0-1. SMU is 0-5-2 when its opponent scores first. … 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

Bethel Royals News and Notes:
The Royals enter Saturday's rematch vs. Saint Mary's having won four of their last five games — including Friday's 3-0 win over the Cardinals. … Bethel has played four overtime games this season, going 2-1-1 — beating Concordia (3-2) and St. Scholastica (3-2), losing to UW-Eau Claire (3-2) and tying Saint Benedict (1-1). … … Christina Masten, who scored the overtime game-winner for the Royals against St. Scholastica on Jan. 8, scoring one of Bethel's three goals vs. SMU Friday. It was her team-leading eighth goal of the season. … Masten also leads the team with three game-winning goals. … Allison Papko and Molly Eagles also scored for Bethel vs. SMU Friday. … Masten also leads the team in points with 11. … Anna Carlson, meanwhile, boasts a team-best nine assists. … Jess Newstrom — who has started all 14 games in goal for the Royals — stopped all 19 shots she faced Friday, lowering her goals-against-average to 2.04, while improving her save percentage to .931. … Friday's shutout was the first of the season and third of her career for Newstrom. … Five of the Royals' seven wins have come on the road — Bethel is just 2-2-1 on its home ice. … Bethel has been outscored 10-6 in the first period, while the Royals hold an 18-11 scoring edge in the middle period. … The Royals are unbeaten (5-0-0) when scoring first, but are just 2-6-1 when their opponent nets the game's first goal | 2010-2011 Overall Statistics