DULUTH, Minn. — The Saint Mary's University men's hockey team is back on the road on Friday, traveling to St. Scholastica for a 7 p.m. nonconference game against the Saints.



The Matchup:
Saint Mary's Cardinals (0-2-0 Overall)
at St. Scholastica Saints (0-1-1 Overall)

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Last Action:
The Cardinals are coming off a pair of 3-2 setbacks at the MIAC Hockey Showcase at Fogerty Arena in Blaine, Minn., last weekend. SMU opened with a 3-2 loss to MIAC preseason favorite St. Thomas on Saturday, then fell to St. Olaf 3-2 on Sunday. … St. Scholastica, meanwhile, went 0-1-1 during its opening weekend last weekend in Duluth, Minn., battling ninth-ranked UW-Superior to a 4-4 tie on Friday, then falling to Yellowjackets 4-2 the following evening

SMU vs. St. Scholastica — Their Last Meeting:
October 31, 2008: It was a Halloween season-opener for the Cardinals against St. Scholastica at the SMU Ice Arena. Unfortunately for the Cardinals, the night was filled with plenty of tricks — including a hat trick by the Saints' Trevor Geiger — and not too many treats, as St. Scholastica buried SMU 9-1 in a nonconference game.

Up Next:
The Cardinals are right back in action on Saturday, traveling to Superior, Wis., for a 7 p.m. nonconference game against ninth-ranked UW-Superior. … St. Scholastica, meanwhile, is also back in action Saturday, hosting another MIAC school, St. Olaf, in a 4 p.m. game in Duluth, Minn.

Saint Mary's Cardinals News and Notes:
2011-12 Roster | 2011-12 Statistics | 2011-12 Schedule | Media Guide
The Cardinals' two losses last weekend at the MIAC Hockey Showcase were both decided by 3-2 decisions. … With the two one-goal losses, SMU has now had 14 of its last 27 games decided by one goal or less. … Four of the six goals allowed by the Cardinals last weekend came in the third period — including all three goals scored by St. Olaf in Sunday's 3-2 loss to the Oles. … SMU scored two of its four goals last weekend in the first period. … SMU's four goals last weekend came from four different players — Kevin Wentland (Columbia Heights, Minn.), Brad Fusaro (Soldotna, Alaska), Tim Wolford (Maple Grove, Minn.) and Ryan Griffiths (Arvada, Colo.). … Wentland also added an assist on the weekend for a team-leading two points, while Austin Balko (Midland, Mich.), Jimmy Becker (Wildomar, Calif.), Andrew Ketterer (Peoria, Ill.), Chase Marshall (Maple Grove, Minn.), Joey Nadeau (Winona, Minn.), Nate Peterson (Cadillac, Mich.) and Danny Wood (Wilmington, Ohio) also recorded assists. … Jason Horstman (Faribault, Minn.) and Andy Schieb (Sun Prairie, Wis.) both made their first starts in goal last weekend at the MIAC Hockey Showcase, with Schieb stopping 35 shots in Saturday's 3-2 loss to St. Thomas, while Horstman kicked out 36 of the 39 shots he faced vs. St. Olaf. … The Cardinals enter Friday's game at St. Scholastica looking for their first power-play goal of the season, going 0-for-7 with the man advantage vs. St. Thomas and St. Olaf last weekend. … Friday's game vs. the Saints is the third of five straight road games for the Cardinals, who don't open their home schedule until Nov. 12 against 2010-11 MIAC playoff champion Hamline.

St. Scholastica Saints News and Notes:
2011-12 Roster | 2011-12 Statistics | 2011-12 Schedule
Friday's game against Saint Mary's is the third of four straight home games for the Saints, who opened their season with back-to-back home contests against UW-Superior and will host St. Olaf on Saturday. … With their loss and tie against UW-Superior last weekend, the Saints are now 0-8-1 in their last nine games, having closed out the 2010-11 season with seven straight losses. … St. Scholastica entered the 2011-12 season minus graduated senior Riley Riddell, who led the squad in assists (19) and points (24). … Brett Corcoran scored three of the Saints' six goals last weekend and is one of four Saints with three points after two games. … Austin Brown and Carter Davis share the team lead in assists with three. … Colin Rundell played both games vs. UW-Superior in goal, compiling a 3.88 goals-against-average, while stopping 67 of the 75 shots he faced. … St. Scholastica scored half of its goals last weekend in the third period, while the Yellowjackets netted four of their eight goals vs. the Saints in the game's final 20 minutes. … The Saints, who boast 19 returners off last year's squad, were picked to finish seventh in the NCHA Preseason Coaches' Poll. …