NORTHFIELD, Minn. — The Saint Mary's University women's hockey team concludes its two-game MIAC series against St. Olaf on Saturday, traveling to the Northfield Ice Arena for a 7:30 p.m. game against the Oles.


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

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Last Night:
The Oles scored four unanswered goals — including the game-winner with 37 seconds remaining in overtime — to rally for a 5-4 victory over the Cardinals Friday at the SMU Ice Arena.

SMU vs. St. Olaf — A Year Ago:
January 15, 2011: St. Olaf jumped out to a 3-0 lead and never looked back in handing the Cardinals a 5-1 nonconference setback at the SMU Ice Arena. Nicole Olson (New Brighton, Minn.) netted SMU's lone goal against the Oles.
February 25, 2011: St. Olaf outscored SMU 2-1 in the third period in handing Saint Mary's a 2-1 conference setback at the SMU Ice Arena.
February 26, 2011: Trailing 2-1 and needing to win for any shot at an MIAC playoff berth, the Cardinals surrendered a pair of third-period goals in falling to St. Olaf 4-2 in Northfield, Minn.

Up Next:
Following Saturday's game at St. Olaf, the Cardinals are off until Jan. 6-7, 2012, when SMU squares off against UW-Eau Claire in a home-and-home nonconference series. SMU is at UW-Eau Claire for a 7 p.m. game on Jan. 6, then hosts the Blugolds a day later at 2 p.m. at the SMU Ice Arena. … St. Olaf, meanwhile, is also off until the new year, hosting St. Scholastica in a 3 p.m. nonconference game in Northfield, Minn.

Saint Mary's Cardinals News and Notes:
2011-12 Roster | 2011-12 Statistics | 2011-12 Schedule | 2011-12 Media Guide
Friday's 5-4 loss to St. Olaf was the fourth overtime game of the season for the Cardinals — and the first one that didn't end in a tie. … SMU is now 1-1-6 in its last eight overtime games. … All four of the Cardinals' goals vs. St. Olaf Friday came in the first period. … Erin Stenseth (Eau Claire, Wis.), Brooke Bartelt (New Prague, Minn.), Lauren Borkowski (St. Charles, Minn.) and Mary DeBartolo (Chicago, Ill.) accounted for the Cardinals' four goals vs. the Oles Friday. … It was the second straight game with a goal for DeBartolo. … With her goal Friday, Stenseth moved into a share of the team lead in goals (3) with Haley Coolsaet (Grosse Island, Mich.), Nicole Olson (New Brighton, Minn.) and Breanna Peterson (Macomb, Mich.). … Olson — who has led the team in scoring in each of the last two seasons — leads the team in assists (4) and points (7). … Olson recorded her first collegiate hat trick and her first collegiate five-point game in SMU's 5-3 win over St. Norbert on Nov. 4. … Sarah Gustafson (Esko, Minn.), who kicked out all 21 shots she faced in recording her first shutout of the season — and third of her career — on Nov. 11 vs. Hamline, finished with 21 saves against St. Olaf on Friday. … Gustafson boasts a 2.31 goals-against-average and a .914 save percentage. … SMU has surrendered the first goal of the game in five of their nine games this season. … The Cardinals are 1-14-2 in the last 17 games in which their opponent scores first — the lone victory being their 5-3 win over St. Norbert on Nov. 4. … Twelve of the 22 goals allowed by SMU this season have come in the second period. … SMU's 2-2, season-opening tie against Lake Forest on Oct. 28 marked the first time the Cardinals have opened a season with a tie since battling UW-River Falls to a 2-2 deadlock to kick off the 2006-07 season.

St. Olaf Oles News and Notes:
2011-12 Roster | 2011-12 Statistics | 2011-12 Schedule
Friday's game against Saint Mary's was the second straight overtime contest of the season for the Oles, who dropped a 3-2 OT decision to UW-River Falls on Nov. 22. … Friday's game was also the fifth overtime game of the season for the Oles, who are now 1-1-3 in OT games. … St. Olaf is now 3-1-1 in its last five games. … Friday's five-goal performance vs. SMU was a season high. … STO's five goals vs. Saint Mary's came from five different players — Taylor Orr, Alison Umland, Margot Fleming, Christina Benjamin and Tara Reyelts. … Orr's goal was her team-leading fifth of the season, while Nicole Stumpf enters Saturday's rematch with the team lead in assists (7) and points (10). … Sam Ubl and Ali McKeever have shared the goaltending duties this season, with Ubl compiling a 2.60 goals-against-average and an .884 save percentage, while McKeever owns a 2.79 GAA and a .905 save percentage. … The Oles have outscored their opponents 9-4 in the second period. … St. Olaf is unbeaten when scoring the game's first goal (1-0-1), but going 2-3-2 when its opponent scores first.