WINONA, Minn. — The Saint Mary's University women's hockey team honors its four graduating seniors prior to Saturday's 2 p.m. rematch against Saint Benedict at the SMU Ice Arena.

The Matchup:
Saint Mary's Cardinals (7-3-3 MIAC / 10-7-3 Overall)
Saint Benedict Blazers (3-7-3 MIAC / 4-13-1 Overall)

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Last Night:
The Blazers scored three unanswered goals in the game's final 13 minutes, as Saint Benedict handed the Cardinals a 4-1 MIAC setback at the SMU Ice Arena Friday evening.

A Year Ago:
February 12, 2010: SMU erupted for four third-period goals — including the game-winner from Katie Cachey with less than six minutes remaining in regulation — to beat the Blazers 4-3 in an MIAC contest in St. Cloud, Minn.

February 13, 2010: Erin Stenseth's (Eau Claire, Wis.) goal at 16:31 of the first period was the game's only scoring, as SMU completed a key conference sweep with a 1-0 victory.

Up Next:
The Cardinals square off against league-leading Gustavus next weekend, traveling to St. Peter, Minn., for a 7 p.m. showdown on Friday, before returning home to host the Gusties at 2 p.m. on Saturday at the SMU Ice Arena. … Saint Benedict, meanwhile, hosts St. Olaf in the first-game of their two-game MIAC series at 7:30 p.m. on Friday, then travels to Northfield, Minn., for the 2 p.m. rematch with the Oles on Saturday.

Saint Mary's Cardinals News and Notes:
With Friday's loss to Saint Benedict, the Cardinals fell to third in the MIAC standings, two points behind St. Thomas and three points back of league-leading Gustavus — next weekend's opponent — with five games remaining in the regular season. … Friday's 4-1 loss also snapped the Cardinals' three-game winning streak. … SMU is now just 1-3-3 in its seven conference games on Friday night. … Nicole Olson (New Brighton, Minn.) — who scored three goals against the Auggies last weekend — was held without a goal vs. Saint Benedict Friday. Olson has now scored seven goals in the team's last nine games. … Erin Stenseth (Eau Claire, Wis.) scored her seventh goal of the season to account for SMU's lone goal vs. CSB Friday. … Haley Coolsaet (Grosse Point, Mich.) leads the team in goals with nine, while Olson is the team's leader in assists (10) and points (18). … SMU boasts three players — Olson (18), Stenseth (14) and Coolsaet (13) — with 10 or more points. … Stenseth leads the team with three game-winning goals — including the OT game-winner in SMU's 2-1 victory over St. Thomas on Jan. 29. … Twenty-one of the Cardinals' 48 goals this season have come from freshmen. … Kaye Collier (HIbbing, Minn.) finished with 23 saves in Friday's loss to Saint Benedict. Collier enters Saturday's rematch with a team-leading six wins. She also boasts a 1.97 goals-against-average and a .913 save percentage. … Sarah Gustafson (Esko, Minn.), who stopped all 11 shots she faced against Augsburg last Friday en route to her second shutout of the season, comes into Saturday's game with a team-leading 1.67 goals-against-average and a team-best .950 save percentage. … SMU has scored first in 11 of its 20 games, going 10-0-1. SMU is 0-7-2 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

Saint Benedict Blazers News and Notes:
With Friday's win over Saint Mary's, the Blaziers have now won two of their last three games. … The Blazers' 3-1 win over Hamline last Friday snapped their season-high six-game losing streak. CSB enters Saturday's game vs. SMU 2-7 in its last nine games. … Saint Benedict was outscored 30-7 during its six-game slide. … The Blazers have been held to two goals or less in all 11 of their losses this season. … CSB has won just once on its home ice (1-7-1), while going 3-4-2 on the road. … Holly Reinking scored two of the Blazers' four goals vs. Saint Mary's Friday, while Emily Wigstrom and Kelly Fladebo accounted for the other two. … Wigstrom's goal was her first of the season. … Fladebo and Kerri Graske share the team lead in goals with five each. … Graske also leads the team with 10 points, while Reinking leads the squad with five assists. … Kaitlyn Rolando and Abbie Helminen have shared the goaltending duties, with Helminen appearing in 11 games, while Rolando has played in 10. … Helminen, who stopped 25 of the 26 shots she faced vs. SMU Friday, dropped her goals-against-average to 2.97. She also boasts a .907 save percentage, while Rolando owns a 3.04 GAA and a .916 save percentage. … After scoring just five goals in the third period through the season's first 17 games, Saint Benedict netted three third-period goals Friday vs. SMU. … CSB has scored first in 10 of its 19 games, going 4-5-1. The Blazers are winless (0-6-2) when their opponent scores first | 2010-2011 Overall Statistics