WINONA, Minn. — The Saint Mary's University women's hockey team hits its home ice on Friday, hosting Augsburg in a key conference matchup. Puck drops at 7 p.m. at the SMU Ice Arena.





The Matchup:
Saint Mary's Cardinals (5-2-3 MIAC / 8-6-3 Overall)
Augsburg Auggies (1-8-1 MIAC / 3-11-1 Overall)

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Last Action:
The Cardinals split their conference series against league-leading St. Thomas last weekend. SMU dropped the opener 4-1 in Mendota Heights, Minn., then got the game-winning goal from Erin Stenseth (Eau Claire, Wis.) early in overtime as the Cardinals edged the Tommies 2-1 Saturday at the SMU Ice Arena. … Augsburg, meanwhile, split its two-game MIAC series against Hamline last weekend, winning 2-1 in Minneapolis, Minn., on Friday, then falling 4-2 in the rematch Saturday in St. Paul, Minn.

A Year Ago:
February 5, 2010: The Auggies raced out to a 4-0 lead and never looked back in handing the Cardinals a 4-1 MIAC setback in Minneapolis, Minn.

February 6, 2010: The Cardinals got back-to-back first-period goals from Stevie Fiek (Rochester, Minn.) and never took their foot off the gas, as SMU earned a split in its conference series against Augsburg with a 5-1 victory at the SMU Ice Arena.

Up Next:
The same two teams square off again Saturday evening — this time at the Augsburg Ice Arena in Minneapolis, Minn. Puck drops at 7:05 p.m.

Saint Mary's Cardinals News and Notes:
The Cardinals picked up their second win in their last three games with Saturday's 2-1 OT win over St. Thomas. … SMU picked up its first overtime win in four tries with Saturday's victory over UST. The Cardinals had tied their first three OT games this season. … Erin Stenseth (Eau Claire, Wis.) scored the overtime game-winner for SMU vs. St. Thomas Saturday. It was the sophomore's sixth goal of the season and team-leading third game-winner. … Nicole Olson (New Brighton, Minn.) scored her fifth goal of the season for SMU's other goal vs. UST Saturday. … Both of SMU's goals vs. St. Thomas Saturday were on the power play. UST had entered the game leading the nation in penalty kill (.968) and had killed off 62 of 63 penalties heading into Saturday's game. … Olson, who has now scored four goals in the team's last six games, leads the team in assists (9) and points (14). … Haley Coolsaet (Grosse Island, Mich.) scored her team-leading seventh goal of the season to account for SMU's lone tally vs. St. Thomas Friday. … 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 seven 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. … SMU boasts three players — Olson (14), Stenseth (12) and Coolsaet (10) — with 10 or more points. … Eighteen of the Cardinals' 39 goals this season have come from freshmen. … Sarah Gustafson (Esko, Minn.) stopped 31 St. Thomas shots in Saturday's overtime win. The freshman goalie enters this weekend's games vs. Augsburg with a 2.00 goals-against-average and a team-leading .948 save percentage. … Fellow goalie Kaye Collier (Hibbing, Minn.), meanwhile, has compiled team highs in wins (6) and GAA (1.96), while also boasting a .925 save percentage. … With their 4-1 loss at St. Thomas, the Cardinals are still winless on Friday's in conference play, falling to 0-2-3. … SMU has scored first in nine of its 17 games, going 8-0-1. SMU is 0-6-2 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

Augsburg Auggies News and Notes:
The Auggies' 2-1 home win over Hamline last Friday snapped their two-game losing streak and was their first win since a 5-1 victory over Finlandia on Jan. 3. … After opening the season seven straight losses, Augsburg has gone 3-4-1 in its last eight games. … During their season-opening seven-game losing streak, the Auggies were shut out six times and outscored 29-2. … Augsburg has scored more than two goals in a game just three times this season — beating Finlandia 3-1 and 5-1, and tying Saint Benedict 3-3. … Augsburg has been shut out in eight of its 10 losses. … The Auggies' four goals in their two-game series vs. Hamline came from four different players — Nicole Gorr and Carissa Miller scored in Friday's 2-1 win, while Sandra Hinz and Kressi Lehn found the back of the net on Saturday. … Lehn's goal was her team-leading fourth of the season. … Lehn, Elise Hedlund and Erin Leyden all share the team lead in points with four. … Three players — Leyden, Diana Bocklund and Jeanna Duley — share the team lead in assists with three each. … The Auggies have eight players with three points. … Grace Edgar and Alex Hall have shared the goaltending duties, combining for a 3.45 goals-against-average and a .907 save percentage. … All three of Augsburg's wins have come when the Auggies score first (3-0-1). Augsburg is 0-11-0 when its opponent scores first | 2010-2011 Overall Statistics