MENDOTA HEIGHTS, Minn. — The Saint Mary's University women's hockey team closes out its two-game conference series against St. Thomas on Sunday, traveling to the St. Thomas Ice Arena for a 2 p.m. showdown with the Tommies.


The Matchup:
Saint Mary's Cardinals (1-4-2 MIAC | 4-7-3 Overall)
at St. Thomas Tommies (2-4-1 MIAC | 5-6-2 Overall)

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Last Night:
St. Thomas got a goal from Morgan Olson with 57 seconds remaining in overtime to hand the Cardinals a 3-2 setback Saturday afternoon at the SMU Ice Arena.

SMU vs. St. Thomas — A Year Ago:
January 28, 2011: The Cardinals could not find a way to cool down red-hot St. Thomas, as the league-leading Tommies scored two goals in both the first and second periods in handing SMU a 4-1 MIAC setback at the St. Thomas Ice Arena in Mendota Heights, Minn.
January 29, 2011: Erin Stenseth (Eau Claire, Wis.) scored three minutes into overtime as the Cardinals recorded a 2-1 victory over conference-leading St. Thomas at the SMU Ice Arena.

Up Next:
The Cardinals square off against Augsburg in a pair of MIAC games next weekend. SMU travels to Minneapolis, Minn., for a 7:05 p.m. contest against the Auggies on Friday, then return home for the 2 p.m. rematch at the SMU Ice Arena on Saturday. … St. Thomas, meanwhile, takes on St. Olaf next weekend, with a 7 p.m. home game at the St. Thomas Ice Arena in Mendota Heights, Minn., on Friday and a 2 p.m. contest in Northfield, Minn., on Saturday.

Saint Mary's Cardinals News and Notes:
2011-12 Roster | 2011-12 Statistics | 2011-12 Schedule | 2011-12 Media Guide
Saturday's 3-2 loss to St. Thomas marked the fifth time this season the Cardinals have played an overtime game. It was also the second straight OT game that didn't end in a tie — SMU also dropped a 5-4 decision to St. Olaf in their last overtime game on Dec.  2. … SMU is now 1-2-6 in its last nine overtime games. … Haley Coolsaet (Grosse Island, Mich.) and Dana Krueser (Maplewood, Minn.) accounted for SMU's two goals vs. St. Thomas Saturday. … Coolsaet also added an assist, while Mary DeBartolo (Chicago, Ill.) assisted on both SMU goals vs. UST. … Brittany Therrien (Macomb, Mich.) was held without a goal for just the second time in SMU's last five games Saturday. … DeBartolo  had her two-game goal-scoring streak snapped, but the freshman enters Sunday's rematch vs. St. Thomas having recording at point in three straight contests. … Erin Stenseth (Eau Claire, Wis.) enters Sunday's game against St. Thomas with a team-leading five goals — one more than Coolsaet, DeBartolo and Nicole Olson (New Brighton, Minn.) — while sharing the top spot in points (9) with Coolsaet, DeBartolo and Olson. … Olson — who has led the team in scoring in each of the last two seasons — Coolsaet and DeBartolo also share the team's assist lead with five.… 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.) made 23 saves against St. Thomas Saturday and enters Sunday's rematch boasting a 1.96 goals-against-average and a .933 save percentage. …  SMU has held its opponents to one goal or less in three of its four wins this season. … SMU's 4-1 win over St. Olaf on Jan. 15 marked just the second time in their last 21 games that the Cardinals have won when giving up the game's first goal (2-17-2). SMU's opponents have scored first in nine of the Cardinals' 14 games. … The Cardinals' 2-1 win over UW-Eau Claire on Jan. 6 snapped their season-high five-game winless streak (0-3-2). … With their split against UW-Eau Claire on Jan. 6-7, the Cardinals and Blugolds have now split each of their last three two-game nonconference series. … Twenty-three of the 31 goals allowed by SMU this season have come after the first period.

St. Thomas Tommies News and Notes:
2011-12 Roster | 2011-12 Statistics | 2011-12 Schedule
With Saturday's 3-2 win over Saint Mary's, the Tommies improved to 3-1 in their last four games. … After going 1-0-2 in its first three games, UST is 4-6-0 in its last 10 games. … With last Thursday's loss to Amherst, UST falls to 0-5-1 against nationally ranked teams this season — having also lost twice to No. 5 Gustavus (5-3, 3-2) and No. 9 Concordia (2-1, 4-1), while battling No. 10 UW-Superior to a season-opening 3-3 tie. … Saturday's game was UST's second straight contest decided by one goal. UST has now played seven games decided by one goal or less. … Maria Bothwell, Tara Baago and Morgan Olson scored UST's three goals vs. SMU Saturday — with Olson netting the game-winner with 57 seconds remaining in OT. … Korinne O'Connor picked up a pair of assists vs. the Cardinals Saturday. … O'Connor enters Sunday's game against Saint Mary's with a team-leading five goals, one more than Jenny Saxon and Kaylee Keys. … Meghan Parker is the team's asisst leader (6), while Keys and Saxon own a team-best nine points. … O'Connor, Saxon and Keys have accounted for 13 of the team's 32 goals this season. … Alise Riedell made 30 saves for the Tommies vs. SMU Saturday. … Alise Riedel and Chelsey Sitzmann have shared the goaltending details for the Tommies this year, with Riedel compiling a 1.96 goals-against-average and a .928 save percentage in 10 starts, while Sitzmann has a 1.69 GAA and a .936 save percentage in three starts. … UST has outscored its opponents 19-4 in its five wins — including a 6-0 shutout of Trinity and a 4-0 win over UW-Eau Claire. … The Tommies have scored first in all five of their wins. UST is 0-4-1 when its opponent nets the first goal.