WINONA, Minn. — The Saint Mary's University women's hockey team returns home for the second game of their two-game MIAC series against Augsburg on Saturday. Puck drops at 2 p.m. at the SMU Ice Arena.


The Matchup:
Saint Mary's Cardinals (2-5-2 MIAC | 5-8-3 Overall)
at Augsburg Auggies (2-7-0 MIAC | 5-7-4 Overall)

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Last Night:
The Cardinals scored four of their five goals in the last minute of a period Friday evening, as SMU cruised to a 5-2 win over Augsburg at Ed Saugestad Arena in Minneapolis, Minn.

SMU vs. Augsburg — A Year Ago:
February 4, 2011: The Cardinals — who entered their first game of a two-game MIAC series against Augsburg winless in their five conference games played on Fridays — left the SMU Ice Arena winless no more, as Nicole Olson (New Brighton, Minn.) scored twice to lead Saint Mary's to a 5-0 victory over the Auggies.
February 5, 2011: It took a period for them to get going, but the Cardinals turned it on in a big way in the second period. SMU scored two goals in the second period to take control, as they topped Augsburg 3-1 at Ed Saugestad Ice Arena in Minneapolis, Minn., to earn SMU the weekend sweep.

Up Next:
The Cardinals hit the road for a pair of conference games against Saint Benedict next weekend. SMU and the Blazers square off at 7:30 p.m. on Friday, then meet against Saturday at 2 p.m. Both games will be played at the St. Cloud Municipal Athletic Complex in St. Cloud, Minn. … Augsburg, meanwhile, will face St. Olaf next weekend for two conference games. The Auggies travel to Northfield, Minn., for a 7:30 p.m. contest on Friday, then return home for Saturday's 7 p.m. rematch in Minneapolis, Minn.

Saint Mary's Cardinals News and Notes:
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The Cardinals snapped a two-game losing streak with Friday's 5-2 win at Augsburg. … SMU's five goals vs. the Auggies equaled the Cardinals' highest offensive output of the season. SMU also scored five goals in a 5-3 win over St. Norbert on Nov. 4. … SMU scored four of its five goals in the last 1:16 of a period — including back-to-back goals 21 seconds apart in the waning seconds of the third period. … Haley Coolsaet (Grosse Island, Mich.) scored for the second straight game Friday, while Nicole Olson (New Brighton, Minn.), Breanna Peterson (Macomb, Mich.), Heidi Martin (Ankeny, Iowa) and Mary DeBartolo (Chicago, Ill.) accounted for SMU's other four goals vs. the Auggies. … Martin's goal was the first of her collegiate career. … Peterson chipped in a pair of assists vs. Augsburg Friday en route to her second collegiate three-point night. … Erin Stenseth (Eau Claire, Wis.) enters Saturday's rematch with Augsburg boasting a team-leading six goals — one more than Coolsaet, DeBartolo, and Olson. … Coolsaet, DeBartolo, Olson and Peterson all share the team lead in assists with six, while Stenseth, Coolsaet, DeBartolo and Olson are tied for the team's points lead with 11 — one more than Peterson. …  Olson — who has owned the team's points lead in each of the last two seasons — 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 23 shots Friday evening vs. Augsburg, including 12 in the third period — enters Saturday's game vs. Augsburg with a 2.04 goals-against-average and a .923 save percentage. … SMU surrendered three goals in each of their two losses to St. Thomas last weekend and have now surrendered three goals in each of their last four losses — and in six of their eight losses overall. … Last 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. … SMU has held its opponents to one goal or less in three of its five wins this season. … SMU's 5-2 win over Augsburg Friday marked just the third time in their last 23 games that the Cardinals have won when giving up the game's first goal (3-18-2). SMU's opponents have scored first in 10 of the Cardinals' 16 games this season. … 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. … Thirty of the 39 goals allowed by SMU this season have come after the first period.

Augsburg Auggies News and Notes:
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With Friday's 5-2 loss to Saint Mary's, the Auggies fall to 0-3-2 in their last five games. …  Augsburg has now been outscored 37-8 in its seven losses this season. … The Auggies have played five overtime games — four of which have ended in ties, and a 2-1 win over Saint Benedict on Dec. 10. … The Auggies saw their home winless streak climb to seven (0-5-2) with Friday's loss to SMU at Ed Saugestad Arena. Augsburg is 5-2-2 on the road this season. … Rachel Hennessy scored her team-leading 16th goal of the season Friday against Saint Mary's, while Sara Rajewsky accounted for the Auggies' other goal. … Hennessy is also leading the squad with 19 points. … Jessica Larkin and Sara Rajewsky picked up assists Friday and share the team lead with six helpers each. … Augsburg has used three different goalies this season, led by Brianna Schulz, who stopped 32 SMU shots Friday evening. … Schulz owns a team-best 2.94 goals-against-average and a .923 save percentage in 11 starts. …  Augsburg has scored just five power play goals this season, but the Auggies do own a pair of short-handed tallies.