WINONA, Minn. — The Saint Mary's University men's hockey closes out its two-game MIAC series vs. Bethel Saturday, hosting the Royals in a 7:30 p.m. contest at the SMU Ice Arena.


The Matchup:
Saint Mary's Cardinals (1-4-0 MIAC | 4-10-0 Overall)
at Bethel Royals (4-3-0 MIAC | 6-10-0 Overall)

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Last Night:
Bethel scored three goals in the third period, erasing a 3-2 Saint Mary's lead and handing the Cardinals a 5-3 Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference setback Friday evening at Bethel Arena in Blaine, Minn.

SMU vs. Bethel — A Year Ago:
January 21, 2011: The Cardinals jumped out to a 2-0 lead in their MIAC against Bethel, but they could not hold the two-goal advantage, as Bethel scored three unanswered goals in handing SMU a 4-3 conference setback at the SMU Ice Arena.
January 22, 2011: Kevin Wentland (Columbia Heights, Minn.) scored with 30 seconds remaining in regulation, as the Cardinals rallied from a 3-1 deficit to earn a 4-4 tie with the Royals at the Schwan's Super Rink.

Up Next:
The Cardinals square off against St. Thomas next weekend, hosting the Tommies in a 7:30 p.m. MIAC contest on Friday, then traveling to the St. Thomas Ice Arena in Mendota Heights, Minn., for the 7 p.m. rematch on Saturday. … Bethel, meanwhile, takes on St. Olaf next weekend, hosting St. Olaf at 7 p.m. at the Schwan's Super Rink on Friday, then traveling to the Northfield Ice Arena for a 7:30 p.m. game on Saturday.

Saint Mary's Cardinals News and Notes:
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Despite Friday's loss at Bethel, the Cardinals enter Saturday's rematch with the Royals having gone 3-2 in their last five games. … Last Saturday's 3-2 win over sixth-ranked and defending national champion St. Norbert was the Cardinals' second win over a nationally ranked team this season. SMU downed then-eighth ranked Milwaukee School of Engineering 2-1 in overtime on Nov. 22. … Eight of SMU's 14 games have been decided by one goal. … Jed McGlasson (Kenai, Alaska) had a goal and an assist to pace the Cardinals' offensive attack vs. Bethel Friday. … McGlasson's goal was the first of his collegiate career. … Austin Balko (Midland, Mich.) and Nick Nagel (Andover, Minn.) accounted for SMU's other two goals vs. the Royals Friday. … Balko and Nagel have each now scored in back-to-back games. Nagel had netted SMU's game-winner in last Saturday's 3-2 win over defending national champion St. Norbert. … Balko's goal vs. Bethel Friday was his team-leading sixth of the season. … Balko also leads the team in points with 11, while Brad Denney (Fishers, Ind.) is the team-leader in assists with six. … Andy Scheib (Sun Prairie, Wis.) finished with 26 saves against the Royals Friday and enters Saturday's rematch with a team-leading 3.16 goals-against-average and a .916 save percentage. … Scheib and Jason Horstman (Faribault, Minn.) have shared the goaltending duties this season, with Horstman coming into Saturday's game with the Royals with a 3.81 GAA and an .888 save percentage. … The Cardinals equaled their season high with their four-goal effort against Marian on Dec. 9. SMU also scored four goals in a 6-4 loss at Hamline on Nov. 11. … All four of SMU's wins this season have come on their home ice. Two of those four wins were by identical 2-1 scores — a 2-1 win over MSOE on Nov. 22 and a 2-1 victory over St. Olaf on Dec. 3. …  The Cardinals have played two overtime games this season — a 4-3 loss to Hamline on Nov. 12 and a 2-1 win over Milwaukee School of Engineering on Nov. 23. … The 2-1, overtime win over MSOE also snapped the Cardinals' season-opening six-game losing streak. … SMU's 2-1 victory over MSOE was the Cardinals' first overtime win since beating UW-River Falls 2-1 on Jan. 17, 2009. … The Cardinals have been shut out just twice in their last 35 games, with both shutouts coming at the hands of Milwaukee School of Engineering. The Raiders blanked SMU 2-0 on Dec. 3, 2010, and 6-0 on Nov. 23, 2011. … SMU's Dec. 3 win over St. Olaf marked the first time this season SMU has won when its opponent scored the game's first goal (1-6-0). The Cardinals are 3-4-0 when scoring first.

Bethel Royals News and Notes:
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Friday's game against Saint Mary's was the fifth straight home game for the Royals, who are 4-3 on their home ice this season. … The Royals snapped a two-game losing streak with Friday's 5-3 win over Saint Mary's. … After opening the season with five straight losses, the Royals went 5-3 in their next eight games, before dropping back-to-back games to UW-Stout and St. Thomas last weekend. … The Tommies' nine goals last Saturday were the most allowed by Bethel this season. … Jake Kogler scored a pair of goals Friday vs. Saint Mary's, giving him the team lead in goals (10) and points (15). … Chaz Gerads, Jack Paul and Jimmie Perkins accounted for Bethel's other three goals vs. the Cardinals Friday, while Fiala assisted on three of the team's five goals. … Kogler is one of four BU players with 10 or more points through 16 games. Fiala (15), Paul (12)  and Jon Crouse (12) are the other two. … Fiala also owns a team-leading 11 assists, one better than Crouse. … Thirteen of the Royals' 44 goals have come on the power play. … Dan Harper and Robby Brown have shared the goaltending duties this season, with Harper appearing in nine games, while Brown has played in eight. … Brown owns a 3.36 goals-against-average and an .898 save percentage, with Harper — who makde 21 saves in Friday's win over SMU — close behind with a 4.09 GAA and an .866 save percentage. … Bethel has outscored its opponents 15-9 in the first period, but the Royals have been outscored 26-14 in both the second and third. … BU has scored first in nine of its 16 games, going 5-4-0 when netting the game's first goal. Friday's win over Saint Mary's marked the firswt tie the Royals have won when their opponent scores first (1-6-0).