ST. PAUL, Minn. — The Saint Mary's University women's hockey team gets another shot at St. Catherine on Saturday, as the Cardinals head to Drake Arena for the second game of their two-game MIAC series with the Wildcats. Puck drops at 4 p.m.



The Matchup:
Saint Mary's Cardinals (2-1-0 MIAC | 3-2-0 Overall)
vs. St. Catherine Wildcats (3-0-0 MIAC | 3-1-0 Overall)

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Last Night:
St. Catherine scored three unanswered goals, erasing a 1-0 SMU first-period lead, as the Wildcats handed the Cardinals their first conference loss of the season, 3-2, Friday evening at the SMU Ice Arena.

SMU vs. St. Catherine — A Year Ago:
November 18, 2011: The Cardinals scored as many goals in one night as they did in their two games the previous weekend combined — but could only come away with a single point, as SMU battled St. Catherine to a 2-2 overtime tie at Ridder Arena in Minneapolis, Minn.

November 19, 2011: St. Catherine converted on two of its five power play opportunities — with both goals coming in the second period — as SCU handed SMU a 3-1 MIAC setback at the SMU Ice Arena.

Up Next:
The Cardinals step out of conference play on Tuesday, squaring off against St. Scholastica in a 7 p.m. neutral-site showdown in Hastings, Minn. … St. Catherine, meanwhile, is off until Nov. 30, when the Wildcats host Saint Benedict in a 7:05 p.m. MIAC game at Drake Arena. The two teams will then meet at the MAC in St. Cloud, Minn., on Saturday at 4 p.m. in the second game of their MIAC series.

Scouting The Saint Mary's Cardinals:
2012 Roster | 2012 Statistics | 2012 Schedule
Friday's loss to St. Catherine snapped the Cardinals' three game-winning streak. … SMU's 3-2 loss to the Wildcats Friday was also its third straight one-goal decision. … Breanna Peterson (Macomb, Mich.) scored her team-leading third goal of the season against St Catherine. … Peterson's first-period goal was her team-leading second shorthanded goal of the year. … Macki Fadness (Eau Claire, Wis.) accounted for SMU's other tally vs. St. Catherine Friday. It was the freshman's second goal of the season. … The Cardinals have gotten first collegiate goals from five different players this season — Fadness, Mackenzie Klimmek (Hastings, Minn.), Katie Ehlenfeldt (Beaver Dam, Wis.), Rory Petrisin (High Bridge, N.J.) and McKenna Parent (Ham Lake, Minn.). … Klimek enters Saturday's rematch with St. Catherine boasting the team lead in assists (5), while sharing the team's points lead (6) with Peterson. … Fadness, Mary DeBartolo (Chicago, Ill.) and Haley Coolsaet (Grosse Island, Mich.) are all second to Peterson in goals with two each. … Coosaet's two goals came in the Cardinals' 4-1 win over Concordia-Wis. on Oct. 27. It was the fourth multiple-goal game of her collegiate career. … Sarah Gustafson (Esko, Minn.) — who stopped a season-high 34 shots against Hamline on Nov. 9 — made 16 saves against St. Catherine Friday. … Tori Herrmann (Elk River, Minn.) — who made 20 saves against Concordia-Wis. on Oct. 27 en route to her first collegiate win, and added a career-best 31-save effort against Hamlie last Saturday — enters Saturday's game against St. Catherine with a 2.00 goals-against-average and a .927 save percentage, while Gustafson has a 3.31 goals-against-average and an .890 save percentage. … Eight of the 14 goals the Cardinals have allowed this season have come in the third period. … SMU has not surrendered a first-period goal this season. … SMU's 2-1 overtime win over Hamline on Nov. 9 snapped its eight-game overtime winless streak — it was the Cardinals' first OT win since beating St. Thomas 2-1 on Jan. 29, 2011. … The Cardinals played eight overtime games a year ago, going 0-2-6. The six ties were a school record. … With their 2-1 win over Hamline on Nov. 9, the Cardinals improved to 3-0-1 in their last four conference openers. … SMU's 2-1, 4-3 sweep of the Pipers last weekend was their first conference sweep since the Cardinals beat Augsburg 5-0 and 3-1 on Feb. 4-5, 2012. … With their two wins over Hamline, the Cardinals are now 5-0-3 in the last four conference-opening series. … The Cardinals are 2-0-0 in conference play for the first time since beating Concordia 2-1 and 3-0 in 2003-04.

Scouting St. Catherine Wildcats:
2012 Roster | 2012 Statistics | 2012 Schedule
Friday's 3-2 win over Saint Mary's on Friday extended the Wildcats' winning streak to three straight. … St. Catherine has not allowed more than two goals in any of its first four games this season. … Bailey Rasmussen scored the Wildcats' first goal against Saint Mary's Friday, giving her a goal in each of SCU's last three games. … Nicki Mosbeck and Becky Clifton accounted for St. Catherine's other two goals vs. SMU Friday. … Mosbeck's goal was her second in as many games. … Alex Hall — who stopped all 18 shots she faced against Augsburg last Saturday en route to her first collegiate shutout — stopped 34 SMU shots Friday in improving to 3-0-0 on the year. … Rasmussen leads the team in goals (3) and points (4), while Maureen Ryan — who assisted on two of SCU's three goals Friday — is the team's assist leader with three. … Hall and Samantha Geissler have shared the goaltending duties for the Cardinals, with Hall owning a 1.14 goals-against-average and a .959 save percentage, while Geissler has a 2.19 GAA and a .914 save percentage. … Five of St. Catherine's last eight goals have come on the power play. … Saturday's game against Saint Mary's is just the second home game of the season for the Wildcats, who played three of their first four games on the road.