MINNEAPOLIS, Minn. — The Saint Mary's University women's hockey team kicks off Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference play on Friday, traveling to Ridder Arena for a 7 p.m. game against Hamline.

The Matchup:
Saint Mary's Cardinals (0-0-0 MIAC | 1-1-0 Overall)
At Hamline Pipers (0-0-0 MIAC | 1-2-0 Overall)

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Last Action:
The Cardinals have been off since Oct. 26-27, when they kicked off their season by going 1-1-0 in nonconference games against St. Nobert and Concordia-Wis. SMU surrendered five third-period goals in falling to St. Norbert 6-3 in Ashwaubenon, Wis., on Oct. 26, then rebounded with a 4-1 victory over Concordia-Wis. in Mequon, Wis., the following day. … Hamline, meanwhile, played its third game of the season last Saturday, shutting out St. Catherine 2-0 in a nonconference game at the Vadnais Heights Sports Complex in Vadnais Heights, Minn.

SMU vs. Hamline — A Year Ago:
November 11, 2011: Brittany Therrien (Brooklyn Park, Minn.) scored the game's only goal midway through the first period and Sarah Gustafson (Esko, Minn.) stopped all 21 shots she faced, as the Cardinals topped Hamline 1-0 at the SMU Ice Arena.
November 12, 2011: For the second night in a row, one goal was all the Cardinals could muster against Hamline. And for the second night in a row, one goal was enough to earn the Cardinals a key conference points, as SMU — coming off a 1-0 MIAC victory over the Pipers on Friday at the SMU Ice Arena — battled Hamline to a 1-1 tie, giving Saint Mary's there of a possible four conference points in their first MIAC series of the season.

Up Next:
The Cardinals and Pipers square off again on Saturday, as SMU hosts Hamline in a 2 p.m. contest at the SMU Ice Arena.

Scouting The Saint Mary's Cardinals:
2012 Roster | 2012 Statistics | 2012 Schedule
Friday's game against Hamline is the third straight road game to open the season for the Cardinals. … SMU's 1-1-0 showing against St. Norbert and Concorda-Wis. on Oct. 26-27 was a polar opposite of the team's meetings from a year ago. Last year, SMU beat St. Norbert 5-3 and fell to Concordia-Wis. 4-2, while this year, the Cardinals came up short against St. Norbert 6-3 and beat the Falcons 4-1. … Breanna Peterson (Macomb, Mich.), who scored eight goals and recorded 15 points during her freshman season a year ago, picked up right where she left off, recording five points in the Cardinals' season-opening weekend. Peterson had a goal and two assists vs. St. Norbert, then added a goal and an assist against Concordia-Wis. a day later. … Haley Coolsaet (Grosse Island, Mich.) scored two of SMU's four goals in their 4-1 win over Concordia-Wis. on Oct. 27. It was the fourth multiple-goal game of her collegiate career. … McKenna Parent (Ham Lake, Minn.), Brooke Bartelt (New Prague, Minn.) and Macki Fadness (Eau Claire, Wis.) accounted for the Cardinals' other three goals during their season-opening weekend. … The goals were the first of their collegiate careers for Parent and Fadness. … Goalie Tori Herrmann (Elk River, Minn.) stopped 20 of the 21 shots she faced in recording her first collegiate win in her first collegiate start against Concordia-Wis. … Herrmann enters Friday's game against Hamline with a 1.00 goals-against-average and a .952 save percentage. … Neither the Cardinals, nor their opponents, have scored a first-period goal this season. … SMU outscored St. Norbert and Concordia-Wis. by a combined 3-1 in the second period, but were outscored 6-4 in the third.

Scouting The Hamline Pipers:
2012 Roster | 2012 Statistics | 2012 Schedule
Hamline's 2-0 win over St. Catherine Saturday snapped the Pipers' season-opening two-game losing streak. The Pipers had dropped 6-1 and 4-1 decisions to UW-Superior on Oct. 26-27. … Hamline's win over St. Catherine Saturday was the Pipers' first vs. the Wildcats since the 2009 season. … Sarah Schneekloth stopped a career-high 47 shots in recording her first collegiate shutout against St. Catherine last Saturday. … Ashley Maskel and Kendra Krause accounted for HU's two goals vs. St. Catherine Saturday. … Maskel and Krause join Jordan Verleye and Haleigh Bolton as Hamlline goal scorers this season. … Maskel is also one of five Pipers to record an assist this season. She also owns a team-best two points. … Schneekloth has now started two of Hamline's three games, compiling a 3.00 goals-against-average, while stopping 81 of the 87 shots she's faced for a .931 save percentage. … Saturday's game vs. St. Catherine marked the first time this season the Pipers scored the game's first goal. … Friday's game vs. Saint Mary's is the fourth straight home game for the Pipers, who play their next three contests on the road.