LAKE FOREST, Ill. — The Saint Mary's University men's hockey team steps out of MIAC play on Friday, head into Lake Forest for the first of two nonconference games against the Foresters. Puck drops at 7:30 p.m.



The Matchup:
Saint Mary's Cardinals (5-4-0 Overall)
at Lake Forest Foresters (2-7-2 Overall)

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Last Action:
The Cardinals recorded a split in their two-game Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference series against St. Olaf last weekend. SMU outlasted the Oles 7-5 behind two-goal games from Bobby Thompson (Centerville, Minn.) and Jed McGlasson (Kenai, Alaska) at the SMU Ice Arena on Friday, but suffered their first conference loss of the season in the rematch, falling 5-1 in Northfield, Minn. … Lake Forest, meanwhile, came up just short against 13th-ranked Milwaukee School of Engineering last weekend in Milwaukee, Wis., battling the Raiders to a 1-1 tie on Friday, then dropping a 2-1 decisino on Saturday.

SMU vs. Lake Forest — Their Last Meeting:
January 9, 2009: Heading into its against Lake Forest, coach Bill Moore was worried about his team showing signs of rust. After all, the Cardinals hadn't played since dropping a 7-6 overtime decision to Hamline on Dec. 6. Through the opening 20 minutes, Moore's concerns were put to rest, as the Cardinals — fueled by a goal by Andy Roberts — held a 1-0 lead. During that first-period intermission, however, that rust made an appearance — on all the Cardinals' skates — as the Foresters erupted for five unanswered goals en route to a 5-2 victory at the SMU Ice Arena.

Up Next:
The Cardinals and Foresters square off again on Saturday as Lake  Forests entertains SMU in a 4:30 p.m. contest at Alumni Memorial Rink.

Scouting The Saint Mary's Cardinals:
2012-13 Roster | 2012-13 Statistics | 2012-13 Schedule
Last Saturday's game at St. Olaf was the first of five straight road games for the Cardinals, who are in the midst of a stretch that includes playing eight of nine contests away from the SMU Ice Arena. … SMU had its three-game conference-winning streak snapped with Saturday's 5-1 loss at St. Olaf. … The Cardinals' 3-0-0 MIAC start was their best since opening the 1998-99 conference season with three straight wins. … The Cardinals enter Friday's game at Lake Forest having won four of their last six games. …  Bobby Thompson (Centerville, Minn.) and Jed McGlasson (Kenai, Alaska) each scored two goals in SMU's 7-5 win over St. Olaf last Friday. The two-goal effort was the second of Thompson's collegiate career, while it was the first two-goal game for McGlasson. … Kevin Wentland (Columbia Heights, Minn.), Nick Gorup (Omaha, Neb.) and Dylan Dock (River Falls, Wis.) accounted for SMU's other three goals vs. the Oles on Friday. … The goal was the first collegiate tally for Dock — who was playing in his first collegiate game. … Wentland, who also had a pair of assists Friday in notching the second three-point game of his career, accounted for SMU's goal in Saturday's 5-1 loss to St. Olaf. … Thompson and Austin Balko (Midland, Mich.) lead the team in goals (6), while Mike Hill (Fort Worth, Texas) is the team-leader in assists (8) and points (13). … SMU boasts five players with 10 or more points through nine games — Hills (13), Thompson (11), Balko (10), Wentland (10) and Bob Marx (Sioux City, Iowa / 10). … Andy Scheib (Sun Prairie, Wis.) stopped St. Olaf's Mark Rath on a penalty shot last Friday. It was SMU's third straight game with a penalty shot. Bobby Thompson (Centerville, Minn.) was stopped on a penalty shot against Adrian on Nov. 24 and Brad Fusaro (Soldotna, Alaska) scored on a penalty shot vs. Team USA's U18 Team a day later.  Because the game against Team USA's U18 team was an exhibition game, the goal does not officially count. SMU has officially not scored a penalty shot goal since Nov. 2, 2007, when Jesse Polk converted. … SMU's 40 goals have come from 15 different players, while 19 Cardinals have recorded at least one point. … After scoring just one shorthanded goal all of last season, SMU has netted four shorthanded goals this season. … The four shorthanded goals are the most since SMU tallied five shorties during the 2006-07 season. … Scheib finished with 21 saves against St. Olaf on Friday to improve to 4-2-0 in six starts this season. … Jason Horstman made 41 saves against Adrian on Nov. 24. It was the seventh time in his four-year collegiate career that the senior has stopped 40 or more shots, and was the most since recording a collegiate-best 52 saves against Gustavus on Feb. 19, 2011. … Christian Gaffy (Scandia, Minn.), who stopped 15 of the 17 shots he faced against St. Scholastica on Nov. 3 en route to his first win in his first collegiate start, finished with 30 saves vs. St. Olaf last Saturday. … With his win vs. St. Scholastica, Gaffy becomes the first Cardinal goalie to win in his first collegiate start since Curtis Nosal made 25 saves in a 4-1 win over St. Olaf on Nov. 9, 2002. … The Cardinals have scored 34 goals in their five wins this season — including a season-high nine goals in their 9-2 rout of Hamline on Nov. 9. … SMU's nine goals against the Pipers are the most since SMU erupted for 14 goals in a 14-3 win over Concordia during the 2006-07 season. … The Cardinals have scored first in six of their nine games — including all five of their wins.

Scouting the Lake Forest Foresters:
2012-13 Roster | 2012-13 Statistics | 2012-13 Schedule
Lake Forest enters this weekend's two nonconference home games against Saint Mary's looking for its first win of the season at Alumni Memorial Fieldhouse. … Last Friday's 1-1 tie against Milwaukee School of Engineering was the Foresters second straight overtime game — and second straight tie. … Lake Forest has been held to two goals or less in all seven losses this season. … The Foresters snapped a season-high four-game losing streak with a 4-0 win over Hamline on Nov. 23. … Bobby Barrett scored Lake Forest's lone goal in last Friday's 1-1 tie vs. MSOE, while Alec DeAngelo netted the Foresters' goal in Saturday's 2-1 loss to the Raiders. … DeAngelo's goal was the first of his collegiate career. … Jason McAloon enters the weekend series against Saint Mary's leading the Foresters in assists (6) and points (7). … Andrew Stein and Pat Charron, meanwhile, share the team lead in goals with seven. … Brendan Sullivan and Leo Podolsky have shared the goaltending duties for the Foresters this season. Sullivan has compiled a 2.30 goals-against-average and a .923 save percentage in eight appearances, while Podolsky has a 3.20 GAA and an .889 save percentage in six appearances. … Sullivan notched his second career shutout with his 23-save effort against Hamline on Nov. 23. … Lake Forest has been outscored in every period this season — 10-5 in the first, 10-7 in the second and 12-7 in the third. … The Foresters are 2-1-1 when scoring first, but are winless (0-6-1) when their opponent scores first.