LAKE FOREST, Ill. — The Saint Mary's University men's hockey team completes its two-game nonconference series against Lake Forest on Saturday, as the two teams square off at 4:30 p.m. at the Foresters' Alumni Memorial Rink.



The Matchup:
Saint Mary's Cardinals (5-5-0 Overall)
at Lake Forest Foresters (3-7-2 Overall)

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Last Night:
Lake Forest scored a pair of shorthanded goals in the final three minutes of the first period and added three second-period goals, as the Foresters handed the Cardinals a 5-3 setback at the Alumni Memorial Rink in Lake Forest, Ill.

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 are now off until Jan. 4-5, when they play their final two nonconference games of the season. SMU travels to Aschwaubenon, Wis., for a 7 p.m. showdown with defending national champion St. Norbert on Jan. 4, and then heads to Stevens Point, Wis., for a 7 p.m. matchup with UW-Stevens Point the following night. … Lake Forest, meanwhile, is also headed for a lengthy break, not returning to the ice until Jan. 11-12, when the Foresters head to Ashland, Wis., for a pair of games against Northland.

Scouting The Saint Mary's Cardinals:
2012-13 Roster | 2012-13 Statistics | 2012-13 Schedule
Saturday's game at Lake Forest is the third of five straight road games for the Cardinals, who are in the midst of a stretch that has them playing eight of nine contests away from the SMU Ice Arena. …  The Cardinals enter Saturday's game at Lake Forest having won four of their last seven games. … Bobby Thompson (Centerville, Minn.), who recorded his second collegiate two-goal effort against St. Olaf on Nov. 30, scored his team-leading seventh goal of the season vs. Lake Forest Friday. … Mike Hill (Fort Worth, Texas) and Nick Nagel (Andover, Minn.) netted SMU's other two goals vs. the Foresters Friday. … Thompson and Hill each added an assist Friday night. … Jed McGlasson (Kenai, Alaska) notched his first collegiate two-goal game vs. St. Olaf on Nov. 30. … Kevin Wentland (Columbia Heights, Minn.) recorded the second three-point game of his career vs. St. Olaf on Nov. 30, but had his two-game goal-scoring streak snapped against Lake Forest on Friday. … Thompson's seven goals are one more than Hill and Austin Balko (Midland, Mich.). … Hill is also the team-leader in assists (9) and points (15). … SMU boasts five players with 10 or more points through nine games — Hill (15), Thompson (13), Bob Marx (Sioux City, Iowa / 10), Balko (10) and Wentland (10). … SMU's 43 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. … Jason Horstman, who made 41 saves against Adrian on Nov. 24 — marking the seventh time in his four-year collegiate career that the senior has stopped 40 or more shots — finished with 17 saves against Lake Forest on Friday. … Andy Scheib (Sun Prairie, Wis.) stopped St. Olaf's Mark Rath on a penalty shot on Nov. 30. 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 surrendered its first two shorthanded goals of the season vs. Lake Forest Friday — with both goals coming in a two-minute span late in the second period. … 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 seven of their 10 games — including all five of their wins.

Scouting the Lake Forest Foresters:
2012-13 Roster | 2012-13 Statistics | 2012-13 Schedule
Friday's 5-3 win over Saint Mary's was the Foresters first win of the season at Alumni Memorial Rink. … Last Friday's 1-1 tie against Milwaukee School of Engineering was the Foresters second straight overtime game — and second straight tie. … The Foresters' five goals vs. SMU Friday were a season high. … 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. … Mike Violette scored a pair of goals in Friday's 5-3 win over Saint Mary's, while Jason McAloon and David Sharpe accounted for the others. … Alec DeAngelo scored his first collegiate goal against MSOE last Saturday. … McAloon enters Saturday's rematch against Saint Mary's leading the Foresters in assists (7) and points (9). … Caparelli, Andrew Stein and Pat Charron, meanwhile, share the team lead in goals with three. … Brendan Sullivan and Leo Podolsky have shared the goaltending duties for the Foresters this season. Sullivan — who made 28 saves vs. Saint Mary's on Friday — has compiled a 2.40 goals-against-average and a .920 save percentage in nine 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 — 11-7 in the first, 11-10 in the second and 13-7 in the third. … Lake Forest recorded its first win when its opponent scores first Friday vs. Saint Mary's (1-6-1). The Foresters are 2-1-1 when scoring first.