WINONA, Minn. — The Saint Mary's University women's hockey team plays host to St. Thomas in the second game of the teams' two-game Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference series on Saturday. Puck drops at 2 p.m. at the SMU Ice Arena.

The Matchup:
Saint Mary's Cardinals (2-5-0 MIAC | 4-8-0 Overall)
vs. St. Thomas Tommies (4-3-0 MIAC | 5-5-1 Overall)

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Last Night:
St. Thomas scored a power play and a shorthanded goal in the game's first 20 minutes, as the Tommies handed SMU a 3-0 Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference setback at the St. Thomas Ice Arena in Mendota Heights, Minn.

SMU vs. St. Thomas — A Year Ago:
January 21, 2012: For three periods, SMU had an answer for every St. Thomas goal. Unfortunately for the Cardinals, the fourth period — the five-minute overtime — was sudden death, and when UST's Morgan Olson scored the game-winner with 57 seconds remaining, SMU did not get a chance to answer, as the Tommies handed Saint Mary's a 3-2 MIAC setback at the SMU Ice Arena.
January 22, 2012: St. Thomas completed the conference sweep of the Cardinals at the St. Thomas Ice Arena in Mendota Heights, Minn., scoring a pair of unanswered third-period goals en route to a 3-1 victory.

Up Next:
The Cardinals open their two-game conference series against Augsburg on their home ice, as SMU hosts the Auggies in a 7 p.m. game Friday at the SMU Ice Arena. The same two teams will then travel to Ed Saugestad Rink in Minneapolis, Minn., for the 7 p.m. rematch on Saturday. … St. Thomas, meanwhile, is also home for the first game of its two-game MIAC series against St. Olaf next Friday at 7:30 p.m. at the St. Thomas Ice Arena in Mendota Heights, Minn. St. Olaf will host UST in the 2 p.m. rematch on Saturday at the Northfield Ice Arena in Northfield, Minn.

Scouting The Saint Mary's Cardinals:
2012-13 Roster | 2012-13 Statistics | 2012-13 Schedule
Friday's loss to St. Thomas marked the first time this season the Cardinals have been held without a goal. … Tori Herrmann (Elk River, Minn.) recorded a career-high 37 saves against St. Thomas Friday. … The Cardinals' 3-2 win over UW-Eau Claire on Jan. 4 snapped the Cardinals' season-high five-game losing streak. … SMU's Jan. 4 victory also marked the seventh time in their last nine games that the final was decided by two goals or less. … After going winless (0-2-6) in eight overtime games a year ago, the Cardinals are now 2-0-0 in OT games this season. SMU also beat Hamline 2-1 overtime on Nov. 9. … Mary DeBartolo (Chicago, Ill.) scored the game-winner against UW-Eau Claire on Jan. 4 — the sophomore forward also scored the game-winner in SMU's first OT win of the season against Hamline on Nov. 9. … DeBartolo accounted for all three goals vs. the Blugolds on Jan. 4 en route to her first collegiate multiple-goal game and her first collegiate hat trick. … Brittany Therrien (Brooklyn Park, Minn.) and Brooke Bartelt (New Prague, Minn.) accounted for SMU's two goals in its 5-2 loss to UW-EC on Jan. 5. … SMU scored three power play goals against UW-Eau Claire — including both goals in their 5-2 loss to UW-Eau Claire on Jan. 5. … With her three goals on Jan. 4, DeBartolo moved into a tie for the team lead in goals (5) with Breanna Peterson (Macomb, Mich.). The two also share the team lead in points with nine, while Mackenzie Klimek (Hastings, Minn.) owns a team-best six assists. … Two of Peterson's five goals this season have been shorthanded. … SMU's 26 goals have come from 11 different players, including collegiate firsts from Klimek, Rory Petrisin (High Bridge, N.J.), Macki Fadness (Eau Claire, Minn.), McKenna Parent (Ham Lake, Minn.) and Katie Ehlenfeldt (Beaver Dam, Wis.). … Herrmann has now stopped a team-leading 164 shots, compiling a 2.85 goals-against-average and a .906 save percentage, while Sarah Gustafson (Esko, Minn.) has stopped 152 shots and owns a 3.17 goals-against-average and an .889 save percentage. … Herrmann 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 Hamline on Nov. 10. … With their 3-2 overtime win over UW-Eau Claire on Jan. 4, the Cardinals evened their record to 2-2-0 at the SMU Ice Arena. … SMU owns a 3-1-0 record when scoring first, but the Cardinals are just 1-7-0 when their opponent scores first.

Scouting The St. Thomas Tommies:
2012-13 Roster | 2012-13 Statistics | 2012-13 Schedule
2012-13 Roster | 2012-13 Statistics | 2012-13 Schedule
With their win over Saint Mary's Friday, the Tommies improved to 2-1-1 in their last four games. … After opening the season 3-1-0, UST has slipped to 2-4-1 in its last seven games. … Lauren Mumm scored for the second straight game against Saint Mary's Friday, while Paige Baldwin and Tara Baago accounted for UST's other two goals. … The goals were the first of the season for both Baldwin and Baago. … Mumm, Christina Rozeske, Maria Bothwell and Courtney Umland all share the team lead in goals with three each. … Korinne O'Connor and Mary Grace Flesher share the team's top spot in assists (5), while O'Connor also leads the team in points with seven — one more than Rozeske and Flesher. … All three of Bothwell's goals have been on the power play. … O'Connor is approaching 100 career games played (88). She leads all current players with 59 career points, compiling 25 goals and 34 assists. … Alise Riedel and Taylor Neisen have shared the goaltending duties this season, with Riedel — who stopped all 22 SMU shots Friday in recording her first shutout of the season  — leading the team in both goals-against-average (1.66) and save percentage (.949) in 10 games. Neisen, meanwhile, has recorded a 2.56 GAA and an .896 save percentage in four appearances. … Three of UST's five wins have come on the road. The Tommies are 2-1-1 on their home ice. … The Tommies have been shut out three times — falling to Lake Forest (3-0), Gustavus (1-0) and Concordia (1-0). … The Tommies have outscored their opponents 26-22 — including 11-5 in the third period. … UST has scored on 10 of 34 power plays, tops in the conference. … UST is 5-0 this season when scoring three or more goals. Conversely, they've scored a total of two goals in their five losses. … UST is unbeaten (4-0-1) when scoring first, but just 1-5-0 when its opponent nets the game's first goal. Over the last two seasons, St. Thomas is 16-3-2 in games when it scored the first goal and 4-11-1 when the Tommies' opponent scores first. … St. Thomas has recorded 12 consecutive top-three conference finishes. UST has played in the conference playoffs 12 years in a row, with eight trips to the finals and one championship.