WINONA, Minn. — The Saint Mary's University men's hockey team returns home on Saturday to host Augsburg in the second game of their two-game conference series. Puck drops at 7:30 p.m. at the SMU Ice Arena.

The Matchup:
Saint Mary's Cardinals (5-3-1 MIAC | 7-10-1 Overall)
vs. Augsburg Auggies (2-5-2 MIAC | 4-11-3 Overall)

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Last Night:
Augsburg erupted for six first-period goals — outscoring SMU 6-3 in the game's first 20 minutes — in handing the Cardinals a 7-3 MIAC setback at Ed Saugestad Arena in Minneapolis, Minn.

SMU vs. Augsburg — A Year Ago:
January 27, 2012: For the fourth straight game, SMU netted two goals against Augsburg. Like the three games before, however, two goals was not enough for the win, as Augsburg held off the Cardinals 3-2 at the SMU Ice Arena.
January 28, 2012: For the 10th time this season — and fifth time in their last six games — the Cardinals got on the board first in their rematch against Augsburg at Ed Saugestad Rink. Unfortunately, the Cardinals could not write a more favorable final chapter again, as Augsburg's Trevor Doden scored his third goal of the game at 2:34 into overtime to lift the Auggies to a 5-4 win over SMU.

Up Next:
The Cardinals hit the road for a pair of conference games against Saint John's next weekend. SMU and SJU square off at 7 p.m. at the National Hockey Center in St. Cloud, Minn., on Friday, then return to the NHC for a 2 p.m. rematch on Saturday. … Augsburg, meanwhile, heads to the Northfield Ice Arena in Northfield, Minn., on Friday for a 7:30 p.m. conference game against St. Olaf. The Auggies will then host St. Olaf in the second game of their two-game MIAC series on Saturday at 7:05 p.m. at the Ed Saugestad Rink.

Scouting The Saint Mary's Cardinals:
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Despite Friday's 7-3 loss to Augsburg, the Cardinals remain in third place in the MIAC standings. St. Thomas (7-3-1), which lost to St. Olaf Friday, leads the league with 15 points, followed by St. Olaf (7-2-0, 14 points), SMU (5-3-1, 11 points), Bethel (5-5-0, 10 points) and Concordia (5-6-0, 10 points). … Kevin Wentland (Columbia Heights, Minn.), Ryan Griffiths (Arvada, Colo.) and Tommy Robaczewski (Arlington Heights, Ill.) accounted for SMU's three goals against Augsburg Friday. … The Cardinals have posted 10 multiple-goal games this season. Mike Hill (Fort Worth, Texas) has four, Austin Balko (Midland, Mich.) has two, and Bobby Thompson (Centerville, Minn.), Nick Gorup (Omaha, Neb.), Jed McGlasson (Kenai, Alaska) and Bob Marx (Sioux City, Iowa) have each recorded one. … Hill enters Saturday's rematch with Augsburg as the team- and conference-leader in goals (11) and points (21), while his team-best 10 assists ranks third in the MIAC. … SMU boasts seven players with 10 or more points through 15 games — Hill (21), Thompson (16), Balko (14), Marx (13), Wentland (13), McGlasson (11), and Nick Nagel (Andover, Minn. / 10). … SMU's 54 goals have come from 16 different players, while 21 Cardinals have recorded at least one point. … After scoring just one shorthanded goal all of last season, SMU has netted six shorthanded goals this season. … The six shorthanded goals are the most since SMU tallied a school-record seven shorties during the 1991-92 season. … Andy Scheib stopped all 38 shots he faced vs. the Tommies last Friday en route to his first collegiate shutout. … Scheib's 38 saves were three shy of his career high. The senior followed up that 38-save effort by adding 37 saves in SMU's 7-2 loss to the Tommies on Saturday. … SMU's 0-0 tie vs. the Tommies marked the first time in program history the Cardinals played to a scoreless tie. … Scheib heads into Saturday's game against Augsburg with a 3.76 goals-against-average and an .876 save percentage. … With their sweep of Bethel on Jan. 11-12, the Cardinals have now swept two of their five conference series this season. The last time SMU recorded two conference sweeps in the same season was late in the 2005-2006 season, when the Cardinals swept Hamline (2-1 and 3-0) and St. Olaf (3-2, 3-2). … With their two wins against Bethel, SMU has now outscored its opponents 43-15 in its seven victories this season. …  The Cardinals scored 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 17 games — including five of their wins. … The Cardinals are 2-8-0 when their opponent scores first. … With their 0-0 tie against St. Thomas on Jan. 18, the Cardinals improved to 4-1-1 on their home ice.

Scouting the Augsburg Auggies:
2012-13 Roster | 2012-13 Statistics | 2012-13 Schedule
With Friday's 7-3 win over Saint Mary's, the Auggies snapped their seven-game (0-4-3) winless streak. Augsburg had not won since beating UW-Superior 8-2 on Dec. 7, 2012. … The Auggies have played five overtime games, going 0-2-3 — with both losses decided by 3-2 scores. … Ben McClellan scored two goals for the Auggies against Saint Mary's Friday, while Scott Eberline, Landon Olson, B.J. McClellan, Tyler Roberg and Derek Loisel accounted for the other five. … Ben McClellan enters Saturday's rematch against Saint Mary's leading the team in all three offensive categories with eight goals, seven assists and 15 points. … B.J. McClellan is second in goals (6) and points (10), while Mack Ohnsted's five assists are two back of Ben McClellan. … Augsburg's four game-winning goals have come from four different players — Ben McClellan, B.J. McClellan, Derek Loisel and Scott Eberline. … Justin Lochner, who finished with 63 saves against Hamline last weekend, has started 16 of the Auggies' 17 games in goal, compiling a 3.23 goals-against-average and an .893 save percentage. … Lochner's 35 saves against Hamline last Saturday were one shy of his season-high 36-save effort against St. Scholastica on Jan. 4. … Three of the Auggies' seven goals against Saint Mary's Friday came on the power play — giving Augsburg 12 PP goals this season. … Augsburg has been outscored 59-44 — including 20-12 in the game's opening 20 minutes. … The Auggies have scored the game's first goal nine times, going 4-3-2. Augsburg has not won when its opponent scores first (0-8-1).