MINNEAPOLIS, Minn. — The Saint Mary's University women's hockey team hits the road on Saturday, as the Cardinals head to Ed Saugestand Arena for the second game of their two-game MIAC series against Augsburg. Puck drops at 7 p.m.

The Matchup:
Saint Mary's Cardinals (3-6-0 MIAC | 5-9-0 Overall)
at Augsburg Auggies (1-7-1 MIAC | 5-10-1 Overall)

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Last Night:
The Cardinals scored 1:05 into the first period and never relinquished the lead in handing Augsburg a 3-2 MIAC setback at the SMU Ice Arena.

SMU vs. Augsburg — A Year Ago:
January 27, 2012: The Cardinals scored their first goal with 31 seconds left in the first period, added their second 57 seconds left in the middle period, then iced the game with back-to-back tallies 21 seconds apart in the final 1:16 of the third period, as SMU cruised to a 5-2 win over Augsburg at Ed Saugestad Arena.
January 28, 2012: SMU goalie Sarah Gustafson (Esko, Minn.) and Augsburg's Crystal Amunrud were a pair of brick walls — each allowing just one goal — as the Cardinals battled the Auggies to a 1-1 conference tie at the SMU Ice Arena.

Up Next:
The Cardinals return home to the SMU Ice Arena for a pair conference games next weekend, as SMU hosts Saint Benedict in a 7 p.m. contest on Friday, before squaring off against the Blazers at 2 p.m. on Saturday. … Augsburg is back on its home ice at 7 p.m. at the Ed Saugestad Arena on Friday, hosting St. Olaf in the first of the teams' two conference games. The two teams then travel to the Northfield Ice Arena in Northfield, Minn., for a 7:30 p.m. rematch on Saturday.

Scouting The Saint Mary's Cardinals:
2012-13 Roster | 2012-13 Statistics | 2012-13 Schedule
Friday's 3-2 win over Augsburg snapped the Cardinals' three-game losing streak. … The win was also SMU's third win at the SMU Ice Arena. … Hope Karban (Oconto, Wis.), Breanna Peterson (Macomb, Mich.) and McKenna Parent (Ham Lake, Minn.) accounted for SMU's three goals vs. Augsburg Friday. … Karban's goal was the first of her collegiate career. … Peterson, who has now scored in back-to-back games, leads the team in goals (7) and points (11). … Two of Peterson's seven goals have come when SMU was shorthanded. … Mary DeBartolo (Chicago, Ill.) — whose five goals and 11 points are second to Peterson — shares the team's assist lead (6) with Mackenzie Klimek (Hastings, Minn.). … DeBartolo recorded her first collegiate hat trick on Jan. 4, scoring all three of SMU's goals — including the game-winner in overtime — in its 3-2 win over UW-Eau Claire. … DeBartolo owns two game-winning goals — with both coming in overtime. The sophomore forward also scored the game-winner in SMU's first OT win of the season against Hamline on Nov. 9. … SMU's 30 goals have come from 12 different players, including collegiate firsts from Klimek, Karban, Parent Rory Petrisin (High Bridge, N.J.), Macki Fadness (Eau Claire, Minn.), and Katie Ehlenfeldt (Beaver Dam, Wis.). … Tori Herrmann (Elk River, Minn.) — who stopped a career-best 37 shots against St. Thomas last Friday — finished with 24 saves in recording the win vs. Augsburg Friday. … Herrmann has now stopped 188 shots and enters Saturday's game against Augsburg with a 2.73 goals-against-average and a .908 save percentage. Sarah Gustafson (Esko, Minn.), meanwhile, has kicked out a team-high 173 shots and owns a 3.43 GAA and an .878 save percentage. … Herrmann made 20 saves against Concordia-Wis. on Oct. 27 en route to her first collegiate win. … SMU owns a 4-1-0 record when scoring first, but the Cardinals are just 1-8-0 when their opponent scores first. … 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. … After recording a program-record six ties a year ago, SMU is one of just two MIAC teams without a tie this season.

Scouting The Augsburg Auggies:
2012-13 Roster | 2012-13 Statistics | 2012-13 Schedule
Friday's 3-2 loss to Saint Mary's was just the second setback in the last six games. … Augsburg has outscored its opponents 20-1 with three shutouts in its last four wins — including a season-high and program-best 13 goals against Finlandia on Jan. 5. … Both of Augsburg's games vs. Hamline last weekend were decided by 2-0 scores — the Pipers won the first 2-0, and the Auggies answered with a 2-0 win of their own a day later. … Augsburg has been shut out in seven of their 10 losses this season. … Sandra Hinz and Rachel Hennessy accounted for Augsburg's two goals vs. Saint Mary's Friday. … Kayla Fuechtmann enters Saturday's game vs. Saint Mary's leading the team with seven goals — four of which came in that 13-0 rout of Finlandia on Jan. 5 — while also boasting 11 points, two shy of Hennessy's team-leading 13 points. … Hennessy — who had a seven-point night in Augsburg's 13-0 win over Finlandia on Jan. 5 — has also collected a team-best seven assists en route to her team-leading 13 points. … Erica Berthold has scored a team-leading two game-winning goals. … Brianna Schulz, who made 32 saves in recording her second career shutout vs. Hamline last Saturday, kicked out 26 shots vs. SMU Friday. … Schulz has started all 16 games — and played all but 20 minutes — in goal for the Auggies, compiling a 2.11 goals-against-average and a .935 save percentage. … Schulz stopped a career-high 53 shots against Gustavus on Dec. 1, while adding a 42-save effort against Adrian on Oct. 27. … Augsburg posted 115 shots on goal in the team's nonconference series against Finlandia on Jan. 5-6. The Auggies peppered the Lion net with 50 shots in the opener, then recorded a season-high 65 shots in the rematch. … With its 13 goals against Finlandia on Jan. 5, Augsburg broke its single-game school record for goals in a game. … Augsburg is unbeaten (4-0-1) when scoring first, but the Auggies are just 1-10-0 when their opponent nets the game's first goal. … Augsburg has outscored its opponents 26-21 through the first two periods, but have been outscored 14-3 in the third period.