APPLETON, Wis. — The Cardinals hit the road for their last game before the Christmas break on Tuesday, as SMU heads to the Appleton Family Ice Center for a 7 p.m. nonconference game against Lawrence.

The Matchup:
Saint Mary's Cardinals (5-5-0 Overall) at Lawrence Vikings (3-6-1 Overall)

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Last Action:
The Cardinals got goals from Dylan Dock (River Falls, Wis.) and Andrew Ketterer (Peoria, Ill.) and a 28-save effort from Phil Heinle (York, Pa.) in completing a two-game nonconference sweep of Lake Forest with a 2-1 victory on Nov. 30. SMU also beat the Foresters 2-1 in their first game of the series on Nov. 29. … Lawrence earned a split in its two-game series against second-ranked St. Norbert last weekend in DePere, Wis., as the Vikings rebounded from a 4-0 loss on Friday with a come-from-behind, 5-4 victory a day later.

SMU vs. Lawrence — Their Last Meeting:
Tuesday's game will be the first against Lawrence in program history for the Cardinals.

Up Next:
Tuesday's game against Lawrence is the final game before the Christmas break for the Cardinals, who do not return to action until Jan. 10-11, when they host Concordia (Wis.) and Milwaukee School of Engineering in a pair of 7 p.m. nonconference games at the SMU Ice Arena. … Lawrence is right back in action this weekend, as the Vikings travel to UW-Stevens Point for a 7 p.m. game on Friday, before returning home to host UW-Eau Claire in a 7 p.m. contest the following day.

Scouting The Saint Mary's Cardinals:
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Tuesday's game at Lawrence is the only road contest in an eight-game stretch for the Cardinals, who played six straight home games prior to their game against the Vikings, and will play their next two games — vs. Concordia (Wis.) and Milwaukee School of Engineering — on their home ice. … Both of SMU's wins over Lake Forest on Nov. 29-30 were by 2-1 decisions. … With their sweep of Lake Forest, the Cardinals have now won three straight. … SMU's sweep over Lake Forest marked the third and fourth straight games decided by one goal — a run that includes a 4-3 loss and 3-2 win vs. Saint John's, and back-to-back 2-1 wins against Lake Forest. … Eight of SMU's 10 games have been decided by two goals or less. … The Cardinals' four goals in their sweep of Lake Forest came from four different players — Jonathon Elliott (Bloomfield Hills, Mich.), Scott Deur (Big Rapids, Mich.), Dylan Dock (River Falls, Wis.) and Andrew Ketterer (Peoria, Ill.) — and all four were their first of the season. … Elliott's first-period goal against Lake Forest on Nov. 29 was the first of his collegiate career. … Elliott becomes the fifth Cardinal to score his first goal in an SMU uniform this season, joining Martin Gruse (Trenton, Mich.), Mike Mezzano (Woodbury, Minn.), Nick Albergo (Elmhurst, Ill.) and Mike Wolter (Antigo, Wis.). … Elliott has now recorded three points in SMU's last two Friday games — having notched his first collegiate multiple-point game with a pair of assists in SMU's 4-3 loss to Saint John's on Nov. 22, before netting his first collegiate goal vs. Lake Forest a week later. … Bobby Thompson (Centerville, Minn.) picked up his team-leading fifth assist of the season on Deur's second-period goal vs. Lake Forest on Nov. 29, giving the senior a team-best eight points — one more than Bob Marx (Sioux City, Iowa). … Marx — who recorded his third collegiate two-goal game with a pair of goals against UW-Stevens Point on Nov. 16 — leads the team in goals with four, one more than Thompson. … Brad Denney (Fishers, Ind.) picked up assists on two of SMU's three goals in its 3-2 win over Saint John's on Nov. 23. It was the sixth time in his career that Denney has recorded two assists in game. … Nine of SMU's 23 goals this season have come on the power-play. … Phil Heinle (York, Pa.) picked up his first collegiate win in his first collegiate start, stopping 30 of the 31 shots he faced in SMU's 2-1 win over Lake Forest on Nov. 30. … Christian Gaffy (Scandia, Minn.) — who stopped a career-high 46 shots against UW-Stevens Point on Nov. 16 — finished with 28 saves against the Foresters in their first meeting on Nov. 29. … Gaffy's 46 saves against UW-Stevens Point on Nov. 16 were the most saves by a Cardinal goalie since Jason Horstman stopped 52 on Feb. 19, 2011. … Gaffy heads into Tuesday's nonconference game at Lawrence with a 2.66 goals-against-average, a .917 save percentage and a team-leading 262 saves. … As a team, the Cardinals posted a season-high 41 shots on goal against UW-Superior on Nov. 16. … After scoring just one first-period goal in their first eight games, SMU scored once in the opening 20 minutes in both games vs. Lake Forest on Nov. 29-30. … The Cardinals' four goals in a 6-4 loss against UW-Stevens Point on Nov. 16 were the most in a loss since scoring four in a 5-4 overtime setback against Augsburg on Jan. 28, 2012. … SMU is 3-2-0 when scoring first and 2-3-0 when its opponent nets the game's first goal. 

Scouting The Lawrence Vikings:
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Saturday's 5-4 win over No. 2 St. Norbert snapped the Vikings' three-game winless streak (0-2-1). … Lawrence scored four unanswered goals in the third period — including two in the final two minutes — in recording its first-ever victory over St. Norbert. Lawrence had not beaten a St. Norbert team since topping the Green Knights' Club Team 6-2 during the 1987-88 season. … Saturday's victory over the second-ranked Green Knights also marked the highest-ranked team Lawrence has ever beaten. … The Vikings' five goals against St. Norbert Saturday came from five different players — Renato Engler, Blake Roubos, Ryan Rumble, Gustav Lindgren and Matt Moore. … Roubos heads into Tuesday's showdown with Saint Mary's leading the team in goals (6) — one more than Huck Saunders and Rudi Pino — and points (14). … Roubos is one of four Vikings boasting at least 10 points — Logan Lemirande (11), Brandon Boeler (11) and Saunders (10) are the others. … Boelter has recorded a team-best 10 assists. … The Vikings' 29 goals have come from 12 different players. … Anton Olsson and Peter Emery have split the goaltending duties for the Vikings. Olsson has appeared in eight games, posting a 3.91 goals-against-average and a .900 save percentage, while Emery owns a 4.82 GAA and an .835 save percentage in four appearances. … Lawrence has been outscored 42-29 — including 11-5 in the first period. … The Vikings have scored first just twice in their first 10 games — going 1-1-0. Lawrence is 2-5-1 when its opponent scores first.