WINONA, Minn. — The Saint Mary's University women's hockey team gets another shot at St. Catherine on Saturday, as the Cardinals host the Wildcats in the second game of their two-game MIAC series at the SMU Ice Arena. Puck drop is scheduled for 2 p.m.

The Matchup:
Saint Mary's Cardinals (2-3-0 MIAC | 2-5-0 Overall) at St. Catherine Wildcats (3-1-1 MIAC | 4-3-1 Overall)

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Last Night:
St. Catherine scored four unanswered goals and SMU never recovered, as the Wildcats handed the Cardinals a 5-3 Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference setback at Drake Arena in St. Paul, Minn.

SMU vs. St. Catherine — A Year Ago:
November 16, 2012: After picking up a pair of one-goal wins over Hamline the previous weekend, the Cardinals found themselves involved in another one-goal decision in their opening game of a two-game conference series against St. Catherine. This time around, however, the Cardinals came out on the short end, as St. Catherine scored three unanswered goals and held off SMU 3-2 at the SMU Ice Arena
November 17, 2012: After holding its first five opponents scoreless in the first period, SMU surrendered three first-period goals against St. Catherine in the teams' rematch at Drake Arena — and the Cardinals never recovered, in falling to St. Catherine 4-1 in St. Paul, Minn.

Up Next:
Saturday's game against St. Catherine is the final game of the first semester for the Cardinals, who are not scheduled to play against until Jan. 5-6, when they travel to Lake Forest, Ill., for a pair of nonconference games against Lake Forest. … St. Catherine is also now off until after the holidays, as the Wildcats won't return to action until Jan. 3-4, when they travel to Middleton, Conn., for a pair of nonconference games against Wesleyan University.

Scouting The Saint Mary's Cardinals:
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Saturday's game against St. Catherine is just the third home game of the season for the Cardinals, who play five of their first seven games on the road. … Friday's 5-3 loss to St. Catherine snapped SMU's two-game winning streak. … McKenna Parent (Anoka, Minn.) scored one of SMU's three goals against the Wildcats Friday. … Parent has now had a goal in three of the team's last four games. … Macki Fadness (Eau Claire, Wis.) and Brittany Therrien (Brooklyn Park, Minn.) also scored vs. the Wildcats Friday. … Parent and Therrien now lead the team with three goals each. … Breanna Peterson (Macomb, Mich.) picked up an assist against St. Catherine to push her team-leading point total to six. … Peterson also shares the team assist lead (4) with Mackenzie Klimek (Hastings, Minn.). … Peterson recorded the fourth three-point game of her collegiate career against Saint Benedict on Nov. 23, recording a goal and two assists in SMU's 4-0 win. … Jane Hannula (Coon Rapids, Minn.) and Kassie Lien (Grantsburg, Wis.) each scored their first collegiate goals in SMU's MIAC sweep of Saint Benedict on Nov. 22-23. … SMU boasts four players who have scored their first goals in a Cardinal uniform this season — Jane Hannula (Coon Rapids, Minn.), Kassie Lien (Grantsburg, Wis.), Jesse Cwik (Chicago, Ill.) and Lindsay Paschke (New Prague, Minn.). … SMU's 18 goals have come from 11 different players. … SMU has scored two shorthanded goals this season. Peterson, who led the nation with three short-handed goals a year ago, recorded her first short-handed tally in the third period against UST on Nov. 17, while Lien scored a shortie against CSB on Nov. 23 — also in the third period. … Sarah Gustafson (Esko, Minn.) stopped 21 shots against the Wildcats Friday … Gustafson, who recorded her first shutout of the season and sixth of her career — including at least one in each of her four collegiate seasons — with a 23-save effort against Saint Benedict on Nov. 23 … Gustafson heads into Saturday's rematch vs. St. Catherine with a 3.12 goals-against-average and an .887 save percentage. … SMU has scored 10 of its 18 goals in the second period. On the flip side, SMU has surrendered 19 of its 24 goals in the first two periods combined. … The Cardinals are 2-2-0 when scoring first — SMU is still looking for its first win when its opponent scores the game's first goal (0-3-0). … SMU's Nov. 26 game against ninth-ranked St. Scholastica marks the second time this season SMU has faced a team ranked in the USCHO.com Top 10. SMU dropped an 8-2 decision to sixth-ranked Gustavus to open the season. … The Cardinals have now faced St. Scholastica twice in the program's history — with the Saints winning both games 2-1. … The Cardinals' 3-1 win over Saint Benedict on Nov. 22 snapped the Cardinals' season-opening three-game losing streak.

Scouting The St. Catherine Wildcats:
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The Wildcats' 5-1 loss to Augsburg on Nov. 23 snapped St. Catherine's four-game unbeaten streak (3-0-1). … SCU has outscored its opponents 13-8 in its four wins, but the Wildcats have been outscored 13-2 in their three losses. … Four of St. Catherine's first eight games have been decided by one goal or less — the Wildcats are 3-0-1 in those four contests. … St. Catherine's five goals against Saint Mary's came from five different players — Megan Killmer, Kira Kuntz, Mallory Ryan, Shelby Salmonsen and Jordan Solheim. … Solheim also had a pair of assists for a three-point night. … Bailey Rasmussen has now scored a team-leading six goals — including four power-play tallies — in the Wildcats' first eight games. … Laurel Prodahl owns a team-best four assists, one more than Annie Buttermore and Killmer. … Samantha Geissler and Alex Hall have shared the goaltending duties for the Wildcats this season, with both goalies making four starts. … Geissler — who finished with 27 saves Friday evening — enters Saturday's game against Saint Mary's with a team-best 2.44 goals-against-average and a .907 save percentage, while Hall owns a 2.81 GAA and an .895 save percentage. … SCU has outscored its opponents 6-4 in the first period, but the Wildcats have been outscored 19-10 in the second and third periods combined. … St. Catherine is unbeaten (2-0-1) when scoring first, and 2-3-0 when its opponent nets the game's first goal.