MOORHEAD, Minn. — The Saint Mary's University women's hockey team takes to the road this weekend, as the Cardinals and Concordia square off for the first of two MIAC games Friday evening. Puck drops at 7 p.m. at the Moorhead Sports Center.

The Matchup:
Saint Mary's Cardinals (4-9-1 MIAC | 6-12-1 Overall)
At Concordia Cobbers (9-4-1 MIAC | 10-7-3 Overall)

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Last Action:
The Cardinals dropped both of their conference games against league-leading and No. 2-ranked Gustavus last weekend. The Gusties scored three unanswered goals in handing SMU a 3-1 setback at Don Roberts Ice Arena in St. Peter, Minn., on Friday, then beat the Cardinals 6-1 in the rematch a day later at the SMU Ice Arena. … Concordia, meanwhile, picked up a pair of wins over Hamline last weekend in St. Paul, Minn. — beating the Pipers 2-1 on Friday, then repeating the feat with a 2-1 win on Saturday.

SMU vs. Concordia — A Year Ago:
February 17, 2012: SMU's hopes of reaching the Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference playoffs were alive — albeit on life support — when the Cardinals squared off against Concordia at the SMU Ice Arena. Unfortunately for the Cardinals, the Cobbers' officially pulled the plug on those hopes, as Concordia scored two goals in each of the first two periods in handing SMU a 5-2 MIAC setback at the SMU Ice Arena.
February 18, 2012: For the second game in a row, SMU managed to score two goals against MIAC playoff-bound Concordia. Unlike Friday's 5-2 setback, however, two goals was enough to earn the Cardinals a point as SMU battled the Cobbers to a 2-2 tie in the teams' Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference rematch at the SMU Ice Arena.

Up Next:
The Cardinals and Cobbers are back at it on Saturday, as Concordia hosts SMU in the second game of the teams' two-game MIAC series at the Moorhead Sports Center. Puck drops at 2 p.m.

Scouting The Saint Mary's Cardinals:
2012-13 Roster | 2012-13 Statistics | 2012-13 Schedule
Macki Fadness (Eau Claire, Wis.) — who notched a pair of assists against Saint Benedict in SMU's 4-0 win on Feb. 2 en route to her first collegiate two-point game — scored SMU's two goals against Gustavus last weekend. … Fadness netted a first-period goals in last Friday's 3-1 loss, then added a second-period tally in Saturday's 6-1 setback. … Katie Ehlenfeldt (Beaver Dam, Wis.) picked up the assist on Fadness' goal vs. Gustavus last Friday, while Breanna Peterson (Macomb, Mich.) and Mary DeBartolo (Chicago, Ill.) assisted on Fadness' second-period goal on Saturday. … Peterson enters Friday's game at Concordia leading the team in goals (8) and points (15). … Two of Peterson's eight goals have come when SMU was shorthanded. … DeBartolo is second to Peterson in both goals (6) and points (13), while Mackenzie Klimek (Hastings, Minn.) — who recorded her first collegiate two-goal game against Saint Benedict on Feb. 2 — owns a team-leading seven assists — one more than both Peterson and DeBartolo. … 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 35 goals have come from 12 different players, including collegiate firsts from Klimek, Karban, Parent, Ehlenfeldt,  Fadness and Rory Petrisin (High Bridge, N.J.). … Sarah Gustafson (Esko, Minn.) stopped a career-high 44 shots in SMU's 6-1 loss to Gustavus last Saturday, while Tori Herrmann (Elk River, Minn.) kicked out 34 shots against the Gusties a day earlier. … Hermann's 34-save effort was three saves shy of her career high. … Herrmann enters Friday's game at Concordia with a 2.76 goals-against-average and a .910 save percentage, while Gustafson heads into the weekend with a 3.18 GAA and an .890 save percentage. … Gustafson owns a team-best 284 saves. … Gustafson stopped seven Saint Benedict shots in each of the three periods en route to her first shutout of the season and fifth of her career on Feb. 2. … Herrmann made 20 saves against Concordia-Wis. on Oct. 27 en route to her first collegiate win. … SMU owns a 5-2-0 record when scoring first, but the Cardinals are just 1-10-1 when their opponent scores first. … SMU's 4-0 victory over Saint Benedict on Feb. 2 was the Cardinals' first shutout win of the season. … After going winless (0-2-6) in eight overtime games a year ago, the Cardinals are 2-0-1 in OT games this season. SMU has beaten Hamline 2-1 and UW-Eau Claire 3-2, while tying Augsburg 3-3.

Scouting The Concordia Cobbers:
2012-13 Roster | 2012-13 Statistics | 2012-13 Schedule
The Cobbers enter this weekend's showdown with Saint Mary's riding a four-game winning streak. … Concordia has outscored its opponents 14-8 during its current four-game run — including back-to-back 2-1 wins over Hamline last weekend. … Friday's game against Saint Mary's is the first home game of 2013 for the Cobbers, who have played their last 10 games on the road. CC's last home game was a 3-1 loss to St. Thomas on Dec. 1. … Brittany Oliver and Madison Gendreau netted CC's two goals in last Friday's 2-1 win over Hamline, while  … Bekah Wright and Anna Westmark accounted for the Cobbers' two goals in Saturday's rematch. … Breann Julius assisted on three of Concordia's four goals vs. Hamline last weekend. … Concordia outshot Hamline 78-41 in the two-game series last weekend. … Julius enters the weekend as the team-leader in all three offensive categories — goals (9), assists (10) and points (19). … Julius is one of four Cobbers with 10 or more points this season. Gendreau (16), Abby Taffe (13) and Westmark (11) are the other three. … Madison Denny and Rebecca Hendrickson have shared the goaltending duties this season. Denny has appeared in 12 games, compiling a 2.18 goals-against average and a .918 save percentage, while Hendrickson owns a 2.03 GAA and a .919 save percentage in 10 appearances. … Denny has also recorded CC's two shutouts this season, posting a 23-save shutout against St. Thomas on Dec. 1 and an 18-save shutout against Saint Benedict on Jan. 18. … The Cobbers have scored first in 13 of their 20 games, going 8-3-2 when scoring first. CC is 2-4-1 when its opponent nets the game's first goal. … Last Saturday's 2-1 win over Hamline was the Cobbers' sixth overtime game this season — and their first OT win. Concordia is 2-1-3 in overtime games this season.