MOORHEAD, Minn. — The Saint Mary's University women's hockey team is back on the ice on Saturday, as SMU and Concordia square off for the second game of the teams' two-game MIAC series. Puck drops at 2 p.m. at the Moorhead Sports Center.

The Matchup:
Saint Mary's Cardinals (4-9-2 MIAC | 6-12-2 Overall)
At Concordia Cobbers (9-4-2 MIAC | 10-7-4 Overall)

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Last Night:
Tori Herrmann (Elk River, Minn.) stopped all 34 shots she faced, as the Cardinal freshman helped SMU to earn a 0-0 overtime tie against Concordia at the Moorhead Sports Center.

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 close out the regular season against Bethel next weekend. SMU travels to the Schwan's Super Rink in Blaine, Minn., for a 7 p.m. conference showdown with the Royals on Friday, before returning home to host the Royals on Saturday at 2 p.m. at the SMU Ice Arena. … Concordia, meanwhile, is back on its home ice next weekend, hosting Augsburg in a pair of MIAC contests on Friday (7 p.m.) and Saturday (2 p.m.).

Scouting The Saint Mary's Cardinals:
2012-13 Roster | 2012-13 Statistics | 2012-13 Schedule
After going winless (0-2-6) in eight overtime games a year ago, the Cardinals are 2-0-2 in OT games this season. SMU has beaten Hamline 2-1 and UW-Eau Claire 3-2, while tying Augsburg 3-3 and Concordia 0-0. … SMU's 0-0 tie against the Cobbers Friday was the first scoreless tie in program history. … Tori Herrmann (Elk River, Minn.) stopped all 34 shots she faced in recording her first collegiate shutout Friday. … Herrmann's 34 saves were three shy of her career high — and marked the second straight game in which the SMU freshman has stopped 34 shots. … 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 last 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 Saturday'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. … Herrmann enters Saturday's game at Concordia with a 2.43 goals-against-average and a .921 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.

Scouting The Concordia Cobbers:
2012-13 Roster | 2012-13 Statistics | 2012-13 Schedule
The Cobbers enter Saturday's rematch with Saint Mary's riding a five-game unbeaten streak (4-0-1). … Concordia has outscored its opponents 14-8 during its current five-game run — including back-to-back 2-1 wins over Hamline last weekend and Friday's 0-0 stalemate. … Friday's game against Saint Mary's was the first home game of 2013 for the Cobbers, who had played their last 10 games on the road. CC's last home game was a 3-1 loss to St. Thomas on Dec. 1. … 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. Madison Gendreau (16), Abby Taffe (13) and Anna Westmark (11) are the other three. … Madison Denny and Rebecca Hendrickson have shared the goaltending duties this season. Denny has appeared in 13 games, compiling a 1.99 goals-against average and a .920 save percentage, while Hendrickson owns a 2.03 GAA and a .919 save percentage in 10 appearances. … Denny has also recorded CC's three shutouts this season, posting a 23-save shutout against St. Thomas on Dec. 1, an 18-save shutout against Saint Benedict on Jan. 18 and Friday's eight-save effort. … 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. … Friday's 0-0 tie against Saint Mary's was the Cobbers' second straight overtime game — and the seventh OT contest of the season. Concordia is now 2-1-4 in overtime games this season.