WINONA, Minn. — The Saint Mary's University women's hockey team closes out its 2012-13 schedule on Saturday, bidding farewell to seniors Julianne Bartosz (Mokena, Ill.) and Erin Stenseth (Eau Claire, Wis.) prior to the 2 p.m. contest against Bethel at the SMU Ice Arena.
The Matchup:
Saint Mary's Cardinals (4-11-2 MIAC | 6-14-2 Overall)
vs. Bethel Royals (11-4-2 MIAC | 14-8-2 Overall)
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Last Night:
Bethel erupted for four goals in the game's first 16 minutes and never looked back in handing the Cardinals a 6-2 Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference setback at the Schwan's Super Rink in Blaine, Minn.
SMU vs. Bethel — A Year Ago:
February 24, 2012: Including their first of two games against Bethel, SMU had played 24 games — one-third of which had gone into overtime. And, thanks to the Cardinals' 2-2 Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference tie against Bethel at the SMU Ice Arena, six of those eight OT contests ended in a draw.
February 25, 2012: Playing in their final collegiate game, Nicole Olson (New Brighton, Minn.) and Alex Braun (Darwin, Minn.) accounted for all three of the Cardinals' goals, as SMU closed out its 2011-2012 season with a 3-2 victory over Bethel at the Bethel Arena.
Up Next:
Saturday's game against Bethel is the season final for the Cardinals. … Bethel, meanwhile, has already locked up a berth in next week's MIAC Tournament and is battling with St. Thomas and Concordia for one of the tournament's top three spots.
Scouting The Saint Mary's Cardinals:
2012-13 Roster | 2012-13 Statistics | 2012-13 Schedule
The Cardinals scored twice against the Royals in the third period Friday night, putting an end to a 205-minute scoreless drought. … Macki Fadness (Eau Claire, Wis.) — who scored both of SMU's goals in its 4-1, 6-1 losses to league-leading and unbeaten Gustavus on Feb. 8-9 — scored her third goal in the last five games Friday night. … Haley Coolsaet (Grosse Ile, Mich.) accounted for SMU's other third-period goal vs. the Royals on Friday. … Fadness recorded her first collegiate two-point night with a pair of assists in SMU's 4-0 win on Feb. 2 en route to her first collegiate two-point game. … Breanna Peterson (Macomb, Mich.) enters Saturday's rematch with Bethel Saturday leading the team in goals (8) and points (15). … Two of Peterson's eight goals have come when SMU was shorthanded. … Mary DeBartolo (Chicago, Ill.) 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 eight 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.). … SMU enters Saturday's game vs. Bethel with four players boasting 10 or more points — Peterson (15), DeBartolo (13), Fadness (11) and Klimek (11). … Tori Herrmann (Elk River, Minn.) stopped all 34 shots she faced against Concordia on Feb. 15 en route to her first collegiate shutout, then followed that up with a career-best 44 saves in the teams' rematch a day later. … Fellow goalie Sarah Gustafson (Esko, Minn.) has also posted a 44-save effort this season, stopping her career-high 44 shots in SMU's 6-1 loss to Gustavus on Feb. 9. … Herrmann enters Saturday's rematch Bethel with a 2.89 goals-against-average and a .911 save percentage, while Gustafson heads into the weekend with a 3.16 GAA and an .891 save percentage. … Herrmann owns a team-leading 306 saves, while Gustafson is close behind with 301 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. … 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 Concordia on Feb. 15 was the first scoreless tie in program history. … SMU owns a 5-2-0 record when scoring first, but the Cardinals are just 1-12-1 when their opponent scores first.
Scouting The Bethel Royals:
2012-13 Roster | 2012-13 Statistics | 2012-13 Schedule
Bethel has already locked up one of the five MIAC post-season playoff berths, but are still battling with St. Thomas and Concordia for the No. 2 spot behind regular-season champion Gustavus. St. Thomas currently holds down the second slot with 25 points, one more than BU, while Concordia is two points out of second with one game remaining in the regular season. … With their 6-2 win over Saint Mary's Friday, Bethel pushed its winning streak to a season-high six straight. … The Royals have now scored six goals in each of their last two games — beating SMU 6-2 Friday, while dropping Saint Benedict 6-1 last Saturday. … Bethel has allowed just seven goals during its current six-game winning streak. … Cristina Masten has been the offensive sparkplug for the Royals. Masten — who had a hat trick against Saint Mary's Friday — has scored at least one goal in each of the six games during their current six-game winning streak, and enters Saturday's game against Saint Mary's owning a team-best 20 tallies. … With her four points against Saint Mary's Friday — three goals and one assist — Masten also pushed her team- and conference-leading point total to 32. … Masten is one of six Royals with 10 or more points. Biz Huss (24), Lindsay Burman (22), Caroline Kivisto (18), Kalie Johnson (18) and Molly Eagles (10) are the other five. … Burman, Johnson and Huss all lead the team in assists with 13 each. … Jess Newstrom and Erika Allen have shared the goaltending duties this season, with Allen compiling a 1.40 goals-against-average and a .943 save percentage in 645 minutes played, while Newstrom owns a 2.07 GAA and a .927 save percentage in 780 minutes. … Bethel holds a 37-30 scoring edge through the game's first two periods, but the Royals have been unstoppable in the third, outscoring their opponents 32-14. … The Royals have played two overtime games this season — with both ending in 1-1 ties. BU and Concordia tied 1-1 on Nov. 16, while the Royals battled St. Catherine to a 1-1 deadlock on Jan. 24. … Bethel is unbeaten (12-0-1) when scoring the game's first goal, and 2-8-1 when its opponent scores first. |
