BLAINE, Minn. — The Saint Mary's University women's hockey team completes its two-game conference series against Bethel on Saturday, as the Cardinals head to the Schwan's Super Rink for a 5 p.m. contest against the Royals.

The Matchup:
Saint Mary's Cardinals (3-4-0 MIAC | 5-8-0 Overall) vs. Bethel Royals (5-2-1 MIAC | 9-3-2 Overall)

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Last Night:
Katie LeTourneau (White Bear Lake, Minn.) scored the game-winner with 45 seconds remaining in regulation, as the Cardinals handed Bethel a 2-1 MIAC setback at the SMU Ice Arena.

SMU vs. Bethel — A Year Ago:
February 22, 2013: The Royals' offense was clicking on all cylinders early, as Bethel scored four first-period goals and never let the Cardinals get shifted out of neutral in handing SMU a 6-2 Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference setback at the Schwan's Super Rink in Blaine, Minn.
February 23, 2013: Through the first 22 games of her senior season, Julianne Bartosz (Mokena, Ill.) had recorded just two assists. But playing in her final collegiate game as a Cardinal, Bartosz scored her first goal of the season — and her first since her freshman year — with less than a minute to go in the first period to give SMU a 2-1 advantage over playoff-bound Bethel. Fueled by Bartosz's late first-period goal, the Cardinals added two more in the second — the first assisted by the Cardinal senior — as SMU wrote the picture-perfect ending with a 4-3 Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference win at the SMU Ice Arena.

Up Next:
The Cardinals kick off their two-game conference series against Gustavus at home next Friday, as SMU hosts the Gusties in a 7 p.m. contest at the SMU Ice Arena. SMU and GAC will then travel to Don Roberts Ice Arena in St. Peter, Minn., for a 2 p.m. rematch on Saturday. … Bethel squares off against St. Olaf next weekend, traveling to Northfield, Minn., for a 7:30 p.m. contest on Friday, before hosting the Oles in a 3 p.m. rematch at the Schwan's Super Rink in Blaine, Minn., on Saturday.

Scouting The Saint Mary's Cardinals:
2013-14 Roster | 2013-14 Statistics | 2013-14 Schedule
Fueled by Friday's 2-1 win over Bethel, the Cardinals pushed their unbeaten streak to a season-high four straight (3-0-1). … The Cardinals head to Bethel Saturday looking for their third series sweep of the season. SMU collected its second series sweep of the season last weekend with its 3-0, 5-1 victories over UW-Eau Claire. The Cardinals also swept Saint Benedict (3-1 and 4-0) in late November. … Macki Fadness (Eau Claire, Wis.) and Katie LeTourneau (White Bear Lake, Minn.) accounted for SMU's two goals in Friday's win over Bethel. … Fadness has now scored a goal in two of the Cardinals' last three games. … For the first time in the last six games, Mary DeBartolo (Chicago, Ill.) failed to record at least one point. DeBartolo had nine points — two goals and seven asissts — during her career-high five-game point streak. … DeBartolo, who recorded her first three-point game of the season — and second of her career — with a goal and two assists against UW-Eau Claire on Jan. 10, had a hand in all five goals SMU scored in its 3-0 win over UW-Eau Claire and last Wednesday's 2-2 tie vs. St. Norbert. … Jesse Cwik (Chicago, Ill.) shares team lead in goals (5) with Kassie Lien (Grantsburg, Wis.) and Brittany Therrien (Brooklyn Park, Minn.). … DeBartolo is the team-leader in assists (8) and points (12). … Lien had a goal and two assists in SMU's 5-1 win over UW-Eau Claire on Jan. 11 en route to her first collegiate three-point game. … Breanna Peterson (Macomb, Mich.), who is tied with DeBartolo and McKenna Parent (Anoka, Min.) for second on the team in goals with four — and is second to DeBartolo in points with 11 — 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. … SMU boasts five players who have scored their first collegiate goals this season — Lien, Cwik, Ingrid Curwin (Duluth, Minn.), Jane Hannula (Coon Rapids, Minn.) and Lindsay Paschke (New Prague, Minn.). … SMU's 39 goals have come from 13 different players. … SMU has scored three shorthanded goals this season — with Lien accounting for two of them. The freshman scored her first shorthanded tally against Saint Benedict on Nov. 23, then added her second against Lake Forest last Sunday. … Peterson, who led the nation with three short-handed goals a year ago, netted SMU's other shortie vs. St. Thomas on Nov. 17. … All three of SMU's shorthanded goals have come in the third period. … Sarah Gustafson (Esko, Minn.) — the reigning MIAC Athlete of the Week — stopped a season-high 39 shots in Friday's win over Bethel. … Gustafson, who leads the team with 240 saves, enters Saturday's rematch with the Royals boasting a team-best 2.44 goals-against-average and .914 save percentage. … Gustafson has posted two shutouts this season and owns seven shutouts in her collegiate career — including at least one in each of her four seasons. … Fellow goalie Marah Shields (Mitford, Mich.) stopped a career-high 36 shots in the Cardinals' 2-2 tie vs. St. Norbert Wednesday. It was the second straight game in which the freshman has stopped 30 or more shots — Shields kicked out 33 shots against Lake Forest on Jan. 6. … The Cardinals posted a season-high 52 shots on goal in their 3-0 win over UW-Eau Claire on Jan. 10. It was the most shots on goal since Feb. 25, 2004, when the Cardinals peppered Hamline with 53 shots. … SMU's five goals in its 5-1 Jan. 11 win over UW-Eau Claire equaled their season high. The Cardinals also netted five goals in a 6-5 loss to Lake Forest on Jan. 5. … SMU has scored 30 of its 39 goals after the first period — netting 15 goals in the first and 15 more in the third. … The Cardinals have scored first in eight of their 14 games — including four of their five wins. SMU is still looking for its first win when its opponent scores the game's first goal (0-4-1). … SMU's Nov. 26 game against ninth-ranked St. Scholastica marked 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.

Scouting The Bethel Royals:
2013-14 Roster | 2013-14 Statistics | 2013-14 Schedule
Friday's 2-1 loss to Saint Mary's snapped the Royals' season-high eight-game unbeaten streak (6-0-2). … The Royals had not lost since dropping a 1-0 decision to Concordia on Nov. 22. … The Royals' 9-3-2 start is the best in program history. … Friday's 2-1 loss to SMU marked the second time this year the Royals have been held to one goal — BU dropped a 1-0 decision to Concordia on Nov. 22. … Bethel has scored four or more goals in eight of its nine wins this season — including a season-high six goals in a 6-2 win over Augsburg on Nov. 15. … Bethel currently ranks No. 1 in the MIAC in total points scored (119). The Royals are No. 1 in both goals scored (47) and assists (71), while five Bethel players are among the top six scorers in the league. … Caroline Kivisto accounted for BU's lone goal against Saint Mary's Friday. It was her third goal in Bethel's last two games — and her team-leading 13th of the season, three more than Cristina Masten. … Kalle Johnson leads the team with 14 assists, while Masten boasts a team-best 21 points. … Kivisto (goals), Johnson (assists) and Masten (points) are all league leaders. … Masten is one of five BU players with 10 or more points through 14 games — Kivisto (19), Johnson (18), Kathryn Larson (16) and Lindsay Burman (16) are the other four. … Of their 48 goals, 12 have come on the power play and three have come while the Royals were shorthanded. On the flip side, the Royals have allowed just four power-play goals on 44 chances… Erika Allen has started 11 of the team's 14 games in goal, compiling a 1.99 goals-against-average and a .922 save percentage. … Bethel has outscored its opponents 48-27 — including 20-7 in the second period and 18-11 in the third. … Bethel has scored first in eight of its 14 games — going 8-0-0 in those eight contests. The Royals are 1-3-2 when their opponent scores first.