ST. PETER, Minn. — The Saint Mary's University women's hockey team takes to the road Saturday, heading to Don Roberts Ice Arena for the second game of their two-game MIAC series against Gustavus. Puck drops at 2 p.m.

The Matchup:
Saint Mary's Cardinals (3-6-0 MIAC | 5-10-1 Overall) at Gustavus Gusties (9-0-0 MIAC | 11-3-2 Overall)

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Last Night:
Gustavus broke a 3-3 tie with a power play goal four minutes into the third period, as the Gusties escaped the SMU Ice Arena with a 4-3 Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference victory over the Cardinals.

SMU vs. Gustavus — Earlier This Year:
November 2, 2013: Gustavus, which went 24-0-1 during the regular season a year ago — including a perfect 18-0-0 run through the conference schedule — had its high-octane offense running in high gear, handing SMU an 8-2 season-opening nonconference setback at Don Roberts Ice Arena in St. Peter, Minn.

SMU vs. Gustavus — A Year Ago:
February 8, 2013: SMU did something very few teams have done against Gustavus all season — score first. In fact, Macki Fadness' (Eau Claire, Wis.) first-period goal marked just the second time in 20 games that the second-ranked Gusties had not scored first. Unfortunately for the Cardinals, all Fadness' goal did was wake a sleeping giant, as Gustavus scored three unanswered goals — one in each period — in handing SMU a 3-1 Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference setback at the Don Roberts Ice Arena.
February 9, 2013: For the second game in a row, Macki Fadness (Eau Claire, Wis.) found the back of the net for SMU. Unfortunately for the Cardinals, for the second straight day, Fadness' goal was their only one, as league-leading and No. 2-ranked Gustavus completed its Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference sweep, dropping SMU 6-1 at the SMU Ice Arena.

Up Next:
The Cardinals return home next Friday, hosting St. Olaf at the SMU Ice Arena in the first game of the teams' two-game conference series. Game time is slated for 7 p.m. The two teams will then travel to Northfield, Minn., for a 3 p.m. contest on Saturday. … Gustavus is also in action next weekend, hosting Saint Benedict in a 7 p.m. matchup at Don Roberts Ice Arena in St. Peter, Minn., on Friday, before heading to St. Cloud, Minn., for a 2 p.m. rematch on Saturday.

Scouting The Saint Mary's Cardinals:
2013-14 Roster | 2013-14 Statistics | 2013-14 Schedule
With their three goals in Friday's 4-3 loss, the Cardinals became the first conference team this season to score more than two goals against the Gusties. … Last Saturday's 2-0 loss to Bethel snapped the Cardinals' season-high four-game unbeaten streak (3-0-1). … SMU's 2-0 loss to the Royals last Saturday also marked the first time this season the Cardinals have been held without at least one goal. … Katie LeTourneau (White Bear Lake, Minn.) scored for the second time in the last three games for the Cardinals Friday vs. GAC. … McKenna Parent (Anoka, Minn.) and Breanna Peterson (Macomb, Mich.) also scored for the Cardinals vs. Gustavus Friday. … With her goal against Gustavus Friday, Peterson moved into the team lead in points with 13, one more than Mary DeBartolo (Chicago, Ill.). … Peterson also shares the team's goals-scoring lead (5) with Parent, Brittany Therrien (Brooklyn Park, Minn.), Jesse Cwik (Chicago, Ill.) and Kassie Lien (Grantsburg, Wis.). … DeBartolo and Peterson each boast a team-best eight assists. … DeBartolo had her five-game point-scoring streak snapped last against Bethel on Jan. 17. DeBartolo had nine points — two goals and seven assists — 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 on Jan. 10 and 2-2 tie vs. St. Norbert on Jan. 15. … 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. … 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. … 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 42 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 on Jan. 5. … 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.), who finished with 36 saves against Gustavus Friday, stopped a season-high 39 shots in SMU's 2-1 win over Bethel on Jan. 17. … Gustafson, who leads the team with 293 saves, enters Saturday's game against Gustavus boasting a team-best 2.54 goals-against-average and .910 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 on Jan. 15. 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 31 of its 41 goals after the first period — netting 16 goals in the second and 15 more in the third. … The Cardinals have scored first in nine of their 16 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 collected its second series sweep of the season with its 3-0, 5-1 victories over UW-Eau Claire on Jan. Jan. 10-11. The Cardinals also swept Saint Benedict (3-1 and 4-0) in late November. … 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 Gustavus Gusties:
2013-14 Roster | 2013-14 Statistics | 2013-14 Schedule
The Gusties — ranked No. 7 in the latest USCHO.com national poll — enter Saturday's game against Saint Mary's having won 27 straight conference games over the last two seasons. … With Friday's 4-3 win over SMU, the Gusties have won three straight. … GAC dropped two of its three games this season with back-to-back losses to UW-River Falls (3-0) and UW-Stevens Point (5-2). … GAC's 3-0 loss to UW-River Falls snapped the Gusties' season-high eight-game unbeaten streak (6-0-2). … GAC's loss to UW-River Falls marked the first time in the last 94 games that the Gusties had been shut out, dating back to a Dec. 3, 2010 loss to St. Thomas. … Melissa Doyle scored two of GAC's four goals vs. Saint Mary's Saturday, while Lydia Wagner and Carolyn Draayer added the other two goals. … Allison Eder-Zdechilk enters Saturday's game against Saint Mary's owning the team lead in goals (12) and points (19). … Eder-Zdechilk is one of five Gusties with 10 or more points — Doyle (14), Amanda Cartony (11), Courtney Boucher (11) and Draayer (10) are the other four. … Boucher is the team-leader in assists with 10, one more than Cartony. … Gustavus has used four different goalies this season, led by Lindsey Hibbard, who boasts a 1.47 goals-against-average and a .931 save percentage in 10 appearances. … Hibbard, who made 27 saves vs. SMU Friday, also leads the team with 175 saves. … Gustavus is 4-2-1 on its home ice, while owning a 7-1-1 record away from Don Roberts Ice Arena. … Gustavus, which is 9-1-1 when scoring the game's first goal, has outscored its opponents 52-28, including 22-10 in the third period. … Gustavus' eight goals in their season-opening 8-2 win Saint Mary's are a season-high. … GAC captured its ninth straight MIAC regular-season and 10th consecutive MIAC playoff championships a year ago. … GAC went 24-0-1 during the regular season, including a perfect 18-0-0 run through the conference schedule — marking the first unbeaten regular-season in Gustie women's hockey history. … GAC made its 10th straight NCAA national tournament appearance a year ago, advancing to the national semifinals for the fourth year in a row.