NORTHFIELD, Minn. — The Saint Mary's University women's hockey team hits the road on Saturday for the second game of its two-game MIAC series against St. Olaf. The pucks drops at 3 p.m. at the Northfield Ice Arena.

The Matchup:
Saint Mary's Cardinals (4-7-0 MIAC | 6-11-1 Overall) vs. St. Olaf Oles (4-7-0 MIAC | 4-14-0 Overall)

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Last Night:
The Cardinals got two goals from Jane Hannula (Coon Rapids, Minn.), a goal and an assist from Haley Coolsaet (Grosse Ile, Mich.) and 21 saves from Sarah Gustafson (Esko, Minn.), as SMU shut out the visiting Oles 4-0 at the SMU Ice Arena.

SMU vs. St. Olaf — A Year Ago:
November 30, 2013: SMU struggled to get out of the blocks, as St. Olaf erupted for three first-period goals and held off the Cardinals' late rally to hand Saint Mary's a 5-3 Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference setback at the Northfield Ice Arena in Northfield, Minn.
December 1, 2013: SMU was at its best in the third period during its two Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference games against St. Olaf. In their first meeting, the Cardinals outshot the host Oles 16-4 and outscored them 2-1 — but it was not enough, as St. Olaf held off SMU 5-3 at the Northfield Ice Arena. And it was more of the same in the teams' rematch, as the Cardinals held a decisive 19-9 edge in shots on goal in the game's final 20 minutes, only to come up empty in falling to the Oles 3-1 at the SMU Ice Arena.

Up Next:
The Cardinals are back on the road to kick off their two-game conference series against Augsburg next Friday, traveling to Minneapolis, Minn., for a 7:05 p.m. MIAC game against the Auggies. The two teams will then return to the SMU Ice Arena for Saturday's 2 p.m. rematch. … St. Olaf heads to the Moorhead Sports Center in Moorhead, Minn., next weekend, as the Oles travel to Concordia for a pair of conference games — Friday at 7 p.m. and Saturday at 2 p.m.

Scouting The Saint Mary's Cardinals:
2013-14 Roster | 2013-14 Statistics | 2013-14 Schedule
Friday's 4-0 win over the Oles snapped SMU's season-high three-game losing streak. … Jane Hannula (Coon Rapids, Minn.) recorded her first collegiate two-goal game Friday against St. Olaf, accounting for two of the team's four goals. … Haley Coolsaet (Grosse Ile, Mich.) had a goal and an assist vs. the Oles, and Rory Petrisin (High Bridge, N.J.) accounted for the Cardinals' other goal. … With her goal against Gustavus on Jan. 24, Breanna Peterson (Macomb, Mich.) 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 McKenna Parent (Anoka, Minn.), 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 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 46 goals have come from 14 different players. … SMU has scored three shorthanded goals this season — with Lien accounting for two of them. … All three of SMU's shorthanded goals have come in the third period. … Sarah Gustafson (Esko, Minn.) picked up her third shutout of the season on Friday, as the senior stopped all 21 St. Olaf shots. … Gustafson now owns eight career shutouts — including at least on in each of her four seasons. … Gustafson stopped a season-high 39 shots in SMU's 2-1 win over Bethel on Jan. 17. … Gustafson, who leads the team with 314 saves, enters Saturday's game against St. Olaf boasting a team-best 2.34 goals-against-average and .915 save percentage. … Fellow goalie Marah Shields (Mitford, Mich.), who stopped a career-high 36 shots in the Cardinals' 2-2 tie vs. St. Norbert on Jan. 15, owns a 3.37 GAA and .899 save percentage. … 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 33 of its 46 goals after the first period — netting 17 goals in the second and 16 more in the third. … The Cardinals have scored first in 11 of their 18 games — including five of their six wins. SMU is still looking for its first win when its opponent scores the game's first goal (0-6-0). … 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 St. Olaf Oles:
2013-14 Roster | 2013-14 Statistics | 2013-14 Schedule
Friday's game at Saint Mary's was the second straight road game for St. Olaf, which is 2-8-0 away from home this season. … Friday's 4-0 loss at Saint Mary's pushed the Oles' losing streak to three straight. … The Oles have now been shut out in back-to-back games, having dropped a 6-0 decision to Bethel last Saturday. … St. Olaf has scored a season-high six goals twice this season — Saint Benedict 6-2 and Hamline 6-1. … On the flip side, the Oles have surrendered five or more goals five times — including a season-high eight in an 8-1 loss to UW-River Falls on Jan. 8. … Margot Fleming heads into Saturday's rematch against Saint Mary's leading the team in goals (11) and points (14). … Tara Reyelts and Kira Clunis share the team assist lead with six each. … St. Olaf has used three different goalies this season, led by Cassie Alexander, who has a 3.31 goals-against-average and .903 save percentage in 10 games, while Haley Sampson has a 5.14 GAA and .867 save percentage in six games, and Sam Ubl — who made 24 saves against Saint Mary's Friday evening — boasts a 2.95 GAA and .916 save percentage in five games. … St. Olaf has been outscored 69-32 this season — including 21-12 in the second period and 26-9 in the third. … The Oles have scored first in just three of their 18 games this season — winning all three. St. Olaf is 1-14-0 when its opponent scores first.