WINONA, Minn. — The Saint Mary's University of Minnesota women's hockey team entertains St. Catherine in the second game of their two-game Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference series on Saturday, hosting the Wildcats in a 2 p.m. game at the Saint Mary's Ice Arena.
 
The Matchup:
Saint Mary's Cardinals (2-2-1 MIAC | 2-5-1 Overall) vs. St. Catherine Wildcats (2-2-1 MIAC | 3-3-1 Overall)
 
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Last Night:
• St. Catherine sandwiched a pair of second-period goals around a goal by the Cardinals' Jamie Henderson (Madison, Wis.) in handing Saint Mary's a 2-1 Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference setback at Drake Arena in St. Paul, Minn. | Recap
 
Saint Mary's vs. St. Catherine—A Year Ago:
• December 6, 2013: Saint Mary's netted the game's first goal three minutes into the opening period, but the Wildcats responded with four unanswered goals in handing the Cardinals a 5-3 Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference setback at Drake Arena in St. Paul, Minn. | Recap
• December 7, 2013: The Wildcats scored three times in a 10-minute span—including the game-winner with less than three minutes remaining in regulation—as St. Catherine completed its conference sweep of the Cardinals with a 4-3 victory at the Saint Mary's Ice Arena | Recap
 
Up Next:
• Saint Mary's: The Cardinals are now off until Jan. 2-3, when they square off against UW-Eau Claire in a pair of nonconference games. Saint Mary's hosts the Blugolds in a 5 p.m. contest on Jan. 2 at the Saint Mary's Ice Arena, before heading to Hobbs Ice Arena in Eau Claire, Wis., for the 7 p.m. rematch a day later.
• St. Catherine: The Wildcats are also done until after the holiday break, hosting Marian in a 4 p.m. nonconference game at Drake Arena on Jan. 3.
 
Scouting The Saint Mary's Cardinals:
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Friday's game at St. Catherine was just the third road game of the season for the Cardinals. … Jamie Henderson (Madison, Wis.)—who scored her first collegiate goal in the Cardinals' 5-2 nonconference loss to St. Norbert last Saturday—scored her second goal in as many games to account for Saint Mary's tally in Friday's 2-1 loss to St. Catherine. … Kassie Lien (Grantsburg, Wis.) and McKenna Parent (Anoka, Minn.) collected assists on Henderson's second-period tally. … The Cardinals boast three players who have netted their first collegiate goal this season—Henderson, Molly Abraham (Plymouth, Minn.) and Kayla Pierson (Shorewood, Ill.). … Abraham, who scored her first collegiate goal in her first collegiate game on Nov. 7 against UW-Superior, recorded her first collegiate two-goal game in Saint Mary's 3-2 win over Saint Benedict on Nov. 21. … Jesse Cwik's (Chicago, Ill.) goal vs. St. Norbert last Saturday was her third of the season, moving her into a tie with Abraham for the team lead. … Mary DeBartolo (Chicago, Ill.)—who led the team in assists with 10 and shared the team lead in points with 15 a year ago—is the team's assist leader with four, while also boasting a team-best five points. … Tori Herrmann (Elk River, Minn.) made 28 saves against the Wildcats on Friday—including 13 in the second period. … Herrmann recorded her second collegiate shutout with a 43-save effort in a 0-0 tie against St. Thomas on Nov. 15. … Herrmann's 43 saves vs. the Tommies on Nov. 15 were a season high and one save shy of her career high. The junior stopped 44 shots against Concordia on Feb. 16, 2013. … Herrmann enters Saturday's rematch vs. St. Catherine owning a team-leading 2.21 goals-against-average and a .927 save percentage. … Fellow goalie Marah Shields (Milford, Mich.) is close behind with a 2.97 GAA and .910 save percentage. … Shields stopped 36 shots against St. Norbert last Saturday, equaling her career high. The sophomore goalie also posted 36 saves on Jan. 15, 2014—also against St. Norbert. … Shields picked up her first collegiate shutout on Nov. 22, stopping all 19 shots in the Cardinals' 2-0 victory over Saint Benedict. … Saint Mary's did not trail in their season-opener against the UW-Superior—until UW-Superior scored 2:35 into overtime. … Four of the Cardinals' first eight games this season have been against nationally ranked teams. UW-Superior was ranked No. 9 in the USCHO.com Top 10 when the teams met on Nov. 7-8, while St. Thomas headed into the teams' conference openers on Nov. 14-15 ranked No. 8. … The Cardinals' tie against St. Thomas on Nov. 15 marked the second time in the last three seasons that Saint Mary's has played to a 0-0 tie. Saint Mary's and Concordia battled to a 0-0 stalemate on Feb. 15, 2013. … Two of the Cardinals' first eight games have gone into overtime—along with its 0-0 tie vs. St. Thomas, Saint Mary's also dropped a season-opening 3-2 OT decision to UW-Superior on Nov. 7.
 
Scouting The St. Catherine Wildcats:
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The Wildcats' 2-1 win over Saint Mary's on Friday snapped their three-game winless streak (0-2-1).  … St. Catherine's last four games have all been decided by one goal—a 1-1 tie vs. Hamline, 3-2 and 2-1 setbacks at the hands of Augsburg, and Friday's 2-1 win over Saint Mary's. … After scoring a combined seven goals in back-to-back wins over UW-Eau Claire and Hamline, St. Catherine has managed just six goals in its last four games combined. … Mallory Ryan and Bailey Rasmussen accounted for the Wildcats' two goals vs. Saint Mary's Friday. … Megan Killmer enters Saturday's game as the team's leader in goals (4) and points (6). … Buttermore and Randi Fabsits share the team lead in assists with three each. … Rasmussen is second on the team in points with five, while Pederson, Fabsits, and Buttermore all have four. … St. Catherine has started three different goals in their first six games. … Samantha Geissler has started three games, compiling a 2.36 goals-against-average and .919 save percentage. Abbi White owns a 1.51 GAA and .936 save percentage in two starts, while Kristen Pechacek—who made 32 saves vs. Saint Mary's Friday—has allowed just two goals in her two start. … The Wildcats have gone 8-for-29 on the power play. On the flip side, St. Catherine has not allowed a power-play goal, killing all 17 opponent man advantages. …  St. Catherine has surrendered just one first-period goal.