MOORHEAD, Minn. — The Saint Mary's University men's hockey team is back in action on Saturday, as the Cardinals square off against Concordia in the second game of the teams' two-game MIAC series at the Moorhead Sports Center. Opening face-off is set for 2 p.m.

The Matchup:
Saint Mary's Cardinals (3-10-0 MIAC | 7-14-1 Overall) vs. Concordia Cobbers (6-5-4 MIAC | 12-7-5 Overall)

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Last Night:
Concordia scored the game-tying goal with two seconds remaining in regulation, then netted the game-winner two minutes into overtime, as the Cobbers handed SMU a 5-4 setback at the Moorhead Sports Center.

SMU vs. Concordia — A Year Ago:
February 15, 2013: Needing a sweep to claim their first MIAC Tournament invitation since the 2003-04 season, the Cardinals surrendered the game's first four goals and their late rally fell one goal short, as Concordia eliminated SMU from post-season contention with a 4-3 victory.
February 16, 2013: SMU put together two of its best periods of the season, and the Cardinals were well on their way to closing out the season with a victory. Unfortunately for the Cardinals, a not-so-funny thing happened on the way to that win, as Concordia rattled off three third-period goals — all off the stick of Tucker Coborn — then netted the game-winner with less than a minute remaining in overtime to beat SMU 4-3 at the SMU Ice Arena.

Up Next:
The Cardinals close out the regular-season portion of their schedule next weekend with a pair of conference games against Hamline. SMU travels to the Oscar Johnson Arena in St. Paul, Minn., for a 7 p.m. matchup with the Pipers on Friday, before returning home to the SMU Ice Arena for the 7 p.m. rematch on Saturday. … Saturday's game against the Cardinals is the regular-season finale for the Cobbers.

Scouting The Saint Mary's Cardinals:
2013-14 Roster | 2013-14 Statistics | 2013-14 Schedule
Saturday's game against the Cobbers is the third of four straight road games for the Cardinals, who do not return home until closing out the regular-season against Hamline on Feb. 22. … Friday's 5-4 loss to Concordia was the Cardinals' second overtime game of the season. SMU battled MSOE to a 2-2 tie on Jan. 11 for its other OT contest. … The Cardinals' 5-4 setback vs. Concordia also marked the 12th time in 22 contest that the game has been decided by two goals or less. … Five of SMU's seven wins this season have been by one goal — 3-2 and 5-4 wins over Augsburg, a 3-2 win vs. Saint John's, and back-to-back 2-1 victories over Lake Forest. … Martin Gruse (Trenton, Mich.), Bobby Thompson (Centerville, Minn.), Nick Nagel (Andover, Minn.) and Jonathon Elliott (Bloomfield Hills, Mich.) scored SMU's goals vs. the Cobbers Friday. … The goals were the second in as many games for Thompson, Nagel, Gruse and Elliott — who all scored in SMU's 5-4 win over Augsburg on Feb. 8. … Gruse also had an assist in Friday's game vs. Concordia and has now recorded five points in his last two games — the freshman notched his first collegiate three-point game with a goal and an assist vs. Augsburg on Feb. 8. … Thompson's goal vs. Concordia was his seventh of the season, moving him within one of team-leader Bob Marx (Sioux City, Iowa). … Thompson shares the team lead in points (14) with Nick Albergo (Elmhurst, Ill.), who collected two assists vs. the Cobbers to push his team-leading assist total to nine. … The Cardinals boast six players with 10 or more points — Thompson (14), Albergo (14), Marx (13), Gruse (13), Nagel (11) and Mike Wolter (Antigo, Wis.) … Albergo accounted for all three of the Cardinals' goals against Bethel on Jan. 18 en route to his first collegiate hat trick. … Albergo's hat trick marked the first time since Mike Glaesmer scored four goals at Hamline on Dec 6, 2008 that SMU has boasted a player with three or more goals in a game. … The Cardinals boast five players who have scored their first collegiate goals this season — Albergo, Gruse, Elliott, Wolter and Mike Mezzano (Woodbury, Minn.). … Phil Heinle (York, Pa.) finished with 31 saves against Concordia Friday. The effort was one save shy of his career-high 32-save effort against Augsburg on Feb. 8 … Heinle enters Saturday's matchup with Concordia leading the team in both goals-against-average (3.28) and save percentage (.902). … Christian Gaffy (Scandia, Minn.) finished with 45 saves against St. Olaf on Jan. 31 — including 38 in the first two periods combined. … Gaffy's 45 saves vs. the Oles were one shy of his career-high 46-save effort against UW-Stevens Point on Nov. 16. … Gaffy's 46 saves against UW-Stevens Point on Nov. 16 were the most saves by a Cardinal goalie since Jason Horstman stopped 52 on Feb. 19, 2011. … Gaffy, who leads the team with 329 saves, owns a 3.42 GAA and an .896 save percentage, while Mitch Fernsler (Ballwin, Mo.) has a 4.76 GAA and .846 save percentage. … As a team, the Cardinals posted a season-high 41 shots on goal against UW-Superior on Nov. 16. … SMU's five goals vs. Augsburg on Feb. 8 were a season high. … The Cardinals' four goals in a 6-4 loss against UW-Stevens Point on Nov. 16 were the most in a loss since scoring four in a 5-4 overtime setback against Augsburg on Jan. 28, 2012. … SMU is 3-3-1 when scoring first and 4-11-0 when its opponent nets the game's first goal.

Scouting The Concordia Cobbers:
2013-14 Roster | 2013-14 Statistics | 2013-14 Schedule
With their 5-4 overtime win over Saint Mary's Friday, the Cobbers improved to 3-1-0 in their last four games. … Concordia has now gone into overtime in six of its last seven games and nine of its last 12. … All told, the Cobbers have played 10 overtime games this season, going 3-2-5. … Charlie Aus scored a pair of goals against Saint Mary's Friday night, while Jordie Bancroft, Caleb Suderman and Joe Becker accounted for the other three. … Becker's goal 2:36 into overtime was the game-winner. … Suderman, who also had an assist Friday night, heads into Saturday's game against Saint Mary's leading the team in goals (16), while sitting second in points with 28. … Andrew Deters had three assists Friday vs. SMU to push his team-leading assist total to 22 and points total to 29. … The Cobbers boast nine players with 10 or more points, and four  — Deters (29), Suderman (28), Bancroft (25) and Garrett Hendrickson (20) — with 20 or more. … Chris Neamonitis has started 17 of the team's 23 games in goal, compiling a 2.43 goals-against-average and a .927 save percentage. … Neamonitis has made a team-high 532 saves and owns one shutout. … Fellow goalie Kelly Andrew, who finished with 24 saves in Friday's 5-4 OT victory over SMU, boasts a 2.31 GAA and .913 save percentage with one shutout in seven starts. … As a team, the Cobbers collected season-highs in goals (7), assists (11) and shots on goal (46) in a 7-2 win over Northland on Dec. 14. … Twenty of Concordia's 24 games have been decided by two goals or less — including 12 of the Cobbers' last 13. … Concordia has outscored its opponents 79-61 — including 23-13 in the second period. … The Cobbers are 9-3-1 when scoring first, but just 3-4-4 when their opponent scores first.