MINNEAPOLIS, Minn. — The Saint Mary's University women's hockey team hits the road on Friday, traveling to Ed Saugestad Rink on the Augsburg campus for a 7 p.m. conference game against the Auggies.

The Matchup:
Saint Mary's Cardinals (4-8-0 MIAC | 6-12-1 Overall) at Augsburg (2-10-0 MIAC | 5-14-0 Overall)

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Last Action:
The Cardinals split their two-game series with St. Olaf last weekend, getting a pair of goals from Jane Hannula (Coon Rapids, Minn.) and shutout goalkeeping from Sarah Gustafson (Esko, Minn.) in a 4-0 victory on Friday at the SMU Ice Arena, while the Oles turned the tables in the rematch, beating SMU 2-1 in Northfield, Minn. … Augsburg came up empty in its two-game MIAC series against St. Thomas last weekend, falling 2-1 in overtime in Inver Grove Heights, Minn., on Friday, and 2-0 in the rematch in Minneapolis, Minn., on Saturday.

SMU vs. Augsburg — A Year Ago:
January 25, 2013: SMU scored a pair of first-period goals and never relinquished the lead in handing Augsburg a 3-2 Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference setback at the SMU Ice Arena.
January 26, 2013: SMU had so much fun scoring three goals in its 3-2 win over Augsburg in the first game of their two-game series, the Cardinals decided to do it again in the rematch. Unfortunately for the Cardinals, three goals wasn't good enough to get a second straight victory — but it was good enough to earn SMU a 3-3 tie and three of a possible four points in the MIAC standings.

Up Next:
The Cardinals return home Saturday afternoon for the second game of their two-game conference series against the Auggies. Puck drop is set for 2 p.m. at the SMU Ice Arena.

Scouting The Saint Mary's Cardinals:
2013-14 Roster | 2013-14 Statistics | 2013-14 Schedule
Friday's game against Augsburg is the second straight road game for the Cardinals, who will play their next four games on their home ice. … Last Friday's 4-0 win over St. Olaf snapped SMU's season-high three-game losing streak. … Jane Hannula (Coon Rapids, Minn.) recorded her first collegiate two-goal game last Friday against St. Olaf, and followed that up by netting SMU's lone goal in last Saturday's rematch with the Oles. … Haley Coolsaet (Grosse Ile, Mich.) had a goal and an assist vs. the Oles last Friday, and Rory Petrisin (High Bridge, N.J.) accounted for the Cardinals' other goal. … Breanna Peterson (Macomb, Mich.) heads into this weekend's series against Augsburg as the team-leader 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 put together a team-best five-game point-scoring streak in January, recording nine points — two goals and seven assists. … 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, Hannula, Ingrid Curwin (Duluth, Minn.) and Lindsay Paschke (New Prague, Minn.). … SMU's 47 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 against St. Olaf last Friday, as the senior stopped all 21 Ole shots. … Gustafson now owns eight career shutouts — including at least one 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 338 saves, enters Friday's game against Augsburg boasting a team-best 2.31 goals-against-average and .916 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 34 of its 47 goals after the first period — netting 18 goals in the second and 16 more in the third. … The Cardinals have scored first in 11 of their 19 games — including five of their six wins. SMU is still looking for its first win when its opponent scores the game's first goal (0-7-0). … 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 Augsburg Auggies:
2013-14 Roster | 2013-14 Statistics | 2013-14 Schedule
Friday's game against Saint Mary's is the Auggies' second straight home game. … Last weekend's two losses to St. Thomas pushed Augsburg's losing streak to a season-high six straight. … Augsburg is now 2-9-0 in its last 11 games. … Augsburg has been held to two goals or less in all six games during their current six-game slide. … The Auggies have scored more than two goals just once in its 14 losses this season. … Ashley Kloncz accounted for the Auggies' lone goal against St. Thomas last weekend. … Claire Cripps enters this weekend's matchup with Saint Mary's owning a team-best 11 points, one more than Darby Lindgren. … Lindgren also leads the team with seven goals, while Cripps and Callen Naasz share the team lead in assists with six. … Augsburg's five game-winning goals have come from five different players. … Brianna Schultz has started 16 of the team's 19 games in goal, compiling a 2.86 goals-against-average and a .910 save percentage. … Schultz, who has a team-high 437 saves, also owns a pair of shutouts. … The Auggies have been outscored 59-37, including 19-10 in the game's opening 20 minutes. … Augsburg has scored first in all five of its wins, but the Auggies are winless (0-12-0) when their opponent scores first.