WINONA, Minn. — The Saint Mary's University of Minnesota women's hockey team steps out of conference play on Saturday, as the Cardinals entertain Adrian in a 2 p.m. nonconference contest at the Saint Mary's Ice Arena.
 
The Matchup:
Saint Mary's Cardinals (5-5-2 Overall) vs. #7 Adrian Bulldogs (10-0-2 Overall)
 
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Last Action:
• Saint Mary's: The Cardinals rallied from a 2-0 first-period deficit—getting goals from Mary DeBartolo (Chicago, Ill.) and Jesse Cwik (Chicago, Ill.)—to earn a 2-2 nonconference tie against Lake Forest Friday at the Saint Mary's Ice Arena | Recap
• Adrian: Adrian got a goal from Aaron Taylor with 2:39 remaining in regulation to lift the seventh-ranked Bulldogs to a 1-0 nonconference win over No. 5 Gustavus Friday evening in St. Peter, Minn. | Recap
 
Saint Mary's vs. Adrian—Their Last Meeting:
• January 3, 2009: Adrian erupted for four goals in the third period—including three off the stick of Stacy Kempson—as the Bulldogs handed SMU a 5-1 nonconference setback in Adrian, Mich. | Recap
• January 4, 2009: Adrian scored three times in both the first and third periods in completing its nonconference sweep of Saint Mary's with a 6-0 victory in Adrian, Mich. | Recap
 
Up Next:
• Saint Mary's: The Cardinals return to Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference play next weekend with a two-game series against Bethel. Saint Mary's heads to the Schwan's Super Rink in Blaine, Minn., for a 7 p.m. contest against the Royals on Friday, before returning home on Saturday to host the Royals in a 2 p.m. rematch at the Saint Mary's Ice Arena.
• Adrian: The Bulldogs get back into NCHA play next weekend, heading to Mequon, Wis., for a pair of conference games against Concordia (Wis.). The two teams will play at 8 p.m. on Friday and 5 p.m. on Saturday.
 
Scouting The Saint Mary's Cardinals:
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Saturday's game against Adrian marks the fifth time this season the Cardinals have squared off against a nationally ranked team. 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. … Saturday's game vs. Adrian is the eighth home game of the season for the Cardinals, who have only played five road games. … With their 2-2 tie vs. Lake Forest Friday, the Cardinals pushed their unbeaten streak to four straight (3-0-1). … Mary DeBartolo (Chicago, Ill.) and Jesse Cwik (Chicago, Ill.) scored Saint Mary's two goals vs. the Foresters Friday. … Cwik's goal vs. Lake Forest—her fourth of the season—moved her into a tie for the team's goal-scoring lead with Jamie Henderson (Madison, Wis.). … DeBartolo and Breanna Peterson (Macomb, Mich.) share the team lead in points with seven, while Peterson also boasts a team-leading six assists. … The Cardinals boast three players who have recorded multiple-goal games this season—Henderson, Macki Fadness (Eau Claire, Wis.) and Molly Abraham (Plymouth, Minn.). Fadness posted her first collegiate two-goal game in Saint Mary's 3-2 OT win over St. Catherine on Dec. 6, while Abraham recorded her first two-goal game as a Cardinal in Saint Mary's 3-2 win over Saint Benedict on Nov. 21, and Henderson—who scored her first collegiate goal in the Cardinals' 5-2 nonconference loss to St. Norbert on Nov. 29—recorded her multiple-goal game against UW-Eau Claire on Jan. 2. … Peterson dished out four assists in the Cardinals' two-game sweep of UW-Eau Claire last weekend—including a career-high three assists in their Jan. 3 4-1 victory. … The Cardinals boast four players who have netted their first collegiate goal this season—Henderson, Abraham, Mandy Sailor (Ramsey, Minn.) and Kayla Pierson (Shorewood, Ill.). …  The Cardinals' two wins over UW-Eau Claire last weekend marked the Cardinals' second two-game sweep of the season—Saint Mary's beat Saint Benedict 3-2 and 2-0 on Nov. 21-22. … The Cardinals' four goals in both 4-1 wins over UW-Eau Claire last season were a season high. … Tori Herrmann (Elk River, Minn.) made 27 saves against Lake Forest Friday. … 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 game against Lake Forest owning a team-leading 1.95 goals-against-average and a .930 save percentage, with Marah Shields (Milford, Mich.)  close behind with a 2.45 GAA and .917 save percentage. … Shields stopped 36 shots against St. Norbert on Nov. 29, 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. … The Cardinals' tie against Lake Forest Friday was their fourth overtime game of the season—Saint Mary's is 1-1-2 in those four games. … Saint Mary's tie vs. 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. … Saint Mary's Dec. 6 3-2 OT victory over St. Catherine snapped its five-game overtime winless streak (0-1-4). The Cardinals' last OT win was a 3-2 win over UW-Eau Claire on Jan. 4, 2012.
 
Scouting The Adrian Bulldogs:
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The Bulldogs head into Saturday's game against Saint Mary's ranked No. xx in the latest USCHO Poll. … Adrian pushed its season-opening unbeaten streak to 12 straight (10-0-2) with a 1-0 victory over fifth-ranked Gustavus Friday. … Saturday's game vs. Saint Mary's is the second of four straight road games for the Bulldogs, who are 4-0-2 away from home this season. … Adrian has played two overtime games this season, with both ending in ties—1-1 vs. St. Norbert on Nov. 21 and 2-2 vs. UMass-Boston on Dec. 13. … The Bulldogs, who have outscored their first 12 opponents 50-16, netted a season-high nine goals in a 9-0 win over Connecticut College on Jan. 3. … Aaron Taylor scored the game's only goal in Adrian's 1-0 win over Gustavus Friday. … Kelsey Kusch has scored a team-leading 12 goals in 11 games, while also leading the Bulldogs with 20 points. … Kusch is one of six Adrian players with 10 or more points this season—Kristin Lewicki (18), Kaylyn Schroka (14), Hannah McGowan (14), Taylor (12), and Devyn Fitzhenry (10) are the others. … Lewicki is the team's assist leader with 13. … Adrian has scored 18 special-teams goals—16 on the power play and two shorthanded. … Lusch, McGowan, Taylor, and Fitzhenry share the team lead with two game-winning goals each. … Jade Walsh has started all 12 games in goal for the Bulldogs, compiling a 1.38 goals-against-average and a .949 save percentage. … Walsh also owns two shutouts—stopping all 33 shots she faced in a 2-0 win over St. Norbert on Nov. 22, and kicking out all 17 shots she faced Friday vs. Gustavus. … Adrian has outscored its opponents 16-5 in the first period, 18-8 in the second and 16-3 in the third