NORTHFIELD, Minn. — The Saint Mary's University of Minnesota women's hockey team is on the road on Friday, as the Cardinals kick off their two-game conference series against St. Olaf with a 7:30 p.m. contest at the Northfield Ice Arena.
 
The Matchup:
Saint Mary's Cardinals (5-4-1 MIAC | 7-8-2 Overall) at St. Olaf (0-8-2 MIAC | 1-14-2 Overall)
 
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Last Action:
• Saint Mary's: The Cardinals dropped both games in their two-game, MIAC series against sixth-ranked Gustavus last weekend—the Gusties converted on a pair of power play opportunities in the third period en route to a 3-2 win at the Don Roberts Ice Rink in St. Peter, Minn., on Friday, before netting the game's only goal less than two minutes into the second period in dropping Saint Mary's 1-0 in Saturday's rematch at the Saint Mary's Ice Arena | GAC Recap 1 * GAC Recap 2
• St. Olaf: The Oles were no match for Bethel in the team's two-game MIAC series last weekend—the Royals bounced St. Olaf 7-0 in Blaine, Minn., last Friday, before completing the sweep with a 7-4 victory a day later in Northfield, Minn. | BU Recap 1 * BU Recap 2
 
Saint Mary's vs. St. Olaf—A Year Ago:
• January 31, 2014: Haley Coolsaet (Grosse Ile, Mich.) had a goal and an assist—in the first period—and the Cardinals rode that wave of momentum to a 4-0 conference win over the Oles at the Saint Mary's Ice Arena | Recap
• February 1, 2014: Jane Hannula (Coon Rapids, Minn.)—coming off her first collegiate two-goal game vs. the Oles in the opening game of their conference series—netted her third of the weekend in the second period in the teams' rematch. Unfortunately, that second-period tally was all the offense the Cardinals would generate, as St. Olaf earned the split with a 2-1 win over Saint Mary's at the Northfield Ice Arena in Northfield, Minn. | Recap
 
Up Next:
• The Cardinals and Oles head to the Saint Mary's Ice Arena for Saturday's second game of their two-game conference series. Opening face-off is scheduled for 2 p.m.
 
Scouting The Saint Mary's Cardinals:
2014-15 Roster | 2014-15 Schedule | 2014-15 Statistics
With their two games against sixth-ranked Gustavus last weekend, the Cardinals have now played seven games against nationally ranked teams this season—Adrian was ranked No. 7 when the Cardinals faced them on Jan. 9; UW-Superior was ranked No. 9 in the USCHO.com Top 10 when the teams met on Nov. 7-8; and St. Thomas headed into the teams' conference openers on Nov. 14-15 ranked No. 8. … The Cardinals' last four games have all been decided by one goal—2-1 and 1-0 wins over Bethel and 3-2 and 1-0 losses to Gustavus. … Mary DeBartolo (Chicago, Ill.) and Breanna Peterson (Macomb, Mich.) accounted for the Cardinals' two goals against Gustavus last Friday. … With their goals vs. Gustavus, DeBartolo and Peterson remained tied for the team lead with nine points each. … Jamie Henderson (Madison, Wis.) is the team-leader in goals with five, while Peterson and McKenna Parent (Anoka, Minn.) share the team lead with seven assists. … The Cardinals boast three players who have recorded multiple-goal games this season—Henderson, Macki Fadness (Eau Claire, Wis.) and Molly Abraham (Sterling Heights, Mich.). 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 on Jan. 2-3—including a career-high three assists in their Jan. 3, 4-1 victory. … The Cardinals have four players who have netted their first collegiate goal this season—Henderson, Abraham, Mandy Sailor (Ramsey, Minn.) and Kayla Pierson (Shorewood, Ill.). … The Cardinals' four goals in both 4-1 wins over UW-Eau Claire on Jan. 2-3 were a season high. … Tori Herrmann (Elk River, Minn.), who made 40 saves in two wins against Bethel last weekend, kicked out 26 Gustavus shots last Friday, while Marah Shields (Milford, Mich.) finished with a career-high 40 saves in last Saturday's rematch with GAC. … Herrmann notched her second shutout of the season—and third of her collegiate career—with 23 saves vs. Bethel on Jan. 17. Herrmann's other shutout this season was 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 Friday's game against St. Olaf owning a team-leading 1.75 goals-against-average and a .934 save percentage. … Shields—owner of a 2.46 GAA and .923 save percentage—picked up her first collegiate shutout on Nov. 22, stopping all 19 shots in the Cardinals' 2-0 victory over Saint Benedict. … The Cardinals' two wins over Bethel on Jan. 16-17 marked their third two-game sweep of the season—Saint Mary's beat UW-Eau Claire 4-1 twice on Jan. 2-3, and swept Saint Benedict 3-2 and 2-0 on Nov. 21-22. … With their 1-0 win over Bethel at the Saint Mary's Ice Arena last Saturday, the Cardinals improved to 4-0-1 in their last five home games against the Royals—with all five being decided by one goal or less. … The Cardinals' tie against Lake Forest on Jan. 9 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 victory over UW-Eau Claire on Jan. 4, 2012.
 
Scouting The St. Olaf Oles:
2014-15 Roster | 2014-15 Schedule | 2014-15 Statistics
With their back-to-back losses to Bethel, the Oles saw their winless streak climb to five (0-4-1).  … St. Olaf's 1-1 tie against nationally ranked Gustavus on Dec. 6 snapped the Oles' season-opening eight-game losing streak, while their 2-1 win over UW-Eau Claire on Jan. 9 ended their season-opening 11-game winless streak (0-10-1). … St. Olaf's 7-0 and 7-4 losses to Bethel marked the fifth and sixth times this season the Oles have surrendered seven goals or more in a game. STO gave up a season-high nine goals in a 9-0 loss to UW-River Falls on Nov. 25. … The Oles' four goals in last Saturday's 7-4 loss equaled their season high—St. Olaf also netted four goals in a 4-4 tie vs. Hamline on Jan. 17. … St. Olaf's 7-0 loss to Bethel last Friday was the third time this season the Oles have been held scoreless. … Hannah Forliti scored twice in last Saturday's 7-4 loss to Bethel, while Megan Skelly and Sara Lind accounted for the Oles' other two goals. … Devyn Hotho enters the weekend with a team-leading five goals, one more than Lind, while Forliti and Drue Engleman are the team's assist leaders with six and five, respectively. … Forliti and Engleman also share the team lead in points with eight. … Eleven different players have accounted for St. Olaf's 28 goals, while 14 Oles have recorded at least one point. … The Oles have used three different goalies this season. Cassie Alexander leads the team in games played (8), goals-against-average (4.16), save percentage (.893) and saves (268). Sam Ubl boasts a 4.17 GAA and .885 save percentage in seven appearances, while Hailey Sampson owns a 5.23 GAA and .865 save percentage in seven appearances. … The Oles have been outscored 80-28—including 24-7 in the first period and 28-10 in the second. … St. Olaf has played four overtime games—falling to Connecticut College (3-2) and Hamline (3-2), while tying Gustavus (1-1) and Hamline (4-4). … The Oles have scored first five times this season, going 1-4-0. St. Olaf is 0-10-2 when its opponent nets the game's first goal.