WINONA, Minn. — The Saint Mary's University of Minnesota women's hockey team returns home to the Saint Mary's Ice Arena for Saturday's 2 p.m. Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference rematch with St. Olaf
 
The Matchup:
Saint Mary's Cardinals (6-4-1 MIAC | 8-8-2 Overall) vs. St. Olaf (0-9-2 MIAC | 1-15-2 Overall)
 
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Last Night:
• The Cardinals got a pair of goals from Breanna Peterson (Macomb, Mich.) and used two-goal first and third periods in handing St. Olaf a 4-2 MIAC setback at the Northfield Ice Arena in Northfield, Minn. | Recap

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:
• Saint Mary's: The Cardinals are back on their home ice on Friday, as Saint Mary's hosts Augsburg in a 7 p.m. conference game at the Saint Mary's Ice Arena. The two teams will then travel to Ed Saugestad Ice Rink in Minneapolis, Minn., for Saturday's 7 p.m. rematch.
• St. Olaf: The Oles are home at the Northfield Ice Arena in Northfield, Minn., next Friday and Saturday, as St. Olaf entertains Concordia in a 7 p.m. MIAC contest on Friday and a 2 p.m. rematch a day later.
 
Scouting The Saint Mary's Cardinals:
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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. … Breanna Peterson (Macomb, Mich.) scored her third and fourth goals of the season against St. Olaf Friday, while Jamie Henderson (Madison, Wis.) and Kassie Lien (Grantsburg, Wis.) accounted for the Cardinals' other two goals. … Henderson's goal Friday night was her team-leading fifth of the season. … Peterson and McKenna Parent (Anoka, Minn.) share the team lead in assists with eight, while Peterson moved into the team's points lead with 12. … Peterson became the fourth Cardinal to record a multiple-goal game this season—Henderson, Macki Fadness (Eau Claire, Wis.), and Molly Abraham (Sterling Heights, Mich.) are the other three. 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 a career-high three assists in Saint Mary's Jan. 3, 4-1 victory over UW-Eau Claire. … 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.) finished with 22 saves against St. Olaf on Friday. … 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 Saturday's game against St. Olaf owning a team-leading 1.78 goals-against-average and a .933 save percentage. … Fellow goalie Marah Shields (Milford, Mich.)—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 on Jan. 16, 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:
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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 to Bethel equaled their season high—St. Olaf also netted four goals in a 4-4 tie vs. Hamline on Jan. 17. … St. Olaf has been shut out three times this season, the most recent a 7-0 loss to Bethel on Jan. 23. … Drue Engleman and Caroline Ponessa recorded St. Olaf's two goals vs. Saint Mary's on Friday. … Devyn Hotho enters Saturday's rematch with Saint Mary's with a team-leading five goals, one more than Engleman and Sara Lind, while Hannah Forliti is the team's assist leaders with six. …  Engleman also owns the team lead in points with nine, one more than Forliti. … Twelve different players have accounted for St. Olaf's 30 goals, while 14 Oles have recorded at least one point. … The Oles have used three different goalies this season. Cassie Alexander—who finished with 27 saves against Saint Mary's on Friday—leads the team in games played (9), goals-against-average (4.16), save percentage (.891) and saves (295). 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 84-30—including 26-8 in the first period and 28-11 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.