MILWAUKEE, Wis.  — The Saint Mary's University of Minnesota men's hockey team gets back in action after the holiday break on Sunday, as the Cardinals square off against Milwaukee School of Engineering in a 4 p.m. nonconference game at the Kern Center.
 
The Matchup:
Saint Mary's Cardinals (3-5-2 Overall) at Milwaukee School of Engineering Raiders (6-6-0 Overall)
 
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Last Action:
• Saint Mary's: The Cardinals erupted for a season-high 11 goals in cruising to an 11-2 nonconference win over Aurora on Dec. 6 in Geneva, Ill. The Spartans won the first game of their two-game nonconference series on Dec. 5, beating Saint Mary's 6-3 | AU Recap 1 | AU Recap 2
• MSOE: The Raiders came up empty in its games against UW-Eau Claire and UW-Superior on Dec. 12-13. MSOE fell to UW-Eau Claire 4-0 in Eau Claire, Wis., on Dec. 12, before falling 4-1 to the Yellowjackets a day later in Milwaukee, Wis. | UW-EC Recap * UW-S Recap
 
Saint Mary's vs. MSOE—Their Last Meeting:
• January 11, 2014: Saint Mary's scored early—and they scored late—as the Cardinals rallied from a one-goal deficit early in the third period to earn a 2-2 nonconference tie against Milwaukee School of Engineering Saturday evening at the SMU Ice Arena | Recap
 
Up Next:
•  Saint Mary's: The Cardinals are back in action next weekend, hosting St. Scholastica and Northland in a pair of nonconference games. Saint Mary's and the Saints will meet on Friday, with the Lumberjacks coming to town on Saturday. Both games are slated for 7 p.m. at the Saint Mary's Ice Arena
• MSOE: The Raiders hit the road on Friday and Saturday, traveling to Menomonie, Wis., for a 7:30 p.m. showdown against UW-Stout on Friday, before heading to Superior, Wis., for a 7 p.m. matchup with UW-Superior a day later.
 
Scouting The Saint Mary's Cardinals:
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The Cardinals' game against Milwaukee School of Engineering is its seventh straight road game. Saint Mary's finally returns home next Friday, hosting St. Scholastica in the first of three consecutive home games. … The Cardinals' first 10 games have included five against nationally ranked opponents. … Seven of Saint Mary's first 10 games this season have been decided by two goals or less. … The Cardinals' 11 goals in their 11-2 rout of Aurora on Dec. 6 were a season high—and the most scored in a game since Saint Mary's netted 14 in a 14-3 rout of Concordia during the 2007-08 season. … Six of Saint Mary's 11 goals vs. the Spartans on Dec. 6 came on special teams—four power play and two shorthanded. … Jed McGlasson (Kenai, Alaska) had a goal and an assist in both games vs. Aurora on Dec. 5-6—and has now had a goal and an assist in three straight games. … Kellen Wasell (Edmonds, Wash.) netted his first collegiate goal vs. the Spartans on Dec. 5, then added collegiate goal No. 2 in the rematch on Dec. 6. … Saint Mary's 11 goals vs. Aurora on Dec. 6 came from eight different players. Martin Gruse (Trenton, Mich.) and Michael Cimba (Wilmette, Ill.) each scored twice—marking the first collegiate two-goal game for both. … Gruse also added a pair of assists in the 11-2 rout for his first four-point game as a Cardinal. … Saint Mary's had four players—Cimba, Kyle Blondin (Kent, Wash.), Johnny Morales (Torrance, Calif.) and Joey VanAntwerp (Farmington Hills, Mich.)—scored their first goals in a Cardinal uniform in the Dec. 6 win over Aurora. … The Cardinals now boast nine players who have netted their first collegiate goals this season—Wasell, Cimba, Blondin, Morales, VanAntwerp, Kelvin Walz (Woodbury, Minn.), Jude Warner (Pickerington, Ohio), Taylor Portner (Andover, Minn.) and Chad Cesarz (Jackson, Mich. … Cesarz's goal with 1:06 remaining in the first period vs. Concordia on Nov. 2 was officially the Cardinals' first goal of the season. … Gruse heads into Sunday's showdown with MSOE as the team-leader in goals (7) and points (13). … Bob Marx (Sioux City, Iowa) owns a team-best seven assists. … Gruse (13), McGlasson (10), and Marx (10) give the Cardinals three players with 10 or more points through 10 games. … Saint Mary's 34 goals have come from 14 different players, while 18 Cardinals have notched at least one point. … Goalie Phil Heinle (York, Pa.) recorded a career-high 51 saves against Saint John's on Nov. 21. … Heinle's 51 saves are the most by a Cardinal goalie since Jason Horstman stopped 52 shots against Gustavus on Feb. 19, 2011. … Heinle, who has started nine of the team's 10 games, enters Sunday's game against the Raiders owning a 2.54 goals-against-average and a .924 save percentage. … In his final start a year ago against Hamline, Heinle notched his first collegiate assist—marking the first time since Dan Byron during the 2000-2001 season that a Saint Mary's goalie has recorded an assist. … The Cardinals have scored 15 of their 34 goals in the third period. … Two of the Cardinals' four conference games have gone to a shootout—with Saint Mary's winning both. Jonathon Elliott (Bloomfield Hills, Ill.) scored in Saint Mary's 1-0 shootout win over St. Thomas on Nov. 8, while Albergo and Gruse found the back of the net in the Cardinals' 2-1 shootout win over Saint John's on Nov. 21. … The Cardinals' 1-0 win in the shootout vs. St. Thomas on Nov. 8 was their first shootout in the two years since the MIAC added it to the end of tied games prior to the 2013-14 season. … The Cardinals have played three overtime games, going to a shootout vs. both St. Thomas and Saint John's, while dropping a 3-2 OT decision to nationally ranked UW-Stevens Point. … The Cardinals' 1-1 showing at the season-opening MIAC Hockey Showcase marked the third straight season Saint Mary's has gone 1-1 at the conference's season-opening event. Saint Mary's lost to Augsburg (6-2) and beat St. Olaf (3-2), while topping Bethel (7-2) and falling to Saint John's (8-1) in 2012-13. … Saint Mary's season-opening 2-0 loss to Augsburg on Oct. 31 actually snapped its three-game winning streak—the Cardinals had closed out the 2013-14 season with a 5-2 win over Concordia and 6-5 and 8-3 victories over Hamline.
 
Scouting The Milwaukee School of Engineering Raiders:
2014-15 Roster | 2014-15 Schedule | 2014-15 Statistics
The Raiders enter Sunday's nonconference game against Saint Mary's having lost two straight. … MSOE's 4-0 loss to UW-Eau Claire on Dec. 12 snapped their season-high six-game winning streak. … The Raiders' 4-0 loss to UW-Eau Claire on Dec. 12 marked the first time this season MSOE has failed to score at least one goal in a game. … The Raiders netted a season-high eight goals in an 8-2 win over Northland on Dec. 5. … Omar Mullan, who scored MSOE's lone goal against UW-Superior on Dec. 13 leads the team in all three offensive categories—goals (10), assists (9) and points (19). … Among Mullan's 10 goals are three power-play tallies, one shorthanded, two empty net and two game-winners. … Gage Christianson is second to Mullan in both assists (8) and points (11), while Jerad Tafoya is second in goals with five. … The Raiders' 40 goals have come from 14 different players. … MSOE has used three different goalies this season. Nick Kohn has compiled a 3.11 goals-against-average and .895 save percentage in seven starts, while Austin Campbell owns a 2.55 GAA and .885 save percentage in four starts, and Zach Woodman has a 7.50 GAA and .828 save percentage in one start. … Kohn has amassed a team-leading 188 saves. … MSOE enters Sunday's showdown vs. Saint Mary's owning a 5-1-0 record on its home ice. The Raiders are 1-5-0 away from Kern Center. … MSOE has outscored its opponents 16-14 in the second period, but have been outscored 16-13 in the third. … The Raiders have played one overtime game this season, beating Aurora 6-5 on Nov. 29. … MSOE is just 2-3-0 when scoring first—the Raiders are 4-3-0 when their opponent nets the game's first goal.