BLAINE, Minn. — The Saint Mary's University of Minnesota women's hockey team hits the road on Saturday for the second game of their two-game Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference series against Bethel. Puck drops at 3 p.m. at the Schwan's Super Rink.
 
The Matchup:
• Saint Mary's Cardinals (0-1-0 MIAC | 1-2-0 Overall) at Bethel Royals (1-0-0 MIAC | 1-3-0 Overall)
 
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Last Night:
• Bethel scored three of the game's first four goals and never looked back in handing the Cardinals a 4-2 setback in the teams' Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference opener Friday evening at the Saint Mary's Ice Arena | Recap
 
Saint Mary's vs. Bethel—A Year Ago:
• January 16, 2015 * Blaine, Minn.: Mackenzie Klimek (Hastings, Minn.) scored her first goal of the season—with less than two minutes remaining in regulation—as Saint Mary's collected a 2-1 Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference win over Bethel at the Schwan's Super Rink | Recap
• January 17, 2015 * Winona, Minn.: Heading into their Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference rematch with Bethel, the Cardinals were unbeaten (3-0-1) in their last four meetings with the Royals at the Saint Mary's Ice Arena—with all four games being decided by one goal or less. And thanks to Lindsay Paschke's (New Prague, Minn.) second-period goal and the stellar goaltending of Tori Herrmann (Elk River, Minn.), the Cardinals pushed both of those streaks to five in a row with another one-goal home victory—a 1-0 decision | Recap
• February 26, 2015: Heading into their Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference Playoff Quarterfinal, the Cardinals and Royals had played five straight games on Saint Mary's home ice decided by one goal or less. And after the first two periods, it looked like this playoff showdown would be No. 6. Then came the third period. A period Cardinal coach Terry Mannor would just as soon forget. Bethel, clinging to a 2-1 lead after the game's opening 40 minutes, erupted for five third-period goals in dealing the Cardinals a 7-1 setback | Recap
 
Up Next:
• Saint Mary's: The Cardinals are back on their home ice on Friday, hosting St. Olaf in a 7 p.m. conference matchup at the Saint Mary's Ice Arena. The two teams will then travel to the Northfield Arena in Northfield, Minn., for Saturday's 3 p.m. rematch.
• Bethel: The Royals return to the Schwan's Super Rink in Blaine, Minn., on Friday for a 7 p.m. MIAC showdown with St. Thomas. UST will host Bethel in the rematch at 2 p.m. on Saturday at the St. Thomas Ice Arena in Mendota Heights, Minn.
 
Scouting The Saint Mary's Cardinals:
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• After opening the season with a 5-2 win over UW-Superior on Oct. 30, the Cardinals have now dropped back-to-back games. … The Cardinals' 4-2 loss to Bethel Friday marked the 14th time in their last 15 contests that the game was decided by two goals or less. … The Cardinals' five-goal effort against UW-Superior in their 5-2 season-opening win on Oct. 30 was the Cardinals' highest offensive output since netting five goals in a 5-3 win over Hamline on Feb. 23, 2014. … Katie LeTourneau (White Bear Lake, Minn.) and Jesse Cwik (Chicago, Ill.) netted the Cardinals' goals in Saint Mary's 4-2 loss to Bethel Friday. … The Cardinals' seven goals this season have come from six different players. Jane Hannula (Coon Rapids, Minn.) leads the way with two goals—both coming in Saint Mary's 5-2 season-opening win over UW-Superior—while LeTourneau, Cwik, Kassie Lien (Grantsburg, Wis.), Jamie Henderson (Madison, Wis.), and Molly Abraham (Sterling Heights, Mich.) have accounted for the other five. … Hannula's two-goal effort vs. UW-Superior on Oct. 30 was her first multiple-goal game since netting a pair of goals against St. Olaf on Jan. 31, 2014. … Henderson also collected an assist vs. the Yellowjackets on Oct. 30, giving the sophomore the second multiple-point game of her career—Henderson scored two goals vs. UW-Eau Claire on Jan. 2, 2015. … Marah Shields (Milford, Mich.), who finished with 23 saves against Bethel on Friday, recorded a school-record 79 saves in the Cardinals' 2-0 loss to UW-Superior on Oct. 31. … The 79-save effort—which ranks No. 6 all-time in NCAA Division III history—is 24 saves more than the previous record of 55, set by Nikki Jung against Gustavus on Jan. 21, 2005. … Shields made 22 saves in the first period, 33 in the second, and 24 in the third en route to her 79-save performance. … Tori Herrmann (Elk River, Minn.)—a First-Team All-MIAC selection a year ago—finished with 36 saves against UW-Superior in the teams' season-opener on Oct. 30, including 18 in the first period. … Saint Mary's is coming off an 11-win season a year ago—the Cardinals' highest win total since going 11-11-3 during the 2010-11 season. … With their 5-2 win over UW-Superior on Oct. 30, the Cardinals snapped a four-game season-opening winless streak (0-3-1). Saint Mary's last season-opening win was a 5-0 victory over Marian on Oct. 29, 2010.
 
Scouting The Bethel Royals:
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• With their 4-2 win over Saint Mary's, Bethel snapped its season-opening three-game losing streak. … The Royals scored more goals against Saint Mary's (4) than they had in their first three games of the season combined (3). … After a pair of 2-1 setbacks to open the season, the Royals surrendered a season-high five goals against UW-River Falls last Saturday. … Friday's game against Saint Mary's was the second straight road contest for the Royals. … Hadley Cookson scored her team-leading second goal of the season vs. Saint Mary's Friday, while Jill Larson, Caroline Kivisto, and Sarina Goos netted BU's other three goals. … Erin Harper and Erika Geary share the team lead in assists with two each, while Cookson is the team's points lead with three, one more than five Bethel players. … Michelle Klimstra made 27 saves against Saint Mary's Friday evening. … Klimstra and Maggie Straka have shared the goaltending duties for the Royals this season, with Klimstra compiling a 3.03 goals-against-average and .886 save percentage in three starts, while Straka made 20 saves and owned a .909 save percentage in her lone start. … Bethel scored its first power play goal of the season vs. Saint Mary's Friday—BU is 1-for-12 with the man advantage. … BU has been outscored 11-7 through four games—including 6-2 in the opening period. … Bethel scored first vs. Saint Mary's Friday night, marking the first time this season the Royals have netted the game's first goal.