MOORHEAD, Minn. — The Saint Mary's University of Minnesota women's hockey team hits the road this weekend for a pair of key Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference games against Concordia—beginning with Friday's 7 p.m. showdown at the Moorhead Youth Rink.
 
The Matchup:
• Saint Mary's Cardinals (8-4-2 MIAC | 10-8-3 Overall) at Concordia Cobbers (7-4-3 MIAC | 8-10-3 Overall)
 
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Last Action:
• Saint Mary's: The Cardinals picked up three of a possible four conference points against Augsburg last weekend—getting a first-period goal from Macki Fadness (Eau Claire, Wis.) in Friday's 1-1 tie with the Auggies in Minneapolis, Minn., before riding the 31-save effort of Marah Shields (Milford, Mich.) to a 2-0 win a day later in Minneapolis, Minn. | Augsburg Recap 1 * Augsburg Recap 2
• Concordia: The Cobbers earned three of four MIAC points in its two-game series against St. Olaf last weekend in Northfield, Minn.—CC opened the weekend with an 8-0 rout of the Oles on Friday, before the two teams battled to a 2-2 tie in the rematch a day later | St. Olaf Recap 1 * St. Olaf Recap 2
 
Saint Mary's vs. Concordia—A Year Ago:
• February 14, 2014: Concordia took the ice for the first game of the teams' two-game conference series boasting an eight-game unbeaten streak (7-0-1) and had outscored its opponents 27-8 over those eight games. And the Cardinals didn't do themselves any favors, spotting the Cobbers a pair of first-period goals. Bolstered by that two-goal advantage, the Cobbers pushed that unbeaten streak to nine straight, handing Saint Mary's a 4-0 setback at the Saint Mary's Ice Arena | Recap
• February 15, 2014: The Cardinals scored a pair of first-period goals, and led by the play of goalie Sarah Gustafson (Esko, Minn.), Saint Mary's made it stand up, snapping the Cobbers' nine-game unbeaten streak with a 2-0 Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference victory at the Saint Mary's Ice Arena | Recap
 
Up Next:
• The Cardinals and Cobbers square off the second game of their two-game conference series on Saturday. Opening faceoff is set for 2 p.m. at the Moorhead Sports Center.
 
Scouting The Saint Mary's Cardinals:
2014-15 Roster | 2014-15 Schedule | 2014-15 Statistics
Saint Mary's heads into this weekend's two-game conference series against Concordia sitting in third place in the MIAC standings, four points back of second-place St. Thomas, and one point in front of the Cobbers. … The Cardinals' 2-0 win over Augsburg last Saturday was their 10th of the season—Saint Mary's highest win total since going 11-11-3 during the 2010-11 season. … With their 1-1 tie and 2-0 victory over Augsburg last weekend, the Cardinals are now 3-0-1 in their last four games. … Friday's 1-1 tie against Augsburg pushed Saint Mary's to 2-0-1 in its last three overtime games. … The Cardinals' 1-1 tie vs. Augsburg last Friday was their sixth overtime game of the season—Saint Mary's is 2-1-3 in those six games. … Saint Mary's tie vs. St. Thomas on Nov. 15 marked the second time in the last three seasons that the Cardinals have played to a 0-0 tie. Saint Mary's and Concordia battled to a 0-0 stalemate on Feb. 15, 2013. … The Cardinals boast four two-game series sweeps this season—the most since the 2003-04 season. The Cardinals have swept St. Olaf (4-2, 3-2), Bethel (2-1, 1-0), UW-Eau Claire (4-1, 4-1), and Saint Benedict (3-2, 2-0). … Six of the Cardinals' last eight games have been decided by one goal—a 1-1 tie vs. Augsburg; a 3-2 victory over St. Olaf; 2-1 and 1-0 wins over Bethel; and 3-2 and 1-0 losses to Gustavus. … Macki Fadness (Eau Claire, Wis.) scored the Cardinals' lone goal vs. Augsburg last Friday, while Jane Hannula (Coon Rapids, Minn.) and Kassie Lien (Grantsburg, Wis.) netted Saint Mary's two goals in Saturday's 2-0 victory over the Auggies. … Saturday's 2-0 win over Augsburg was the Cardinals' fourth shutout of the season, marking the second straight year in which Saint Mary's has notched four shutouts in a season. … Breanna Peterson (Macomb, Mich.) finished with three points (2 goals, 1 assist) in the Cardinals' 4-2 win over St. Olaf on Jan. 30, marking the second time this season the senior forward has notched three or more points in a game—she recorded four points (1 goal, 3 assists) vs. UW-Eau Claire on Jan. 3. … Peterson has notched three or more points in a game five times in her collegiate career. … Peterson's three assists in Saint Mary's 4-1 victory over UW-Eau Claire on Jan. 3 were a career high. … Jamie Henderson (Madison, Wis.) owns a team-leading six goals, one more than Peterson, and two in front of Lien, Lindsay Paschke (), and Jesse Cwik (Chicago, Ill.). … Peterson and McKenna Parent (Anoka, Minn.) share the team lead in assists with eight, while Peterson owns the team's points lead with 13. … Peterson became the fourth Cardinal to record a multiple-goal game this season with her two goals vs. St. Olaf on Jan. 30—Henderson, Fadness, 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. … 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 against St. Olaf on Jan. 30 equaled their season high—Saint Mary's also scored four goals in both 4-1 wins over UW-Eau Claire on Jan. 2-3. … Marah Shields (Milford, Mich.) made 31 saves against Augsburg last Saturday en route to her second collegiate shutout. Shields—owner of a 2.17 GAA and .930 save percentage—picked up her first collegiate shutout on Nov. 22, stopping all 19 shots in the Cardinals' 2-0 victory over Saint Benedict. … Tori Herrmann (Elk River, Minn.) finished with 22 saves against Augsburg last Friday—it was the second straight game in which the junior has recorded 22 saves. … 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 this weekend's games against Concordia owning a team-leading 1.69 goals-against-average and a .934 save percentage. … Saint Mary's has outscored its opponents 12-9 in the first period and 17-13 in the third, but the Cardinals have been outscored 18-10 in the game's middle period. … The Cardinals are 8-3-1 when scoring the game's first goal, going 2-5-1 when their opponent scores first. … The Cardinals have played seven games against nationally ranked teams this season—Gustavus was ranked No. 6 heading into their MIAC showdown with Saint Mary's on Jan. 23-24; 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.
 
Scouting The Concordia Cobbers:
2014-15 Roster | 2014-15 Schedule | 2014-15 Statistics
After four straight road games, the Cobbers return home for their two conference games against Saint Mary's this weekend. CC's games vs. the Cardinals are its last home games of the regular-season—Concordia closes out with back-to-back road contests at St. Catherine next weekend. … With their 8-0 win and 1-1 tie against St. Olaf last weekend, the Cobbers' pushed their unbeaten streak to eight (5-0-3). Concordia was 3-10-0 prior to starting its eight-game unbeaten streak with a 10-2 win over Saint Benedict on Jan. 16. … Concordia has outscored its opponents 34-11 during its eight-game run. … Sixteen of Concordia's 21 games have been decided by two goals or less. … The Cobbers' last four losses have all been one-goal games. … Ellen Rethwisch scored a pair of goals in Concordia's 8-0 win over the Oles last Friday, while Bekah Wright and Kelsey Vandegrift had a goal in each game vs. St. Olaf. … Madison Gendreau enters this weekend's games against Saint Mary's as the team leader in assists (12) and points (18). … Rethwisch, Vandegrift, Amberg Schaack, and Wright all share the team's goal-scoring lead with seven each—one more than Gendreau. … Gendreau is one of five Cobbers with 10 or more points through 21 games—Schaack (14), Rethwisch (13), Vanderift (13), and Wright (10) are the others. … Andrea Klug and Madison Denny have shared the goaltending duties for the Cobbers this season. Klug owns a 2.05 goals-against-average and .922 save percentage in 12 starts, while Denny boasts a 2.02 GAA and .922 save percentage in nine starts. … Denny stopped all 29 shots she faced in last Friday's 8-0 shutout win, while Klug collected 25 saves in Saturday's 2-2 tie. … The Cobbers have outscored their opponents 18-11 in the first period, 18-16 in the second and 21-17 in the third. … Concordia has played four overtime games this season—with three of them ending in ties—the lone exception a 4-3 loss to Bethel on Dec. 13. … Concordia is 6-2-1 when scoring first, while going 2-8-2 when its opponent nets the game's first goal.