WINONA, Minn. — The Saint Mary's University of Minnesota women's hockey team kicks off its two-game Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference series against Augsburg at home on Friday, as the Cardinals entertain the Auggies in a 7 p.m. contest at the Saint Mary's Ice Arena.
 
The Matchup:
Saint Mary's Cardinals (7-4-1 MIAC | 9-8-2 Overall) vs. Augsburg Auggies (4-5-3 MIAC | 6-9-4 Overall)
 
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Last Action:
• Saint Mary's: The Cardinals picked up a pair of conference wins over St. Olaf last weekend. Saint Mary's scored twice in both the first and third periods in beating the Oles 4-2 last Friday in Northfield, Minn., before scoring twice in the final two minutes of regulation, and getting the game-winner from Jane Hannula (Coon Rapids, Minn.) two minutes into overtime in Saturday's 3-2 victory at the Saint Mary's Ice Arena | St. Olaf Recap 1 * St. Olaf Recap 2
• Augsburg: Augsburg went 0-1-1 in its conference series against St. Thomas last weekend. The Auggies battled UST to a 1-1 tie in Friday's opener in Minneapolis, Minn., before dropping a 4-1 decision in the teams' rematch a day later in Mendota Heights, Minn. | UST Recap 1 * UST Recap 2
 
Saint Mary's vs. Augsburg—A Year Ago:
• February 7, 2014: After scoring five goals in their MIAC split against St. Olaf last weekend, Saint Mary's offense decided to take an ill-timed hiatus. Augsburg scored single goals in each of the first two periods, then added a pair of empty net tallies late in the third, as the Auggies handed Saint Mary's a 4-0 conference setback at Ed Saugestad Arena in Minneapolis, Minn. | Recap
• February 8, 2014: After failing to score in their 4-0 setback against Augsburg the previous night, Saint Mary's got its offense shifted out of neutral, netting single goals in each of the first two periods. Unfortunately for the Cardinals, Augsburg also kicked its offense up a notch, improving on its four-goal performance by one, as the Auggies scored the game's first two goals and never relinquished the lead in handing Saint Mary's a 5-2 setback at the Saint Mary's Ice Arena. | Recap
 
Up Next:
• The Cardinals and Auggies hit the road on Saturday, heading to Ed Saugestad Rink in Minneapolis, Minn., for the second game of their two-game conference series. Opening faceoff is slated for 7 p.m.
 
Scouting The Saint Mary's Cardinals:
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With their 3-2 win over St. Olaf last Saturday, the Cardinals have now won their last two overtime games—both by 3-2 decisions. Saint Mary's 3-2 OT victory over St. Catherine on Dec. 6 snapped its five-game overtime winless streak (0-1-4). … With their sweep of St. Olaf last weekend, the Cardinals have now recorded four  two-game series sweeps this season—the most since the 2003-04 season. Along with St. Olaf, the Cardinals have swept Bethel (2-1, 1-0), UW-Eau Claire (4-1, 4-1), and Saint Benedict (3-2, 2-0). … Five of the Cardinals' last six games have been decided by one goal—3-2 victory over St. Olaf, 2-1 and 1-0 wins over Bethel, and 3-2 and 1-0 losses to Gustavus. … Breanna Peterson (Macomb, Mich.) scored three of the Cardinals' seven goals vs. St. Olaf last weekend—including her first two-goal game of the season last Friday. … Peterson finished with three points (2 goals, 1 assist) in last Friday's 4-2 win over St. Olaf, 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.), Kassie Lien (Grantsburg, Wis.), McKenna Parent (Anoka, Minn.), and Jane Hannula (Coon Rapids, Minn.) accounted for the Cardinals' other four goals vs. St. Olaf last weekend. … Henderson's goal last Friday was her team-leading sixth of the season—one more than Peterson. … Peterson and Parent share the team lead in assists with eight, while Peterson moved into the team's points lead with 13. … 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. … 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 last Friday equaled their season high—Saint Mary's scored also scored four goals in both 4-1 wins over UW-Eau Claire on Jan. 2-3. … Tori Herrmann (Elk River, Minn.) finished with 22 saves against St. Olaf last Friday, while Marah Shields matched that 22-save effort in the teams' rematch a day later… 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 Augsburg owning a team-leading 1.78 goals-against-average and a .933 save percentage. … Shields—owner of a 2.40 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' 3-2 win over St. Olaf Saturday was their fifth overtime game of the season—Saint Mary's is 2-1-2 in those five 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 has outscored its opponents 11-9 in the first period and 16-12 in the third, but the Cardinals have been outscored 18-9 in the game's middle period. … The Cardinals are 7-3-0 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 Augsburg Auggies:
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With their loss and tie against St. Thomas, the Auggies saw their winless streak climb to seven straight (0-5-2). Augsburg's last win was a 1-0 decision over St. Norbert on Jan. 9. … Augsburg has not scored more than two goals in a game in since a 5-2 win over Saint Benedict on Dec. 6—a span of nine games. Augsburg has been outscored 20-10 during that time. … Fourteen of Augsburg's 19 games have been decided by two goals or less. … Callen Naasz scored the Auggies' lone goal in last Friday's 1-1 tie with St. Thomas, while Kayla Fuechtmann accounted for Augsburg's goal its 4-1 loss a day later. … Fuechtmann's goal vs. UST was her team-leading seventh of the season, one more than Naasz. … Kloncz, who assisted on Fuechtmann's goal Saturday, owns the team lead in assists (9) and points (12). … Kloncz is one of four Auggie players with 10 or more points—Fuechtmann (10), Naasz (10) and Claire Cripps (10) are the other three. … Fuecthmann owns one game-winning goal and two game-tying tallies. … Three of Naasz's six goals have been game-winners. … Augsburg goalie Erika Allen finished with 68 saves against the Tommies last weekend—33 on Friday and 35 on Saturday. … Allen has now recorded seven 30-plus save performances in 14 starts between the pipes this season. … Allen enters this weekend's games against Saint Mary's with a 1.90 goals-against-average and a .936 save percentage in 14 starts. … Allen has recorded a team-high 393 saves and owns a pair of shutouts. … Augsburg holds a 19-15 scoring edge in the second period, but the Auggies have been outscored 11-6 in the first period and 19-7 in the third. … The Auggies have played four overtime games this season—with all four ending in ties. … Five of Augsburg's six wins have come on the road (5-5-1)—the Auggies are just 1-4-3 on their home ice. … Augsburg owns a 5-4-2 record when scoring first, while going 1-5-2 wen its opponent nets the game's first goal.