MINNEAPOLIS, Minn. — The Saint Mary's University of Minnesota women's hockey team hits the road for the second game of its two-game Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference series against Augsburg on Saturday, as the Auggies entertain the Cardinals in a 7 p.m. contest at Ed Saugestad Rink.
 
The Matchup:
Saint Mary's Cardinals (7-4-2 MIAC | 9-8-3 Overall) at Augsburg Auggies (4-5-4 MIAC | 6-9-5 Overall)
 
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Last Night:
• The Cardinals gave up the game-tying goal with eight minutes remaining in regulation, as Saint Mary's settled for a 1-1 overtime tie with Augsburg Friday evening at the Saint Mary's Ice Arena | Recap


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:
• Saint Mary's: The Cardinals are back on the road next weekend, heading to the Moorhead Sports Center in Moorhead, Minn., for a pair of conference games against Concordia. The two teams square off at 7 p.m. on Friday, before completing the two-game conference series with a 2 p.m. contest on Saturday.
• Augsburg: The Auggies are back on their home ice on Friday, hosting Hamline in a 7 p.m. MIAC contest at Ed Saugestad Rink, before the two teams head to Oscar Johnson Arena in St. Paul, Minn., for Saturday's 7 p.m. conference rematch.
 
Scouting The Saint Mary's Cardinals:
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With Friday's 1-1 tie against Augsburg, the Cardinals are now 2-0-1 in their last three overtime games. … The Cardinals head into Saturday's rematch against Augsburg looking for its fifth two-game sweep of the 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 seven 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 Friday. … 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. … 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 three points 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 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 Augsburg 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 Saturday's game against Augsburg owning a team-leading 1.69 goals-against-average and a .934 save percentage. … Marah Shields (Milford, Mich.)—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' 1-1 tie vs. Augsburg 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 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 12-9 in the first period and 16-13 in the third, but the Cardinals have been outscored 18-9 in the game's middle period. … The Cardinals are 7-3-1 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 Augsburg Auggies:
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With their tie against Saint Mary's on Friday, the Auggies saw their winless streak climb to eight straight (0-5-3). 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 10 games. Augsburg has been outscored 21-11 during that time. … Fifteen of Augsburg's 20 games have been decided by two goals or less. … Kayla Fuechtmann accounted for Augsburg's goal against Saint Mary's Friday. … Fuechtmann's goal vs. Saint Mary's was her team-leading eighth of the season, two more than CallenNaasz. … Ashley Kloncz owns the team lead in assists (9) and points (12). … Kloncz is one of four Auggie players with 10 or more points—Fuechtmann (11), Naasz (10) and Claire Cripps (10) are the other three. … Fuecthmann owns one game-winning goal and three game-tying tallies. … Three of Naasz's six goals have been game-winners. … Augsburg goalie Erika Allen finished with 29 saves against Saint Mary's Friday. … Allen has recorded seven 30-plus save performances in 15 starts between the pipes this season. … Allen enters Saturday's game against Saint Mary's with a 1.83 goals-against-average and a .938 save percentage in 15 starts. … Allen has recorded a team-high 422 saves and owns a pair of shutouts. … Augsburg holds a 19-15 scoring edge in the second period, but the Auggies have been outscored 12-6 in the first period and 19-8 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 (5-5-2)—the Auggies are just 1-4-3 on their home ice. … Augsburg owns a 5-4-2 record when scoring first, while going 1-5-3 wen its opponent nets the game's first goal.