WINONA, Minn. — The Saint Mary's University of Minnesota women's hockey team returns to Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference play on Sunday, as the Cardinals entertain nationally ranked St. Thomas in the second game of their two-game series. Game time is slated for 2 p.m.
 
The Matchup:
• Saint Mary's Cardinals (3-3-1 MIAC | 4-8-2 Overall) at #4 St. Thomas Tommies (5-1-1 MIAC | 10-1-1 Overall)
 
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Last Night:
• St. Thomas scored two goals five minutes apart in the third period, lifting the Tommies to a 3-1 conference win over the Cardinals at the St. Thomas Ice Arena in Mendota Heights, Minn. | Recap
 
Saint Mary's vs. St. Thomas—A Year Ago:
• November 14, 2014 * Winona, Minn.: The Tommies proved to be every bit as good as their No. 8 national ranking, erupting for four goals in handing the Cardinals a 4-1 setback in the teams' conference opener at the Saint Mary's Ice Arena | Recap
• November 15, 2014 * Mendota Heights, Minn.: Tori Herrmann (Elk River, Minn.) stopped everything the Tommies threw at her, as the junior recorded a season-high 43 saves—one shy of her collegiate best—for her second collegiate shutout in helping Saint Mary's to a 0-0 overtime tie at the St. Thomas Ice Arena | Recap
 
Up Next:
• Saint Mary's: The Cardinals are back on their home ice on Friday, hosting Hamline in a 7 p.m. MIAC contest. Saint Mary's and the Pipers will then move to Oscar Johnson Arena in St. Paul, Minn., for Saturday's 2 p.m. MIAC rematch.
• St. Thomas: The Tommies hit the road on Friday, traveling to Drake Arena in St. Paul, Minn., for a 7 p.m. showdown with St. Catherine. UST and the Wildcats will move to St. Thomas Ice Arena in Mendota Heights, Minn., for a 2 p.m. rematch the following day.
 
Scouting The Saint Mary's Cardinals:
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• Saint Mary's conference game against St. Thomas Friday was the fourth straight road game for the Cardinals. … Sunday's game against No. 4 St. Thomas is the fourth consecutive game against a team ranked in the Top 5 of the USCHO.com national poll—Saint Mary's dropped 2-1 and 4-2 decisions to third-ranked Lake Forest last weekend. … The Cardinals' 3-1 loss to St. Thomas Friday marked the 13^th straight games—and 23rd time in their last 26 contests—that the game has been decided by two goals or less. … Jamie Henderson (Madison, Wis.) scored the Cardinals' lone goal against St. Thomas Saturday. The sophomore has now scored a goal in seven of the Cardinals' last nine games. … Henderson is the team-leader in goals with nine and points with 13. … Kassie Lien (Grantsburg, Wis.) picked up her team-leading seventh assist on Henderson's second-period goal vs. UST. … McKenna Parent (Anoka, Minn.) posted her first collegiate two-goal game in the Cardinals' 4-2 win over Concordia on Dec. 4. … Henderson and Parent each recorded their first collegiate three-point games against St. Olaf on Nov. 21, while Macki Fadness (Eau Claire, Wis.) and Lien both notched career-best two-assist nights in that same game. … Maddy Wallraff's (Blaine, Minn.) second-period goal against UW-Eau Claire on Jan. 2 was the first of her collegiate career. … Tori Herrmann (Elk River, Minn.) made a season-high 38 saves against St. Thomas Saturday—it was the fourth time in seven starts that the senior has stopped 30 or more shots. … Ashley Corcoran (Red Wing, Minn.) finished with 23 saves in the Cardinals' 4-2 against Lake Forest last Sunday. … Corcoran stopped 42 St. Norbert shots in her collegiate debut between the pipes on Nov. 28. … Marah Shields (Milford, Mich.) posted 31 saves against UW-Eau Claire on Jan. 2, marking the third time in five starts the junior has finished with 30 or more saves. … Herrmann has made six starts in goal for the Cardinals, going 3-2-1 with a 1.83 goals-against-average and .944 save percentage, with Shields (5 starts, 2.00 GAA, 950 save percentage) and Corcoran (3 starts, 2.56 GAA, .919 save percentage) close behind. … Herrmann collected her first collegiate assist in the Cardinals' 1-1 tie against Bethel on Nov. 14. … Shields—who owns a team-best 198 saves—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. … The Cardinals have played four OT contests this season—but they are still searching for their first win (0-2-2). … The Cardinals' last overtime win was a 3-2 victory over St. Olaf on Jan. 31, 2015. … Saint Mary's played six OT games a year ago, going 2-1-3. … Both of Saint Mary's ties this season have been 1-1 decisions. … The Cardinals—who scored first for the third consecutive game Saturday against St. Thomas—have scored first in all four of their wins this season (4-5-0). Saint Mary's is 0-3-2 when its opponent nets the game's first goal. … 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. … 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. … 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.
 
Scouting The St. Thomas Tommies:
2015-16 Roster | 2015-16 Statistics | 2015-16 Schedule
• Saturday's game against Saint Mary's was the Tommies' first in more than a month—UST had last played on Dec. 13 in a 6-2 win over UW-Stevens Point. … With their 3-1 win over Saint Mary's, the Tommies pushed their winning streak to seven, and their unbeaten streak to nine (8-0-1). … St. Thomas has outscored its opponents 26-10 during its current nine-game run. … UST's six goals in its 6-2 win over UW-Stevens Point on Dec. 13 were a season high. … The Tommies' 1-0 win over the Pointers on Dec. 12 was their third 1-0 victory of the season—UST also beat Bethel 1-0 on Nov. 21 and blanked UW-Eau Claire 1-0 on Dec. 9. … Courtney Umland, Kathryn Larson, and Kaylee Druk scored UST's three goals against Saint Mary's Saturday. … Larson's goal against the Cardinals was her team-leading eighth of the season. She also leads the team with 10 points. … Larson's eight goals are two more than Druk, while Leah Schwartzman is the team-leader in assists (8) and is second to Larson in points (10). … Larson's 14 points and Schwartzman's eight assists rank No. 1 among MIAC players. … St. Thomas has received goals from 13 different players, while 19 of the 22 Tommies who have played this season have recorded at least one point. … Druk posted the season's first hat trick, scoring three times in the Tommies' 4-2 win over Hamline on Nov. 21. … Druk has also netted three game-winning goals, one more than Larson and Karina Marette. … Mackenzie Torpy—who made 16 saves against Saint Mary's on Saturday—has started all 12 games in goal for the Tommies, compiling a 1.49 goals-against-average and a .937 save percentage. … Torpy has allowed just 17 goals, while making 253 saves through 12 contests. … St. Thomas has outscored its opponents 37-19—including 20-4 in the game's final 20 minutes. … The Tommies have scored first in nine of their 12 games—including eight of their 10 wins. UST is 1-1-0 in games in which its opponent has netted the game's first goal. … With their win over Saint Mary's Saturday, St. Thomas improved to 8-0-0 on their home ice this season.