ST. PAUL, Minn. — The Saint Mary's University of Minnesota women's hockey team heads to Oscar Johnson Arena on Saturday, as the Cardinals square off against Hamline in the second game of their two-game Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference series. Game time is slated for 2 p.m.
 
The Matchup:
• Saint Mary's Cardinals (4-4-1 MIAC | 5-9-2 Overall) vs. Hamline Pipers (3-5-1 MIAC | 6-8-2 Overall)
 
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Last Night:
• Kassie Lien (Grantsburg, Wis.) scored twice as the Cardinals cruised to a 4-2 conference win over Hamline in the first game of the teams' two-game MIAC series at the Saint Mary's Ice Arena | Recap
 
Saint Mary's vs. Hamline—A Year Ago:
• February 20, 2015 * St. Paul, Minn.: The Cardinals outshot Hamline 50-21, but with Mary Shefveland's near-perfect impression of a brick wall, it was the Pipers who made the most of their shots, as Hamline dealt Saint Mary's a 3-2 conference set back at Oscar Johnson Arena | Recap
• February 21, 2015 * Winona, Minn.: The Cardinals put an end to a three-game losing streak, getting goals from McKenna Parent (Anoka, Minn.) and Jesse Cwik (Chicago, Ill.) en route to a 2-1 regular season-ending victory over Hamline at the Saint Mary's Ice Arena. More important than snapping their three-game losing streak, however, was the fact that the victory over the Pipers gave the Cardinals some much-needed MIAC Playoff momentum—not to mention a home playoff game | Recap
 
Up Next:
• Saint Mary's: The Cardinals head to Ed Saugestad Arena in Minneapolis, Minn., on Friday for the first game of their two-game MIAC series against Augsburg. Game time is set for 7 p.m. Saint Mary's and the Auggies will then head to the Saint Mary's Ice Arena for Saturday's 2 p.m. rematch.
• Hamline: The Pipers travel to the Schwan's Super Rink in Blaine, Minn., Friday for a 7 p.m. conference game against Bethel. The same two teams will also square off on Saturday at 2 p.m. at Oscar Johnson Arena.
 
Scouting The Saint Mary's Cardinals:
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• With their 4-2 win over Hamline Friday, the Cardinals snapped their season-high seven-game winless streak (0-6-1). … Saint Mary's four goals against the Pipers were the most since the Cardinals dropped Concordia by the same 4-2 count on Dec. 4. … The Cardinals' 4-2 win Friday marked the 14^th time in the last 15 games—and the 24^th time in their last 28 games—Saint Mary's has played a game decided by two goals or less. … Kassie Lien (Grantsburg, Wis.) scored twice, while McKenna Parent (Anoka, Minn.) and Molly Abraham (Sterling Heights, Mich.) each scored once, against Hamline Friday. … Lien's two goals marked the second time in her collegiate career that the junior has scored two goals in a game. … Jamie Henderson (Madison, Wis.), who has scored a goal in seven of the Cardinals' last 11 games, is the team-leader in goals with nine and points with 13. … Lien leads the team in assists with seven, one more than Parent. … Parent, who posted her first collegiate two-goal game in the Cardinals' 4-2 win over Concordia on Dec. 4, is second to Henderson in points with 12. … 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.), who made 25 saves against Hamline Friday, recorded a season-high 38 saves against St. Thomas last Saturday—it was the fourth time in seven starts that the senior has stopped 30 or more shots. … Marah Shields (Milford, Mich.) and Ashley Corcoran (Red Wing, Minn.) each finished with 18 saves vs. St. Thomas last Sunday. … Corcoran stopped 42 St. Norbert shots in her collegiate debut between the pipes on Nov. 28. … Shields posted 31 saves against UW-Eau Claire on Jan. 2, marking the third time in six starts the junior has finished with 30 or more saves. … Herrmann has made seven starts in goal for the Cardinals, going 4-2-1 with a 1.85 goals-against-average and .944 save percentage, with Shields (6 starts, 2.56 GAA, 937 save percentage) and Corcoran (3 starts, 2.47 GAA, .924 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 216 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 have scored first in all five of their wins this season (5-5-0). Saint Mary's is 0-4-2 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. … The Cardinals' games against St. Thomas on Jan. 15-16 marked the third and fourth straight games against teams ranked in the Top 5 of the latest USCHO.com national poll. Along with their two conference games vs. No. 4 St. Thomas, Saint Mary's dropped 2-1 and 4-2 decisions to third-ranked Lake Forest the previous weekend. … 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 Hamline Pipers:
2015-16 Roster | 2015-16 Statistics | 2015-16 Schedule
• Friday's game at Saint Mary's was the third straight road game for the Pipers, who are 3-6-1 away from Oscar Johnson Arena this season. … After putting together a season-high five-game unbeaten streak (4-0-1), Hamline is now 2-6-0 in its last eight games. … Jaimee Nowicki and Jena Kosley netted HU's two goals against Saint Mary's on Friday. … Hamline's last five goals have come from five different players—Nowicki and Kosley against Saint Mary's, while Jaci Reinke tallied the Pipers' lone goal in the Piper's 4-1 loss to the Concordia on Jan. 15, and Dana Almquist and Brede Postier netted HU's two goals vs. the Cobbers a day later. … Nowicki's goal against Saint Mary's Friday was her team-leading fifth of the season. … Kosley owns the team lead in both assists (6) and points (9). … Hamline's 30 goals have come from 13 different players, while 15 Pipers have recorded at least one point. … Nowicki and Britini DelCastillo share the team lead in game-winning goals with two each. … Hamline has had three players—Postier, Nowicki, and Jenny Magill—score two goals in a game this season. … The Pipers have netted seven power-play goals, while Koehn and Nowicki own HU's two short-handed tallies. … Hamline has used three different goalies this season, led by Jessica Cole, who owns a 1.88 goals-against-average and .932 save percentage in 12 starts. Mary Shefveland (3.68 GAA, .885 save percentage) has started four games for the Pipers, and Molly Dionne (6.03 GAA, .842 save percentage) has appeared in one game. … Cole, who leads the team in saves with 303, has collected three shutouts this season. … The Pipers have been outscored 41-30-, including 15-7 in the game's middle period. … Hamline has scored four or more goals in a game three times this season, including a season-high five goals in a 5-1 win over Saint Benedict on Nov. 20. … HU is 6-3-2 when scoring the game's first goal. The Pipers are winless (0-5-0) when their opponent scores first.