WINONA, Minn. — The Saint Mary's University of Minnesota women's hockey team heads to the Saint Mary's Ice Arena on Saturday, as the Cardinals square off against Augsburg 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 (4-5-2 MIAC | 5-10-3 Overall) at Augsburg Auggies (7-2-2 MIAC | 10-6-2 Overall)
 
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Last Night:
• The Cardinals scored with 0.4 seconds remaining in the second period, and Augsburg netted its only goal with nine seconds remaining in regulation, as the two teams battled to a 1-1 overtime tie at Ed Saugestad Rink in Minneapolis, Minn. | Recap

Saint Mary's vs. Augsburg—A Year Ago:
• February 6, 2015 * Winona, Minn.: A week after scoring two goals in the game's waning minutes—and adding the game-winner two minutes into overtime—in a 3-2 win over St. Olaf, the Cardinals surrendered the game-tying goal midway through the third period and had to settle for a 1-1 tie against Augsburg at the Saint Mary's Ice Arena | Recap
• February 7, 2015 * Minneapolis, Minn.: For the second game in a row, Saint Mary's entered the third period of its Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference game against Augsburg clinging to a 1-0 lead. Unlike the previous night, however—when Augsburg scored the only goal of the final period to salvage a 1-1 tie—it was the Cardinals who would find the back of the net in the third period, as Saint Mary's blanked the Auggies 2-0 at Ed Saugestad Rink | Recap
 
Up Next:
• Saint Mary's: The Cardinals are back on their home ice on Friday, hosting Gustavus in a 7 p.m. MIAC game at the Saint Mary's Ice Arena. The two teams will then travel to the Don Roberts Ice Arena in St. Peter, Minn., for Saturday's 2 p.m. rematch.
• Augsburg: The Auggies hit the road on Friday, traveling to Oscar Johnson Arena in St. Paul, Minn., for a 7 p.m. MIAC game against Hamline. The two teams move to Ed Saugestad Rink in Minneapolis, Minn., at 2 p.m. on Saturday for the second game of their two-game conference series.
 
Scouting The Saint Mary's Cardinals:
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• Friday's 1-1 tie against Augsburg marked the 16^th time in the last 17 games—and the 26^th time in their last 30 contests—that the Cardinals have played a game decided by two goals or less. … Saint Mary's 1-1 deadlock with Augsburg was its second straight overtime game—the Cardinals dropped a 2-1 OT decision to Hamline last Saturday. … The Cardinals have now played six overtime games this season—and are still searching for their first win (0-3-3). 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. … With their 4-2 win over Hamline on Jan. 22, the Cardinals snapped their season-high seven-game winless streak (0-6-1). … Saint Mary's four goals against the Pipers on Jan. 22 were the most since the Cardinals dropped Concordia by the same 4-2 count on Dec. 4. … Jamie Henderson (Madison, Wis.) scored the Cardinals' lone goal vs. Augsburg Friday night. … Henderson, who has scored a goal in eight of the Cardinals' last 13 games, is the team-leader in goals with 10 and points with 14. … Kassie Lien (Grantsburg, Wis.) recorded her second collegiate two-goal game against Hamline on Jan. 22. … McKenna Parent (Anoka, Minn.), who assisted on Henderson's goal Friday, moved into a tie with Lien for the team's assist lead with seven. … 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 13. … 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 28 saves against Augsburg Friday, recorded a season-high 38 saves against St. Thomas on Jan. 15—it was the fourth time in seven starts that the senior has stopped 30 or more shots. … Marah Shields (Milford, Mich.) made 43 saves in the Cardinals' 2-1 OT loss to Hamline last Saturday. … Shields has now made 30 or more saves in four of her seven starts this season. … Ashley Corcoran (Red Wing, Minn.) stopped 42 St. Norbert shots in her collegiate debut between the pipes on Nov. 28. …Herrmann has made eight starts in goal for the Cardinals, going 4-2-1 with a 1.73 goals-against-average and .944 save percentage, with Shields (7 starts, 2.47 GAA, 940 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 252 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 scored first in all five of their wins this season (5-5-1). Saint Mary's is 0-5-2 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 Augsburg Auggies:
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• The Auggies' game against Saint Mary's Friday was their four straight home game. Augsburg is 7-3-2 on its home ice this season. … With their 1-1 tie against Saint Mary's Friday, the Auggies remained tied with Bethel for second place in the conference standings with 16 points, one point back of league-leading St. Thomas. … Augsburg had its streak of 10 straight shutout periods snapped with 0.4 seconds remaining in the second period vs. Saint Mary's Friday. … The Auggies have outscored their last four opponents 8-1—including back-to-back 3-0 wins over Concordia last weekend. … Augsburg's three straight shutouts was the Auggies first such stretch since the 2002-03 season—a 0-0 tie against St. Catherine, followed by 6-0 and 3-0 wins over Saint Benedict. … The Auggies have allowed just 10 goals in their 10 wins this season. … Erika Allen, who made 17 saves vs. Saint Mary's Friday, stopped all 48 shots she faced in back-to-back shutouts over Concordia last weekend—and earned MIAC Athlete of the Week honors. … Allen enters Saturday's game against Saint Mary's owning a 1.62 goals-against-average and a .933 save percentage in 14 starts. … Valerie Whichello scored the Auggies' lone goal against Saint Mary's Friday. … Megan Johnson had her point-scoring streak snapped at six straight games Friday. … Johnson leads the team in both goals (9) and points (15), while Callen Naasz is the team-leader in assists with nine. … Johnson's nine goals are the most by an Augsburg freshman since Rachel Hennessy's 20 in the 2011-12 season. … Augsburg boasts three players—Johnson (15), Naasz (13), and Darby Lindgren (10)—with 10 or more points. … Johnson and Naasz have each notched a pair of game-winning goals, while Johnson, Lindgren, and Brenna Nakonechny have all scored two power play goals. … Augsburg's 43 goals have come from 12 different players, while 15 Auggies have recorded at least one point. … Augsburg has outscored its opponents 45-31—including 21-12 in the third period. … The Auggies are 9-2-0 when scoring first, while going 1-4-2 when their opponent nets the game's first goal. … With 10 wins in the books, Augsburg has already surpassed its win total from each of the last two campaigns. The last time the Auggies have won 10 or more games was in 2004-05, when they finished 13-10-3.