LAKE FOREST, Ill. — The Saint Mary's University of Minnesota women's hockey team hits the road on Saturday, traveling to Alumni Memorial Rink for a 7 p.m. nonconference game against nationally ranked Lake Forest.
 
The Matchup:
• Saint Mary's Cardinals (4-5-2 Overall) at Lake Forest Foresters (10-0-1 Overall)
 
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Last Action:
• Saint Mary's: The Cardinals played a pair of overtime games against UW-Eau Claire last weekend, battling the Blugolds to a 1-1 tie last Friday at the Saint Mary's Ice Arena, while falling to UW-EC 2-1 in OT a day later in Eau Claire, Wis. | UW-EC Recap 1 * UW-EC Recap 2
• Lake Forest: The Foresters went 1-1-0 in its two nonconference games Tuesday and Wednesday in Vermont, falling to eighth-ranked Middlebury 2-1, before rebounding with a 4-0 victory over St. Michael's a day later | Middlebury Recap * St. Michael's Recap
 
Saint Mary's vs. Lake Forest—A Year Ago:
• January 9, 2015 * Winona, Minn.: Through their first 11 games of the season, the Cardinals had been outscored by just two goals, 25-23—most glaring, however, was the fact that Saint Mary's opponents held a 12-6 scoring advantage in the middle period. Thanks to a Mary DeBartolo (Chicago, Ill.) goal with 7:06 left in the middle stanza, the Cardinals outscored Lake Forest 1-0 in the second period. And thanks to a goal by Jesse Cwik (Chicago, Ill.) early in the third period, Saint Mary's outscored the Foresters 1-0 in the third period. Problem was, the Foresters held a 2-0 lead after the game's opening 20 minutes, as Saint Mary's and Lake Forest battled to a 2-2 overtime tie at the Saint Mary's Ice Arena | Recap
 
Up Next:
• The Cardinals and Foresters are right back at Alumni Memorial Rink on Sunday, squaring off in the second game of their two-game nonconference series. Opening face-off is set for 2 p.m.
 
Scouting The Saint Mary's Cardinals:
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• Saturday's game against Lake Forest is the second of four straight road games for the Cardinals. … Saturday's 2-1 overtime loss to UW-Eau Claire marked the 10th straight game—and the 20th time in their last 23 contests—that the game has been decided by two goals or less. … With their two overtime games against UW-Eau Claire, the Cardinals have now 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. … Jamie Henderson (Madison, Wis.) had a hand in both of the Cardinals' goals against UW-Eau Claire last weekend. Henderson scored her team-leading seventh of the season in Friday's 1-1 tie, then assisted on Maddy Wallraff's (Blaine, Minn.) goal in Saint Mary's 2-1 OT loss a day later. … Wallraff's second-period goal against the Blugolds last Saturday was the first of her collegiate career. … Henderson has now scored a goal in five of the Cardinals' last seven games. … McKenna Parent (Anoka, Minn.) recorded her first collegiate two-goal game in the Cardinals' 4-2 win over Concordia on Dec. 4. … Parent and Kassie Lien (Grantsburg, Wis.) share the team lead in assists with five each, while Henderson leads the team with 11 points, one more than Parent. … 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. … Marah Shields (Milford, Mich.) posted 31 saves against the Blugolds last Saturday, marking the third time in five starts the junior has finished with 30 or more saves. … Ashley Corcoran (Red Wing, Minn.) finished with 28 saves against UW-Eau Claire last Friday in her second collegiate start. The freshman stopped 42 St. Norbert shots in her collegiate debut between the pipes against St. Norbert on Nov. 28. … Corcoran is the third goalie to start for the Cardinals this season. … Tori Herrmann (Elk River, Minn.) has made four starts in goal, going 3-0-1 with a 1.47 goals-against-average and .950 save percentage, with Shields close behind with a 2.00 GAA and .950 save percentage in five starts. … Herrmann collected her first collegiate assist in the Cardinals' 1-1 tie against Bethel on Nov. 14. … Shields 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 four of their wins this season (4-2-0). 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 Lake Forest Foresters:
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• The Foresters return home to entertain Saint Mary's this weekend, after playing its last six games on the road. … The Foresters head into this weekend's games against Saint Mary's ranked No. 3 in the latest USCHO.com national poll. … Lake Forest's 2-1 loss to Middlebury last Tuesday snapped the Foresters' season-opening 11-game unbeaten streak (10-0-1)—a run that included nine consecutive wins. … Lake Forest's showdown with eighth-ranked Middlebury Tuesday was its second game against a nationally ranked foe this season—the Foresters beat then-No.2-ranked Adrian 6-2 on Nov. 14. … Amy Budde scored Lake Forest's lone goal in last Tuesday's 2-1 loss to Middlebury, while Michelle Greeneway scored twice and Olivia Spellmire had two assists in the Foresters' 4-0 victory over St. Michael's a day later. … Greeneway notched her seventh assist of the season vs. Middlebury last Tuesday, moving her into a tie for ninth all time with 42 career assists. … With her two goals against St. Michael's, Greeneway pushed her team-leading total to 18. … Greeneway also leads the team in points with 25—two more than Spellmire, who owns a team-best 16 assists. … Greeneway and Spellmire are two of eight Foresters with at least 10 points. … All 16 Foresters who have played this season have recorded at least one point. … Greeneway and Leah Ebdon share the team lead with three game-winning goals each. Greeneway has also recorded the team's lone hat trick. … As a team, Lake Forest has netted 16 power-play goals—scoring on 38 percent of its man-advantage situations. … Allie Carter made a season-high 32 saves against Middlebury, while Abby Cooper collected the 14-save shutout against St. Michael's. … Carter heads into the weekend series against Saint Mary's with a 0.75 goals-against-average and a .960 save percentage in eight starts, with Cooper close behind with a 0.94 GAA and .925 save percentage in five starts. … Last Wednesday's 4-0 win over St. Michael's was the Foresters' sixth shutout win of the season. Lake Forest has allowed just nine goals through its first 13 games—including 10 games in which the Foresters have allowed one goal or less. … Lake Forest, which enters the weekend averaging 5.15 goals-per-game and 40.4 shots-per-game, is unbeaten on its home ice (5-0-1).