LAKE FOREST, Ill. - The Saint Mary's University of Minnesota women's hockey team hits the road on Sunday, returning to Alumni Memorial Rink for the second game of their two-game nonconference series against nationally ranked Lake Forest. Game time is set for 2 p.m.

The Matchup:
Saint Mary's Cardinals (4-6-2 Overall) at Lake Forest Foresters (12-1-1 Overall)

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Last Night:
Saint Mary's scored the only goal of the first period, but the Foresters answered with single goals in the second and third in dealing the Cardinals a 2-1 nonconference setback at Alumni Memorial Rink | 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:
Saint Mary's: The Cardinals return to Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference play on Saturday, traveling to St. Thomas Ice Arena in Mendota Heights, Minn., for a 2 p.m. MIAC contest. The two teams will then head to the Saint Mary's Ice Arena on Sunday for the second game of their two-game conference series, also a 2 p.m. start.
Lake Forest: The Foresters head to Duluth, Minn., next weekend for a pair of NCHA games against St. Scholastica. Lake Forest and the Saints will square off at 7 p.m. on Friday, before playing a 2 p.m. game the following day.

Scouting The Saint Mary's Cardinals:
2015-16 Roster | 2015-16 Statistics | 2015-16 Schedule
Sunday's game against Lake Forest is the third of four straight road games for the Cardinals. ...Saturday's 2-1 loss to Lake Forest was the Cardinals' second straight 2-1 setback-Saint Mary's lost to UW-Eau Claire 2-1 in overtime on Jan. 2. ... The Cardinals' 2-1 loss to third-ranked Lake Forest marked the 11th straight game-and the 21st time in their last 24 contests-that the game has been decided by two goals or less. ...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 been held to one goal in each of their last three games-a 1-1 tie vs. UW-Eau Claire, and 2-1 losses to both the Blugolds and Lake Forest. ...Jesse Cwik (Chicago, Ill.) scored the Cardinals' goal against the Foresters Saturday, it was her second of the season. ... 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 on Jan. 2 was the first of her collegiate career. ... Henderson has now scored a goal in five of the Cardinals' last eight 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. ...Tori Herrmann (Elk River, Minn.) made 32 saves against the Foresters on Saturday-it was the third time in six starts that the senior has stopped 30 or more shots. ...Marah Shields (Milford, Mich.) posted 31 saves against the Blugolds on Jan. 2, 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 on Jan. 1 in her second collegiate start. The freshman stopped 42 St. Norbert shots in her collegiate debut between the pipes on Nov. 28. ... Herrmann has made five starts in goal for the Cardinals, going 3-1-1 with a 1.48 goals-against-average and .948 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 (4-3-0). 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:
2015-16 Roster | 2015-16 Statistics | 2015-16 Schedule
The Foresters return home to entertain Saint Mary's this weekend, after playing its last six games on the road. ...The Foresters head into Sunday's game 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. ...Caroline Campbell and Kayla Griffith scored the Foresters' two goals vs. Saint Mary's Saturday. ...Michelle Greeneway scored twice and Olivia Spellmire had two assists in the Foresters' 4-0 victory over St. Michael's last Wednesday. ...Greeneway notched her eighth assist of the season vs. Saint Mary's, moving her into ninth all time with 43 career assists. ...With her two goals against St. Michael's last Wednesday, Greeneway pushed her team-leading total to 18. ... Greeneway also leads the team in points with 26-three more than Spellmire, who owns a team-best 16 assists. ...Greeneway and Spellmire are two of nine 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 17 power-play goals-scoring on 35 percent of its man-advantage situations. ...Allie Carter made 18 saves against the Cardinals Saturday. ... 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 0.78 goals-against-average and a .959 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 10 goals through its first 14 games-including 11 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 (6-0-1).