ST. PETER, Minn. — The Saint Mary's University of Minnesota women's hockey team heads to the Don Roberts Ice Arena on Saturday, as the Cardinals square off against Gustavus 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 (5-6-2 MIAC | 6-11-3 Overall) vs. Gustavus Gusties (7-3-3 MIAC | 8-8-4 Overall)
 
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Last Night:
• Gustavus' Emily Reibert scored with 45 seconds remaining in overtime to lift the Gusties to a 3-2 overtime win over the Cardinals at the Saint Mary's Ice Arena | Recap
 
Saint Mary's vs. Gustavus—A Year Ago:
• January 23, 2015 * St. Peter, Minn.: Special teams were not very special for Saint Mary's against sixth-ranked and league-leading Gustavus. The Gusties converted on a pair of third-period power plays in handing Saint Mary's a heartbreaking 3-2 setback at Don Robert Ice Arena | Recap
• January 24, 2015 * Winona, Minn.: For the second game in a row, Saint Mary's and Gustavus battled to a one-goal decision in the teams' Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference rematch at the Saint Mary's Ice Arena. Unfortunately for the Cardinals, it was the sixth-ranked Gusties who came away with the victory, as Gustavus scored the game's only goal less than two minutes into the second period in handing Saint Mary's a 1-0 setback | Recap
 
Up Next:
• Saint Mary's: The Cardinals hit the road next weekend, traveling to Municipal Athletic Complex in St. Cloud, Minn., for a pair of conference games against Saint Benedict. Saint Mary's and CSB square off at 7 p.m. on Friday, with the rematch slated for 2 p.m. a day later.
• Gustavus: The Gusties return to the ice next Friday, traveling to the Schwan's Super Rink in Blaine, Minn., for a 7 p.m. MIAC game against Bethel. The two teams will then shift to the Don Roberts Ice Arena in St. Peter, Minn., for Saturday's 2 p.m. rematch.
 
Scouting The Saint Mary's Cardinals:
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• The Cardinals' 3-2 loss to Gustavus Friday marked the 18th time in the last 19 games—and the 29^th  time in their last 32 contests—that Saint Mary's has played a game decided by two goals or less. … Friday's 3-2 loss to Gustavus was the Cardinals' third overtime game in their last four contests—the Cardinals tied Augsburg 1-1 on Jan. 29, while falling to Hamline 2-1 on Jan. 23. … The Cardinals have now played seven overtime games this season—and are still searching for their first win (0-4-3). 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. … All three of Saint Mary's ties this season have been 1-1 decisions. … The Cardinals head into Saturday's rematch with Gustavus 2-2-1 in their last five games. … 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. … Jesse Cwik (Chicago, Ill.) and Jane Hannula (Coon Rapids, Minn.) netted Saint Mary's two goals vs. Gustavus on Friday. … Jamie Henderson (Madison, Wis.) collected goals in both games against Augsburg last weekend—with both tallies coming in the final 20 seconds of the second period. … Henderson, who has scored a goal in nine of the Cardinals' last 15 games, is the team-leader in goals with 11 and points with 15. … Henderson's 11 goals are the most by a Cardinal since Haley Coolsaet netted 11 during the 2010-11 season. … McKenna Parent (Anoka, Minn.) shares the team lead in assists (7) with Kassie Lien (Grantsburg, Wis.). … 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. … Lien recorded her second collegiate two-goal game against Hamline on Jan. 22. … Henderson and Parent each posted their first collegiate three-point games against St. Olaf on Nov. 21, while Fadness 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 a combined 60 saves in Saint Mary's two games against Augsburg last weekend, stopped a season-high 39 shots against Gustavus Friday. … Herrmann has made 30 or more saves in six of her 10 starts this season. … Marah Shields (Milford, Mich.) made 43 saves in the Cardinals' 2-1 OT loss to Hamline on Jan. 23. … 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 10 starts in goal for the Cardinals, going 5-3-2 with a 1.77 goals-against-average and .945 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 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 six of their wins this season (6-5-1). Saint Mary's is 0-6-2 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 Gustavus Gusties:
2015-16 Roster | 2015-16 Statistics | 2015-16 Schedule
• Friday's game against Saint Mary's is the fourth straight road game for the Gusties, who are 3-6-4 away from Don Roberts Ice Arena this season. … The Gusties' 6-5 loss to Concordia last Saturday snapped their season-high four-game winning streak. … With their 3-2 overtime win over Saint Mary's, the Gusties have now played 15 games this season decided by two goals or less. … Kalley Spreiter, Allie Lewis and Emily Reibert scored GAC's three goals against Saint Mary's on Friday. … The goals by Spreiter and Lewis were their first of the season. … Reibert has now scored goals in back-to-back games. … GAC's 12 goals in their last three games have come from 11 different players. … Allison Eder-Zdechlik heads into Saturday's rematch against Saint Mary's owning a team-high 14 goals. … Eder-Zdechlik also leads the team with 21 points, and shares the team's assist lead (7) with Eria Power. … Eder-Zdechlik is one of four GAC players with 10 or more points through 20 games—Power (15), Erin Moes (10), and Katy Fullerare the others. … Gustavus' 57 goals have come from 14 different players, while 19 of the 20 Gusties who have seen action this season have recorded at least one point. … Gustavus has scored eight shorthanded goals—with Eder-Zdechlik accounting for four of them. … Eder-Zdechlik and Draayer have each scored three goals in a game this season—Eder-Zechlik netted her hat trick against Augsburg on Nov. 21 and Draayer tallied hers against St. Thomas on Nov. 13. … Amanda DiNella and Lindsey Hibbard have shared the goaltending duties this season, with DiNella posting a 2.58 goals-against-average and .890 save percentage in 12 starts, while Hibbard—who made 13 saves against Saint Mary's Friday—owns a 2.24 GAA and .892 save percentage in seven starts. … DiNella has made a team-best 252 saves and she and Hibbard have each recorded a shutout. … Gustavus has played seven overtime games this season, beating Saint Mary's (3-2), losing to UW-River Falls (2-1) and Saint Benedict (3-2), while tying UW-Superior (2-2), Augsburg (2-2), Saint Benedict (2-2), and St. Catherine (1-1). … Gustavus has outscored its opponents 28-12 in the second period, but the Gusties have been outscored 25-15 in the third. … The Gusties are 7-1-2 when scoring the game's first goal, while going 1-7-2 when their opponent scores first.