MENDOTA HEIGHTS, Minn. — The Saint Mary's University of Minnesota women's hockey team concludes its two-game Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference series against St. Thomas on Saturday, as the Cardinals head to St. Thomas Ice Arena for a 2 p.m. rematch with the Tommies.
 
The Matchup:
• Saint Mary's Cardinals (1-4-2 MIAC, 4-8-2 Overall) vs. St. Thomas Tommies (2-2-3 MIAC, 3-6-3 Overall)
 
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Last Night:
• The Cardinals got goals from Jane Hannula (Coon Rapids, Minn.) and Hannah Croonquist (St. Paul, Minn.) to grab a 2-0 lead, but St. Thomas scored back-to-back third-period goals—including the game-tying tally with 5.3 seconds remaining—as the two teams skated to a 2-2 tie at the Saint Mary's Ice Arena | Recap
 
Saint Mary's vs. St. Thomas—A Year Ago:
• January 16, 2016 * Mendota Heights, Minn.: St. Thomas—ranked No. 4 in the latest USCHO.com national poll—scored a pair of goals in a five-minute span in the third period to break open a 1-1 tie and lift the Tommies to a 3-1 win over Saint Mary's at the St. Thomas Ice Arena | Recap
• January 17, 2016 * Winona, Minn.: A day after falling to the St. Thomas 3-1, the Tommies once again showed Saint Mary's why they are among the nation's best in the team's conference rematch—erupting for four second-period goals en route to a 5-0 MIAC victory over the Cardinals at the Saint Mary's Ice Arena | Recap
 
Up Next:
• Saint Mary's: The Cardinals are back in conference play with a pair of games against Hamline next weekend. Saint Mary's and HU will square off for a 7 p.m. contest at Oscar Johnson Arena in St. Paul, Minn., on Friday, before the two teams head to the Saint Mary's Ice Arena for Saturday's 2 p.m. rematch.
• St. Thomas: The Tommies return to the St. Thomas Ice Arena in Mendota Heights, Minn., at 7 p.m. on Friday, entertaining St. Catherine in the first of their two-game MIAC series. UST and SCU will then head to Drake Arena in St. Paul, Minn., for Saturday's 7 p.m. rematch.
 
Scouting The Saint Mary's Cardinals:
2016-17 Roster | 2016-17 Statistics | 2016-17 Schedule
• Friday's game against St. Thomas was the third straight home games for the Cardinals, who are still searching for their first win at the Saint Mary's Ice Arena this season (0-4-2). … The Cardinals have now played five games decided by one goal or less—Saint Mary's opened the season with one-goal wins over Marian (4-3) and St. Norbert (5-4), and added a 2-2 tie vs. Bethel, a 4-3 loss against St. Olaf, and Friday's 2-2 tie vs. St. Thomas. … The Cardinals have now played two overtime games this season—with both ended in 2-2 ties. … Jane Hannula (Coon Rapids, Minn.) and Hannah Croonquist (St. Paul, Minn.) scored the Cardinals' two goals in Friday's 2-2 tie with St. Thomas. … Hannula's first-period goal against St. Thomas Friday was her fifth of the season, moving her just one goal behind Anya Hafiz (Woodbury, Minn.) for the team lead. … Hafiz, who recorded at least one point in each of the Cardinals' first six games this season—including four multiple-point games—leads the team in goals (6) and points (10). … Jamie Henderson (Madison, Wis.) picked up her team-leading fifth assist in Friday's game against St. Thomas and is second to Hafiz with nine points. … Hafiz's goal at 9:50 of the opening period against Marian was her first collegiate goal—as well as the Cardinals' first goal of the season. … Croonquist's first-period tally against UW-Stevens Point on Dec. 10 was the first of her collegiate career. … Croonquist became the fourth player to net her first goal as a Cardinal this season, joining Hafiz, Natalie Ryan (Village of Lakewood, Ill.), and Bailey Wendt (Coon Rapids, Minn.). … Saint Mary's scored a pair of shorthanded goals against St. Olaf on Nov. 17—back-to-back tallies by Jane Hannula (Coon Rapids, Minn.) and Kassie Lien (Grantsburg, Wis.) less than a minute apart midway through the second period. … Ashley Corcoran (Red Wing, Minn.) made a season-high 41 saves against St. Thomas Friday. The 41 save effort was one shy of her career high. … Corcoran has now stopped 30 or more shots in each of her last five starts. … Marah Shields (Mitford, Mich.) finished with a season-high 33 saves against UW-Eau Claire on Dec. 9 and has made 30 or more saves in four of her six starts this season. … Corcoran owns a team-leading 2.84 goals-against-average and an .911 save percentage, while Shields has a 4.58 GAA and an .876 save percentage. …
 
Nine of the Cardinals' 28 goals have come on special teams—five power-play and four shorthanded. … The Cardinals' six goals in their 6-3 win over St. Olaf on Nov. 17 were a season high—and the highest single-game offensive output since scoring six against both Marian and Hamline during the 2009-2010 season. … Saint Mary's has scored 10 goals in the second period and 12 in the third, while the Cardinals' opponents have netted 19 goals in the second and 24 in the third. … The Cardinals' 3-1 win over UW-Stevens Point on Dec. 10 snapped their season-high five-game losing streak. … The Cardinals have scored first in seven of their 14 games—going 3-2-2. Saint Mary's is 1-6-0 when its opponent scores first. … Saint Mary's wins over Marian and St. Norbert on Oct. 28-29 marked the first time the Cardinals have opened the year with back-to-back wins since beating the same two teams to open the 2010-11 season. … The Cardinals' combined nine goals against St. Olaf on Nov. 17 and Nov. 19 are the most in a two-game weekend series since netting nine in sweeping Marian 6-0 and 3-2 on Jan. 9-10, 2010. … Saint Mary's and St. Norbert scored seven third-period goals in their nonconference game on Oct. 29—including five in the game's final 1:33.  
 
Scouting The St. Thomas Tommies:
2016-17 Roster | 2016-17 Statistics | 2016-17 Schedule
• Saturday's game against Saint Mary's is the fourth in five days for the Tommies—who played back-to-back nonconference games against UW-Superior (W, 3-1) and UW-Stevens Point (L, 6-1) on Tuesday and Wednesday, before battling Saint Mary's to a 2-2 deadlock on Friday. … Wednesday's 6-1 loss to UW-Stevens Point snapped UST's two-game winning streak. … UW-Stevens Point's six goals Wednesday were the most allowed by the Tommies this season. On the flip side, UST scored a season-high six goals in a 6-2 win over Hamline on Jan. 3. … St. Thomas has allowed more than two goals in a game just three times this season—falling to UW-Eau Claire 4-1, tying Bethel 4-4, and losing to UW-Stevens Point 6-1. … Kathryn Larson and Demi Cooper accounted for St. Thomas' two goals against Saint Mary's Friday. … With her goal against Saint Mary's Friday, Larson moved into a tie for the team lead in goals (7) with Leah Schwartzman. … Larson also leads the team in assists (6) and points (13). … Schwartzman picked up an assist vs. Saint Mary's Friday and is second to Larson in points with 11. … Seven of St. Thomas' 27 goals have come on special teams—six power-play goals and one shorthanded tally. … UST's three game-winning goals have come from three different players—Larson, Ellie Tabaka, and Rachel Werdin. … Anna Williams scored the Tommies' lone goal against UW-Stevens Point Wednesday—it was her first collegiate goal. … Mackenzie Torpy, who made 17 saves against Saint Mary's Friday, has started 11 of the Tommies' 12 games in goal, compiling a 2.33 goals-against-average and a .908 save percentage. … St. Thomas has scored 12 of its 27 goals in the second period. The Tommies have outscored their opponents 12-7 in that middle stanza. … Seven of St. Thomas' 12 games have been decided by one goal or less—the Tommies are 1-3-3 in those six contests. … The Tommies have scored first in five of their 12 games, going 2-2-1. UST is 1-4-2 when its opponent scores the game's first goal. … St. Thomas has played three overtime games this season—with all three ending in ties. Along with Friday's tie at Saint Mary's, UST battled Gustavus to a 2-2 stalemate on Nov. 11, while playing Bethel to a 4-4 deadlock on Nov. 19.