WINONA, Minn. — The Saint Mary's University of Minnesota women's hockey team closes out its two-game Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference series against Hamline on Saturday, as the Cardinals entertain the Pipers in a 2 p.m. contest at the Saint Mary's Ice Arena.
 
The Matchup:
• Saint Mary's Cardinals (1-5-2 MIAC, 4-10-2 Overall) at Hamline Pipers (6-3-0 MIAC, 8-7-1 Overall)
 
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Last Night:
• Saint Mary's Jamie Henderson (Madison, Wis.) recorded her first collegiate hat trick, but it was not enough, as Hamline scored four third-period goals in holding off the Cardinals 7-5 at Oscar Johnson Arena | Recap
 
Saint Mary's vs. Hamline—A Year Ago:
• January 22, 2016 * Winona, Minn.: Saint Mary's scored as many goals in the first period as it did in all six periods combined against the Tommies the previous weekend—and the Cardinals never took their foot off the accelerator, scoring four times in handing the Pipers a 4-2 setback at the Saint Mary's Ice Arena | Recap
• January 23, 2016 * St. Paul, Minn.: A day after erupting for four goals in a 4-2 win over the Pipers, the Cardinal offense returned to its January hibernation in the teams' rematch—managing just a third-period tally by Jane Hannula (Coon Rapids, Minn.). And one goal would not be enough, as Brede Postier broke the 1-1 deadlock just 18 seconds into the overtime period, lifting Hamline to the  2-1 conference win at Oscar Johnson Arena | Recap
 
Up Next:
• Saint Mary's: The Cardinals return to the Saint Mary's Ice Arena next Friday for the first game of their two-game conference series against Augsburg. The two teams will then head to Ed Saugestad Rink in Minneapolis, Minn., for Saturday's 7 p.m. rematch.
• Hamline: The Pipers are back in conference play next weekend, squaring off against Bethel. Game 1 of the two-game MIAC series will take place at 7 p.m. at Oscar Johnson Arena in St. Paul, Minn., with the second game held a day later at 3 p.m. at Schwan's Super Rink in Blaine, Minn.
 
Scouting The Saint Mary's Cardinals:
2016-17 Roster | 2016-17 Statistics | 2016-17 Schedule
• Saturday's game against Hamline is the fourth home game in Saint Mary's last five contests. The Cardinals are still searching for their first win at the Saint Mary's Ice Arena this season (0-4-2). … The Cardinals erupted for five goals—their highest single-game offensive output since netting a season-high six goals in a 6-3 win over St. Olaf on Nov. 17. … The Cardinals' six goals in their 6-3 win over St. Olaf on Nov. 17 were not only a season high, but also the highest single-game offensive output since scoring six against both Marian and Hamline during the 2009-2010 season. … Jamie Henderson (Madison, Wis.) recorded her first collegiate hat trick to account for three of the Cardinals' five goals in the Cardinals' 7-5 loss to Hamline Friday. Kassie Lien (Grantsburg, Wis.) and Bailey Wendt (Coon Rapids, Minn.) accounted for the Cardinals' other two goals. … With her three goals against Hamline, Henderson moved into the team lead with seven goals, one more than Jane Hannula (Coon Rapids, Minn.)—who scored a goal in both games against St. Thomas last weekend—and Anya Hafiz (Woodbury, Minn.). … Wendt has now scored a goal in back-to-back games. … Henderson also owns a team-high five assists and moved into the team lead in points with 12, two more than Hafiz, who recorded at least one point in each of the Cardinals' first six games this season—including four multiple-point games. … 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. … Hannah Croonquist's (St. Paul, Minn.) 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 Wendt, Hafiz, and Natalie Ryan (Village of Lakewood, Ill.). … Saint Mary's scored a pair of shorthanded goals against St. Olaf on Nov. 17—back-to-back tallies by Hannula and Lien less than a minute apart midway through the second period. … Ashley Corcoran (Red Wing, Minn.), who made a season-high 41 saves against St. Thomas on Jan. 13, finished with 25 saves against the Pipers on Friday. … Corcoran's 41-save effort against the Tommies was one shy of her career high. … Marah Shields (Mitford, Mich.) equaled that 41-save performance in the team's rematch with the Tommies on Jan. 14. … Corcoran has now stopped 30 or more shots in five of her last six starts, while Shields has made 30 or more saves in five of her seven starts this season. … Corcoran owns a team-leading 3.22 goals-against-average and an .900 save percentage, while Shields has a 4.38 GAA and an .883 save percentage. … Eleven of the Cardinals' 35 goals have come on special teams—seven power-play and four shorthanded. … Saint Mary's has scored 11 goals in the second period and 17 in the third, while the Cardinals' opponents have netted 20 goals in the second and 28 in the third. … With last weekend's two overtime games against St. Thomas, the Cardinals have now played six 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 a 2-2 tie and 3-2 loss to St. Thomas. … The Cardinals' 3-2 loss to St. Thomas on Jan. 21 marked the first time in three overtime contests that the game did not end in a tie. … 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 16 games—going 3-2-2. Saint Mary's is 1-8-0 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 were 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 Hamline Pipers:
2016-17 Roster | 2016-17 Statistics | 2016-17 Schedule
• The Pipers, who snapped their two-game losing streak—and six-game winless streak (0-5-1)—with Wednesday's 3-1 win over Saint Benedict, have not won back-to-back games for just the second time this season. HU put together a season-high three-game winning streak from Nov. 4-12. … Hamline's seven goals against Saint Mary's were a season high. … Darby Dodds scored three times in the Pipers' win over Saint Mary's on Friday, while Bre Simon, Dani Wright, Melanie Bartenstein, and Sadie Baker also found the back of the net. … Simon has now scored in back-to-back games, having also tallied one of HU's three goals in Wednesday's 3-1 win over Saint Benedict. … With her three goals on Friday, Dodds moved into the team lead in goals with 12, one more than Simon. … Baker is the team's assist leader with nine, while Dodds and Simon share the team lead in points with 18. … Dodds owns four of the Pipers' eight game-winning goals—including Friday's game-winning tally vs. Saint Mary's. … Hamline scored a pair of shorthanded goals against Saint Mary's Friday and has now netted five shorties this season. … HU has used four different goalies this season, with Annie Jueregens getting the majority of the work with 11 starts. Juergens owns a 2.78 goals-against-average and a .919 save percentage, while stopping 352 of the 383 shots she's faced. … Juergens stopped all 38 shots she faced in posting her lone shutout of the season, a 2-0 win over St. Olaf on Nov. 12. … Jessica Cole, who  picked up the win in her first start in goal on Wednesday—stopping 12 of the Blazers' 13 shots—finished with nine first-period saves against Saint Mary's Friday, before being replaced by Jueregens, who stopped 15 of the 18 Cardinal shots she faced. …  Hamline has surrendered three or more goals in all seven of its losses this season—including a season-high six goals in a 6-2 loss to St. Thomas on Dec. 3. … The Pipers have outscored their opponents 18-14 in the third period, but have been outscored 13-10 in the first period and 17-14 in the third. … Hamline has scored first in seven of its 16 games, going 4-3-0. The Pipers are 4-4-1 when their opponent scores first. … Hamline has played three overtime games this—season—two against UW-Eau Claire. The Pipers beat UW-Eau Claire, 4-3, and lost to the Blugolds, 3-2, and tied UW-Stevens Point (4-4).