WINONA, Minn. — The Saint Mary's University of Minnesota women's hockey team returns to the Saint Mary's Ice Arena on Saturday for the second game of their two-game nonconference series against Lake Forest. Game time is slated for 2 p.m.
 
The Matchup:
• Saint Mary's Cardinals (4-7-1 Overall) vs. Lake Forest Foresters (11-2-0 Overall)
 
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Last Night:
• Saint Mary's took the ice having not played since knocking off UW-Stevens Point 3-1 on Dec. 10. Lake Forest entered Friday's nonconference game against the Cardinals also on the heels of a lengthy layoff—the Foresters had not seen action since sweeping Finlandia 10-1 and 9-1 on Dec. 2-3. Unfortunately for Saint Mary's coach Terry Mannor, it was the Foresters' offense that was able to kick off the rust in a timely manner, as Lake Forest handed the Cardinals a 4-0 nonconference setback at the Saint Mary's Ice Arena | Recap
 
Saint Mary's vs. Lake Forest—A Year Ago:
• January 9, 2016 * Lake Forest, Ill.: Saint Mary's did something only two other teams have been able to do against third-ranked Lake Forest—score first. Unfortunately for the Cardinals, the Foresters may not have scored first, but they did score second—and third—as Lake Forest scored the game's final two goals in handing Saint Mary's a 2-1 nonconference setback at Alumni Memorial Rink | Recap
• January 10, 2016 * Lake Forest, Ill.: Lake Forest erupted for three goals in the first period and added an insurance tally late in the third in handing the Cardinals a 4-2 setback at Alumni Memorial Rink | Recap
 
Up Next:
• Saint Mary's: The Cardinals are back in Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference play next weekend. Saint Mary's entertains St. Thomas in a 7 p.m. matchup at the Saint Mary's Ice Arena on Friday, before the two teams head to the St. Thomas Ice Arena in Mendota Heights, Minn., for the 2 p.m. rematch a day later.
• Lake Forest: The Foresters head home to the Alumni Memorial Rink in Lake Forest, Ill., next weekend, as Lake Forest entertains St. Scholastica in a pair of NCHA contests.
 
Scouting The Saint Mary's Cardinals:
2016-17 Roster | 2016-17 Statistics | 2016-17 Schedule
• Saturday's game against Lake Forest is the second of three straight home games for the Cardinals. … Ashley Corcoran (Red Wing, Minn.), recorded a season- and career-high 38 saves in Saint Mary's 3-1 win over UW-Stevens Point on Dec. 10, stopped 32 of the 36 Lake Forest shots she faced in Friday's 4-0 loss to the seventh-ranked Foresters. … Corcoran has now made 30 or more saves in each of her last four starts—having also posted back-to-back 30-save efforts against UW-Eau Claire on Nov. 26 and Concordia on Dec. 3. … Marah Shields (Mitford, Mich.) finished with a season-high 33 saves against UW-Eau Claire on Dec. 9. … Shields has made 30 or more saves in four of her five starts this season. … Corcoran owns a team-leading 2.98 goals-against-average and an .903 save percentage, while Shields has a 4.31 GAA and an .883 save percentage. … Hannah Croonquist's (St. Paul, Minn.) first-half 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 Anya Hafiz (Woodbury, Minn.), Natalie Ryan (Village of Lakewood, Ill.), and Bailey Wendt (Coon Rapids, Minn.). … Hafiz, who recorded at least one point in each of the Cardinals' first six games this season—including four multiple-point games—leads, or shares the team lead, in all three offensive categories—goals (6), assists (4), and points (10). … Jamie Henderson (Madison, Wis.) is tied for the team lead in assists (4) and is second in goals (4). … 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. … 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. … Nine of the Cardinals' 26 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 11 in the third, while the Cardinals' opponents have netted 17 goals in the second and 19 in the third. … The Cardinals' 3-1 win over UW-Stevens Point on Dec. 10 snapped their season-high five-game losing streak. … After scoring just four goals during their five-game slide—including a span of 229 scoreless minutes—the Cardinals scored three times in their 3-1 win over UW-Stevens Point on Dec. 10. … Saint Mary's has allowed just four first-period goals—one against Lake Forest, one against Concordia on Dec. 4 and two vs. UW-Eau Claire on Dec. 9. … The Cardinals have scored first in six of their 12 games—going 3-2-1. Saint Mary's is 1-5-0 when its opponent scores first. … Four of the Cardinals' 12 games have been 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 and a 4-3 loss against St. Olaf. … 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 Lake Forest Foresters:
2016-17 Roster | 2016-17 Statistics | 2016-17 Schedule
• Lake Forest enters Saturday's nonconference matchup against Saint Mary's ranked No. 7 in the latest USCHO.com Poll. … With their 4-0 win over Saint Mary's on Friday the Foresters pushed their winning streak to six straight. … Lake Forest has outscored its last three opponents 23-2—having routed Finlandia 10-1 and 9-1 prior to Friday's win over Saint Mary's. … Lake Forest has now played Finlandia three times this season—outscoring the Lions by a combined 26-3. … Lake Forest's current six-game win streak is its second lengthy winning streak of the year. After splitting its season-opening series against St. Catherine, the Foresters rattled off four straight wins, before dropping a 3-0 decision at third-ranked Adrian. … Lake Forest has scored four of more goals in all 11 of its wins this season—including three by identical 4-3 decisions. … Olivia Spellmire, who scored three goals in the Foresters' 10-1 win over Finlandia on Dec. 2, scored one of Lake Forest's four goals vs. Saint Mary's Friday. Isabel Regine, Kayla Griffith, and Lexi Morgan accounted for the Foresters' other three goals. … Lake Forest enters Saturday's game against Saint Mary's boasting seven players with 10 or more points—led by Amy Budde with 23, Spellmire with 21, and Sydney Simone with 20. … Budde is the team's goal-scoring  leader with 11 goals, with Simone boasting a team-high 15 assists. … Thirteen Foresters have accounted for Lake Forest's 63 goals, while all 17 players who have seen action this season have recorded at least one point. …  Spellmire and Julia Unterseher share the team lead with two game-winning goals each. … Thirty-one of the Foresters' 67 goals have come on special teams—26 power-play goals and five shorthanded tallies. … Jacqueline Audet and Jacque Rogers have shared the goaltending duties this season. Audet owns a 2.29 goals-against-average and .897 save percentage in seven starts, while Rogers boasts a 1.48 GAA and .899 save percentage in six starts. … Rogers stopped all 19 shots she faced in posting the shutout against Saint Mary's Friday. … Lake Forest has outscored its opponents in all three periods—16-5 in the first, 29-11 in the second, and 22-8 in the third. … Lake Forest has scored first in nine of its 13 games, going 8-1-0. The Foresters are 3-1-0 when their opponent nets the game's first goal. … Lake Forest has played one overtime game this season, falling to St. Catherine 3-2 on Oct. 30. … The Foresters are a perfect 6-0-0 on their home ice, while going 5-2-0 away from home.