WINONA, Minn. — The Saint Mary's University of Minnesota women's hockey team concludes its two-game Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference series against St. Catherine on Saturday, as the Cardinals entertain St. Catherine in a 2 p.m. matchup at the Saint Mary's Ice Arena.
 
The Matchup:
• Saint Mary's Cardinals (3-11-3 MIAC, 6-15-3 Overall) at St. Catherine Wildcats (5-10-2 MIAC, 9-13-2 Overall)
 
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Last Night:
• Jamie Henderson (Madison, Wis.) scored two goals, but it was not enough, as St. Catherine held off a late Cardinal charge in handing Saint Mary's a 5-3 conference setback at Drake Arena | Recap
 
Saint Mary's vs. St. Catherine—A Year Ago:
• February 19, 2016 * Winona, Minn.: Heading into the final two games of the regular season, Saint Mary's controlled its own destiny in regards to earning one of the five invitations to the conference post-season tournament. Two wins, and they were in. The Wildcat, however, rained on Saint Mary's parade, scoring three unanswered goals in handing the Cardinals a 4-2 at the Saint Mary's Ice Arena | Recap
• February 20, 2016 * St. Paul, Minn.: Jamie Henderson (Madison, Wis.) scored two goals and Tori Herrmann (Elk River, Minn.) stopped all 21 shots she faced for her third Saturday shutout, as Saint Mary's—with an assist from Hamline—not only earned a split in its conference series against the Wildcats with a 2-0 victory, but more importantly, the Cardinals also locked up the fifth and final MIAC Playoff berth | Recap
 
Up Next:
• Saturday's game is the regular-season finale for both the Cardinals and the Wildcats.
 
Scouting The Saint Mary's Cardinals:
2016-17 Roster | 2016-17 Statistics | 2016-17 Schedule
• Saturday's game against Saint Mary's is the final collegiate home game for Cardinal seniors Kassie Lien (Grantsburg, Wis.), Jane Hannula (Coon Rapids, Minn.), Lindsay Paschke (New Prague, Minn.), Taylor Pogreba (St. Paul, Minn.), and Marah Shields (Mitford, Mich.). … The Cardinals' 4-3 overtime win over Saint Benedict on Feb. 10 was their first home win of the season, snapping a nine-game winless streak (0-7-2) at the Saint Mary's Ice Arena. … With their 4-3 OT win over Saint Benedict, five of the Cardinals' six wins have been by two goals or less—the lone exception, a 6-3 win over St. Olaf on Nov. 17. … With their overtime win and tie against Saint Benedict on Feb. 10-11, Saint Mary's improved to 1-1-3 in its five overtime games this season. Along with their 4-3 win and 2-2 tie against Saint Benedict, the Cardinals dropped a 3-2 OT decision to St. Thomas on Jan. 14, while tying both St. Thomas and Bethel by identical 2-2 decisions. … 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.) scored two goals in the Cardinals' 5-3 loss to St. Catherine Friday night, with Kassie Lien (Grantsburg, Wis.) accounting for the other. … The Cardinals have now had a two-goal scorer in each of their last two Friday games—Anya Hafiz (Woodbury, Minn.) scored twice in Saint Mary's 4-3 overtime win over Saint Benedict on Feb. 10. … Henderson leads the team in all three offensive categories—goals (11), assists (6), and points (17). … Hafiz is second to Henderson in goals (8), assists (5) and points (13). … Lien is the third Cardinal with 10 or more points this season, heading into Saturday's season finale with 12. … Henderson owns a pair of multiple-goal games this season. Along with Friday's two-goal effort against St. Catherine, Henderson recorded her first collegiate hat trick against Hamline on Jan. 20. … Henderson's hat trick marked the first time the Cardinals have had a player score three goals in a game since Mary DeBartolo did so against UW-Eau Claire on Jan. 4, 2013. … Hafiz's two-goal effort against Saint Benedict on Feb. 10 was the second multiple-goal game of her career, and the fifth time this season she has recorded two or more points in a game. … Hafiz recorded at least one point in each of the Cardinals' first six games this season. … Hafiz's goal at 9:50 of the opening period against Marian on Oct. 28 was her first collegiate goal—as well as the Cardinals' first goal of the season. … Saint Mary's boasts four players who have scored their first collegiate goals this season—Hafiz, Natalie Ryan (Village of Lakewood, Ill.), Hannah Croonquist (St. Paul, Minn.), and Bailey Wendt (Coon Rapids, Minn.). … Fifteen of the Cardinals' 49 goals have come on special teams—11 power-play and four shorthanded. … Ashley Corcoran (Red Wing, Minn.), who finished with a career-high 56 saves in the Cardinals' 2-0 loss to Gustavus on Feb. 3, recorded 24 saves against St. Catherine Friday. … Corcoran has made 30 or more saves in seven of her 13 starts, while Marah Shields (Mitford, Mich.) has also stopped 30-plus shots seven times this season—including a season-high 41-save effort against St. Thomas on Jan. 14. … Shields owns the single-game school record for saves, stopping 79 shots 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 Cardinals' previous record of 55, set by Nikki Jung against Gustavus on Jan. 21, 2005. … Corcoran boasts a team-leading 3.01 goals-against-average and a .910 save percentage, while Shields has a 3.94 GAA and an .884 save percentage. … The Cardinals have scored first in 11 of their 24 games—going 5-3-3. Saint Mary's is 1-12-0 when its opponent scores first. … The Cardinals' 2-1 win over nationally ranked and league-leading Augsburg on Jan. 28 snapped their four-game losing streak and seven-game winless streak (0-6-1). … 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 St. Catherine Wildcats:
2016-17 Roster | 2016-17 Statistics | 2016-17 Schedule
• After going five games without a win (0-4-1), the Wildcats head into Saturday's rematch with Saint Mary's having won two straight. … Eight of St. Catherine's 13 losses have been by one goal—including three 2-1 setbacks and three 3-2 decisions. … Four of SCU's 24 games have been decided by more than two goals—a 4-1 win over UW-Superior and a 6-2 victory vs. Concordia, and 5-1 and 4-1 losses to Lake Forest and St. Olaf, respectively. … St. Catherine's five goals vs. Saint Mary's Friday came from five different players—Cassie Thomas, Melissa Smith, Lexi Muller, Anna Carman, and Morgan Tentis. … Jordan Solheim enters Saturday's rematch against Saint Mary's leading the team in both assists (15) and points (21). … Laken Muller is the team-leader with nine goals, one more than Tentis. … Solheim is one of five Wildcats with 10 or more points—Muller (18), Tentis (16), Thompson (15), and Thomas (10) are the others. … Eighteen of the Wildcats' 59 goals have come on the power play. … Abbi White and Kristen Pechacek have shared the goaltending duties for the Wildcats, with White—who made 23 saves against Saint Mary's Friday—owning a 2.51 goals-against-average and .927 save percentage in 11 starts, while Pechacek boasts a 2.51 GAA and .932 save percentage. … White recorded a career-high 49 saves in last Saturday's 2-1 win over Hamline. … St. Catherine has scored 59 goals this season, including a season-high six-goal effort in beating Concordia 6-2 on Nov. 19. … Last Saturday's game against Hamline was the fifth overtime game of the season for the Wildcats, who are 2-1-2 in those five contests. … St. Catherine has scored first in 10 of its 23 games, going 4-5-1. The Wildcats are 4-8-1 when they opponent scores first.