By DONNY NADEAU
Saint Mary's Sports Information Director
 
WINONA, Minn. — The Saint Mary's University women's hockey team is back on its home ice at the Saint Mary's Ice Arena on Saturday, as the Cardinals entertain St. Norbert in second game of their two-game nonconference series. Opening face-off is set for 12:30 p.m.
 
The Matchup:
• Saint Mary's Cardinals (4-6-2 Overall) vs. St. Norbert Green Knights (2-9-0 Overall)
 
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Last Night:
• January 10, 2020 * Saint Mary's Ice Arena * Winona, Minn.: The Cardinals scored four unanswered goals — including the first two collegiate tallies from Delaney Calabrese — erasing a 2-0 St. Norbert advantage and leading the Cardinals to a 4-2 win | Recap
 
Saint Mary's vs. St. Norbert — A Year Ago:
• October 26, 2018 * Resch Olympic Pavilion * Ashwaubenon, Wis.: The Cardinals erupted for six goals — equaling their season high from a year ago — en route to a 6-3, season-opening nonconference win over the Green Knights | Recap
 
Up Next:
• Saint Mary's: The Cardinals return to conference play next weekend with a pair of games against St. Thomas. Saint Mary's travels to St. Thomas Arena in Mendota Heights, Minn., for a 7 p.m. matchup against the Tommies on Friday, with the two teams returning to the Saint Mary's Ice Arena for the 2 p.m. rematch the following afternoon.
• St. Norbert: The Green Knights are right back in action on Tuesday, traveling to Blueline Family Ice Center in Fond du Lac, Wis., for an 8 p.m. matchup against Marian.
 
Scouting The Saint Mary's Cardinals:
2019-20 Roster | 2019-20 Schedule | 2019-20 Statistics
• Saturday's game against St. Norbert is the fourth straight home game for the Cardinals, who have recorded all four of their wins — and both of their ties — at the Saint Mary's Ice Arena this season. … With their 4-2 win over St. Norbert Friday, the Cardinals have now won back-to-back games and are unbeaten (2-0-1) in their last three games. … Saint Mary's has held its last three opponents to two goals. Along with Friday's 4-2 win over St. Norbert, the Cardinals also surrendered two goals in their 2-2 tie vs. UW-Stevens Point last Saturday and their 4-2 win over Marian the following day. … Thanks to Friday's effort, the Cardinals have now scored a season-high four goals three times this season — having also beaten Concordia 4-3 on Nov. 15 and Marian 4-2 last Sunday. … Delaney Calabrese (West Dundee, Ill.) scored her first two collegiate goals against St. Norbert on Friday. … Calabrese is the third Cardinal to record her first collegiate goal this season, being joined by Sam Carlson (St. Paul, Minn.). … With her two goals against St. Norbert Friday, Calabrese became the second player to post a two-goal game for the Cardinals, who got a pair of tallies from Sophia Zebro (Oak Grove, Minn.) against Concordia on Nov. 15. … Zebro's two-goal game in Saint Mary's 4-3 win over Concordia on Nov. 15 was her third collegiate multiple-goal game. The sophomore also scored two goals against both Marian and UW-River Falls last season. … Anya Hafiz (Woodbury, Minn.) picked up an assist on Courtney Moser's (Blaine, Minn.) second-period goal against St. Norbert on Friday and has now recorded at least one point in four straight games. … With her goal against St. Norbert on Friday, Zebro moved into a tie with Hafiz for the team's goal-scoring lead with five, two more than Moser and Kayla Henning (Burnsville, Minn.). … Moser owns the team lead in assists with four, one more than Hafiz and Miller, while Hafiz is also the team's points leader with eight. … Ary Ziakas (Palatine, Ill.), who stopped a season- and career-high 44 shots — including 19 in the third period — against Gustavus on Dec. 6 — made 20 saves against St. Norbert on Friday. … Ziakas — who has made 30 or more saves five times in her collegiate career — enters Saturday's rematch against St. Norbert boasting a 2.32 goals-against-average and a .921 save percentage. … Jordan Keeley (St. Peter, Minn.) boasts a 3.01 goals-against-average and an .891 save percentage in five starts. … Keeley finished with a career-high 43 saves in Saint Mary's 4-2 loss to Adrian on Nov. 3. … Keeley's 43-save effort bettered her previous career-high by 12 saves. … Saint Mary's has scored 10 of its 23 goals this season in the second period. On the flip side, the Cardinals' opponents have scored 15 of its 33 goals in the third period. … Saint Mary's finished with a season-high 53 shots on goal in last Sunday's 4-2 win over Marian. It was the most shots on goal since putting 53 on net against Hamline on Feb. 25, 2004. … With last Saturday's 2-2 tie against UW-Stevens Point, the Cardinals have now gone into overtime twice this season — with both ending in 2-2 ties. Saint Mary's battled Gustavus to a 2-2 stalemate on Dec. 6. … The Cardinals' 2-2 tie against fourth-ranked Gustavus on Dec. 6 marked the third straight year in which Saint Mary's and GAC played to an overtime draw — the Cardinals and Gusties tied 1-1 in each of the last two seasons. … Five of the Cardinals' first nine games this season were against teams ranked in the USCHO.com Poll. Saint Mary's dropped 3-2 and 4-2 games to No. 3 Adrian on Nov. 2-3, while falling to No. 5 UW-River Falls 4-1 on Nov. 9, and tying (2-2) and losing (5-1) to No. 4 Gustavus on Dec. 6-7 … Saint Mary's has scored first in seven of its 12 games, going 1-4-2 … Saint Mary's is 2-1-2 when leading after two periods, while going 1-4-0 when trailing after two. … Seven of the Cardinals' 12 games this season have been decided by two goals or less. … The Cardinals' 4-3 win over Concordia on Nov. 15 was the first collegiate coaching win for Cardinal HC Sarah Murray. … Saint Mary's 3-2 loss to Adrian on Nov. 2 snapped its four-year, season-opening winning streak. … The Cardinals, who made their first MIAC Tournament appearance since the 2015-16 season a year ago — and their 11th in program history — were picked to finish sixth in the MIAC Preseason Coaches Poll.
 
Scouting The St. Norbert Green Knights:
2019-20 Roster | 2019-20 Schedule | 2019-20 Statistics
• Saturday afternoon's game against Saint Mary's is the ninth of 10 straight road game for the Green Knights, who have not played on their home ice since Nov. 29, when they dropped a 2-0 decision to UW-Stevens Point. … The Green Knights' 4-2 loss to Saint Mary's on Friday pushed its losing streak to six straight. … St. Norbert has scored 10 of its 17 goals this season in its two wins — a 4-0 victory over Finlandia on Nov. 22 and a 6-1 win over the Lions in the teams' rematch the following day. … St. Norbert has been shut out in five of its nine losses this season. … Libby Barbato and Gaby Turer scored the Green Knights' two goals against Saint Mary's Friday. … Eve Parker's goal against Bethel last Saturday was her team-leading fourth of the season, one more than both Turer and Libbie Doney. … Parker and Jordan Moore share the team lead in assists with four each, while Parker also leads the team in points with eight. … Doney and Turer have netted St. Norbert's two game-winning goals. … The Green Knights have scored five power-play goals, coming from five different players — Turer, Parker, Moore, Doney, and Hannah Hickman. … Anais Aurard and Evi Johnson have shared the goaltending duties, with Aurard playing in nine games, while Johnson has made three appearances. … Aurard — who finished with 32 saves against Saint Mary's Friday — owns a 3.24 goals-against-average and .877 save percentage, with Johnson sporting a 3.93 GAA and .878 save percentage. … Aurard has made a team-high 193 saves, while Johnson owns 82 stops. … St. Norbert has been outscored 40-16 this season — 12-5 in the first period, 13-4 in the second, and 15-7 in the third. … Friday's loss to Saint Mary's marked the first time this season St. Norbert has lost when scoring the game's first goal (2-1-0). The Green Knights are 0-8-0 when its opponent scores first.