SMU CARDINALS (1-0-0 O'All) at SNC GREEN KNIGHTS (0-1-0 O'All)

 

SAT., OCT. 29, 2021 3:00 P.M.	RESCH PAVILLION ASCHWAUBENON, WI
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Last Night: Oct. 29, 2021 * W, 4-1	SMU v. SNC: Series History
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SAINT MARY'S CARDINALS SCOUTING REPORT

• LAST NIGHT: Jenna Kurkowski (North Branch, Minn.) scored two goals and added an assist in leading the Cardinals to a season-opening, 4-1 win over St. Norbert. • COLLEGIATE FIRSTS: Kurkowski scored her first two collegiate goals and Anna Braun (Mantorville, Minn.) netted her first goal in a Cardinal uniform in SMU's 4-1 win over St. Norbert Friday. • GOAL NO. 1: Avrey Simonson (Waupaca, Wis.) scored the Cardinals' first goal of the 2021-22 season, opening the scoring at 8:37 of the first period against St. Norbert Friday. • LENDING A HAND: Jordan Modjeski (South Lyon, Mich.) picked up assists on two of Saint Mary's four goals against St. Norbert Friday, while Kurkowski and Delaney Wolf (Bismarck, N.D.) also had helpers in the 4-1 win. • YOUTH MOVEMENT: The Cardinals started nine freshman in Friday's 4-1 win over St. Norbert, with three of SMU's four goals in the victory coming from players making their collegiate debuts. • BETWEEN THE PIPES: Ary Ziakas (Palatine, Ill.) — who closed out the pandemic-shortened 2020-21 season boasting a 1.56 goals-against-average and a .952 save percentage — stopped 21 St. Norbert shots in Friday's win. … Ziakas recorded a pair of shutouts in 2020-21, making 35 saves in a 0-0 tie against Concordia on Feb. 6, before stopping all 31 shots she faced against Saint Benedict on March 14. • A YEAR AGO The Cardinals posted 2-6-2 record during the 10-game  2020-21 season. In their last full season in 2019-20, SMU finished 10-14-3 overall, including a 6-10-2, fifth-place showing in the MIAC. The Cardinals beat St. Thomas (4-2) and dropped a 4-1 decision to Gustavus in the 2020 MIAC Tournament. • HHA HONOREE: Delaney Wolf (Bismarck, N.D.) was named the recipient of the 2021 Hockey Humanitarian Award, become the first Cardinal in school history to win the prestigious award.

ST. NORBERT GREEN KNIGHTS SCOUTING REPORT

• LAST NIGHT: Courtnie Hogan scored the Green Knights' only goal — an unassisted, third-period tally — in Friday's season-opening, 4-1 loss against Saint Mary's. • BETWEEN THE PIPES: Evi Johnson, who appeared in six games during the 2019-20 season — posting a 3.68 GAA and an .882 save percentage — made 22 saves against Saint Mary's Friday night. • A YEAR AGO: Prior to Friday's season-opening against Saint Mary's, St. Norbert had not played since the end of the 2019-20 season — having had their entire 2020-21 season canceled due to the pandemic. SNC closed out the 2019-20 campaign with an 8-19-0 overall record, including a 7-9-0 mark in NCHA play. • TOUGH ENDING: The Green Knights closed out the 2019-20 season dropping its last three games by a combined score of 12-1 — SNC sandwiched shutout losses to Aurora (4-0) and Adrian (5-0) around a 4-1 setback against Adrian. • AS A TEAM: St. Norbert was outscored 85-41 in 2019-20 — including 30-9 in the second period. The Green Knights scored 19 of their 41 goals in the third period. SNC netted 12 power-play goals and owns a pair of shorthanded tallies. • POWER OUTAGE: With Friday's 4-1 setback to Saint Mary's, St. Norbert has now been held to one goal or less in 18 of its last 27 losses. St. Norbert was shut out in 12 of its 19 losses in 2019-20, and was held to just one goal in five of the remaining seven setbacks.

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