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LAST NIGHT: Nov. 12, 2021 * SMU 3, CC 2 | Recap

HEAD-2-HEAD: Series Histor

SMU UP NEXT:

Nov. 19-20, 2021 * v. St. Benedict

SMU Ice Arena * 7:00/2:00

CC UP NEXT: 

Nov. 19-20, 2021 * v. St. Olaf

Moorhead Sports Center * 7:00/2:00

• FOR RECORD: The Cardinals head into Saturday’s rematch with Concordia sitting at 2-2-0 overall — while owning a 1-0-0 conference record, thanks to Friday’s 3-2 win over the Cobbers.

• LAST NIGHT: Saint Mary’s scored single goals in all three periods — all three goals collegiate firsts — and held off the Cobbers down the stretch en route to a 3-2 victory over CC at the Saint Mary’s Ice Arena.

• HOME SWEET HOME: Saturday’s showdown against Concordia is the third of five straight road contests for the Cardinals, welcome Saint Benedict to the Saint Mary’s Ice Arena for a pair of conference games next weekend.

• BACK ON THE OFFENSIVE TRACK: After being shut out in each of their last two contests — falling to the Green Knights 4-0 and UW-River Falls 7-0 — Saint Mary’s scored three times against the Cobbers. Saint Mary’s has now scored seven goals in its two wins this season.

• THREE’S COMPANY: Sidney Polzin (Chippewa Falls, Wis.), Allie Urlaub (Burnsville, Minn.), and Morgan Leib (Farmington Heights, Mich.) all scored their first collegiate goals to account for SMU’s three tallies in Friday’s win over Concordia.

• COLLEGIATE FIRSTS: Saint Mary’s has now had six players score their first collegiate goals this season. Along with Polzin, Urlaub, and Leib, Jordan Kurkowski (North Branch, Minn.)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 on Oct. 29.

• 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 on Oct. 29.

• LIGHTING THE LAMP: Kurkowski leads Saint Mary’s with two goals, while Braun, Leib, Polzin, Simonson, and Urlaub own SMU’s other five goals.

• LENDING A HAND: Jordan Modjeski (South Lyon, Mich.) picked up assists on two of Saint Mary’s four goals against St. Norbert on Oct. 29, while Kurkowski, Delaney Wolf (Bismarck, N.D.), Nina Langley (Chaska, Minn.), Carson Sheridan (Waunakee, Wis.)), and Ella Ausman (Chippewa Falls, Wis.) own one assist each.

• MULTIPLE-POINTS: Kurkowski’s three-point game against St. Norbert (2 G, 1 A) on Oct. 29 was the first of her collegiate career, and the three-points were the most by a Cardinal since Anne Carmean (Spring Lake Park, Minn.) scored two goals and added an assist against Saint Benedict on March 13, 2021.

• YOUTH MOVEMENT: The Cardinals had nine freshmen in the lineup in their season-opening 4-1 win over St. Norbert on Oct. 29, with three of SMU’s four goals in the victory coming from players making their collegiate debuts.

• BETWEEN THE PIPES: Ary Ziakas (Palatine, Ill.) and Keeley have shared the goaltending duties this season. Ziakas — who made a season-high 33 saves against Concordia Friday night — has compiled a 3.67 goals-against-average and .883 save percentage in 180:00 minutes, while Keeley owns a 3.00 GAA and .914 save percentage in 60:00 minutes. … Ziakas has collected a team-leading 83 saves, with Keeley close behind with 32. … 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. 

• FIRST-GOAL ADVANTAGE: The team that has scored first has won all four of the Cardinals’ games this season. SMU scored first in beating Concordia (3-2) on Friday and St. Norbert (4-1) on Oct. 29, while the Green Knights and UW-River Falls both scored first in their two wins.

• 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.

• FOR THE RECORD: The Cobbers head into Saturday’s rematch against Saint Mary’s sitting at 2-1-0 overall — having had their season-opening two-game winning streak snapped with Friday’s conference-opening 3-2 loss to the Cardinals.

• LAST NIGHT: The Cobbers rallied from a 3-0 deficit with a pair of third-period goals, but could get no closer in falling to Saint Mary’s 3-2. 

• TOSSING THE HAT: Abbey Hardwick scored three goals in the Cobbers’ 6-2, sweep-clinching victory over Finlandia last Saturday.

• LIGHTING THE LAMP: Brenna Mjoness scored both of Concordia’s goals in Friday’s 3-2 loss to Saint Mary’s. Mjoness and Maiah McCowan are both second to Hardwick with two goals each, while Paige Jensen and Kaylie Klemetsrud own CC’s other two goals

• GOAL NO. 1: McCowan’s goal with 1:48 remaining in the third period was not only the game-winner in last Friday’s CC victory over Finlandia, it was also the Cobbers’ first goal of the season.

• LENDING A HAND: Jordie Egerdahl, Hannah Christian, and McKenzie Oelkers all share the team lead in assists with two each, while Mjoness, Paige Hanson, Libby Hinrichs, Grace Doering, Jerrica Friese, Brenna Moxness, and Lynze Swanson all own a single helper.

• BETWEEN THE PIPES: Kiana Flaig and Becca Macklin have shared the goaltending duties for the Cobbers — each getting a start against Finlandia last weekend, while Flag was in goal for Friday’s loss to Saint Mary’s. Flag enters Saturday’s rematch with Saint Mary’s owning a 1.51 goals-against-average and .900 save percentage, while Macklin has a 2.00 GAA and .857 save percentage. … Flaig stopped all 18 shots she faced en route to last Friday’s shutout of Finlandia.

• SCORING IN ALL PHASES: The Cobbers have scored at even strength seven times, while also netting one power-play and one shorthanded tally to account for their nine goals.

• FAST START, AND FINISH: The Cobbers have scored nine goals in three games — scoring three goals in the first period and five goals in the third, while owning just one second-period tally. CC’s opponents, meanwhile, have scored three of their five goals in the second period.

• PLAYING WITH THE LEAD: Concordia has scored first in both of its wins this season. Saint Mary’s first-period goal on Friday marked the first time this season the Cobbers have not scored first.