| The Cardinals locked up their second straight MIAC Tournament appearance a year ago — it also marked the 13th conference tournament showing in program history. … Saint Mary's closed out the year winning four of its last six en route to a 10-14-3 overall record. … Saint Mary's 4-1 win over St. Thomas in the MIAC Tournament quarterfinal on Feb. 25 snapped the Cardinals' four-game losing streak against the Tommies — and ended a six-game postseason losing streak, dating back to a 3-1 win over Augsburg on March 1, 2005. … The Cardinals' season-ending 5-1 loss to No. 4 Gustavus marked the eighth time they faced a team ranked in the Top 5 in USCHO.com Poll at the time. Saint Mary's also faced No. 5 Hamline (L, 6-1; T, 3-3), No. 3 Adrian (L, 3-2; L, 4-2), No. 5 UW-River Falls (L, 4-1), and No. 4 Gustavus (L, 5-1; T, 2-2). … Courtney Moser (Blaine, Minn.) closed out the year as the team-leader in both assists (13) and points (21), while Anya Hafiz (Woodbury, Minn.) scored a team-leading 13 goals. … The Cardinals' season-high eight goals against St. Olaf on Feb. 14 came from seven different players — including collegiate firsts from Sydney Green (East Bethel, Minn.) and Jordan Modjeski (South Lyon, Mich.). … Modjeski added a career-best three assists to her first collegiate goal against St. Olaf on Feb. 14. … Saint Mary's had a player score two goals in a game four times last season — Moser vs. St. Olaf on Feb. 14, Hafiz against St. Thomas on Jan. 17, Delaney Calabrese (West Dundee, Ill.) vs. St. Norbert on Jan. 10, and Sophia Zebro (Oak Grove, Minn.) v. Concordia on Nov. 15. … Saint Mary's had seven players score their first collegiate goals this season — Modjeski, Green, Calabrese, Avrey Simonson (Waupaca, Wis.), Kaley Manglitz (Onalaska, Wis.), Sam Carlson (St. Paul, Minn.), and Amber Miller (Kasson, Minn.). … Ary Ziakas (Palatine, Ill.) recorded a career-high 54 saves in the Cardinals' 3-3 tie with No. 5 Hamline on Feb. 8. The 54 saves were 10 more than her previous career best — and the most by a Cardinal goalie since Ashley Corcoran stopped 56 Gustavus shots on Feb. 3, 2017. … Ziakas closed out the year boasting a 2.57 goals-against-average and a .917 save percentage in 17 appearances. … Jordan Keeley (St. Peter, Minn.), who stopped a career-high 43 shots against nationally ranked Adrian on Nov. 3 — compiled a 2.30 goals-against-average and .930 save percentage in 12 appearances a year ago. … Saint Mary's finished with a season-high 53 shots on goal in its 4-2 win over Marian on Jan. 5. It was the most shots on goal since putting 53 on net against Hamline on Feb. 25, 2004. … The Cardinals' 2-2 tie against fourth-ranked and regular-season champion 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 previous two seasons. … The Cardinals' eight goals against St. Olaf on Feb. 14 were the most since Saint Mary's netted eight in blanking Hamline 8-0 on Feb. 25, 2004. … The Cardinals played five overtime games last season — going 1-1-3. … The Cardinals' 5-2 loss to St. Thomas on Jan. 17 snapped their season-high three-game winning streak and four-game unbeaten streak (3-0-1). The Cardinals' three-game winning streak was their longest since the 2015-16 season, while their four-game unbeaten run was the longest since going 3-0-1 during the 2014-15 campaign. … Seventeen of the Cardinals' 27 games last season were decided by two goals or less. Saint Mary's finished 7-7-3 in those 17 contests. … Saint Mary's scored first in 15 of its 27 games, going 6-6-3. The Cardinals finished 4-7-0 when their opponent scores first. … Saint Mary's went 7-1-2 when leading after two periods, while going 1-9-1 when trailing after two. … The Cardinals' 4-3 win over Concordia on Nov. 15 was the first collegiate coaching win for Cardinal HC Sarah Murray. |
The Saints kicked off their pandemic-shortened 2020-21 season in impressive fashion, sweeping a home-and-home series against Augsburg, winning 5-3 and 3-0. … The Saints are coming off a 15-10-4 campaign in 2019-20, including a 9-4-3 mark in conference play. … St. Scholastica reached the NCHA Tournament title game a year ago – b eating Aurora (4-1 & 3-1) and Lake Forest (2-0), before falling to ninth-ranked Adrian 4-0 in the championship game. … Allie Bussey scored twice, and Abby Pohlkamp, Ashley Healy, and Kayla Kasel accounted for the other three goals in last Friday's 5-3 win over Augsburg, while Kasel, Rachel Anderson, and Emily Sabol tallied CSS's three goals in the rematch the following day. … Taylor Thompson, Lauryn Hull, and Lily Holtz share the team lead with two assists each. … Lori Huseby was between the pipes in both games against Augsburg last weekend — posting back-to-back 34-save performances. … CSS has scored four of its eight goals this season in the second period. … The 2020-21 season marks the final year in the NCHA for the Saints, who will join Saint Mary's and the rest of the MIAC beginning with the 2021-22 campaign.
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