MOORHEAD, Minn. — The Saint Mary's University women's hockey did not score a goal in its Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference opener against Concordia — and the Cardinals didn't lose.
 
Thanks to the play of goalie Ary Ziakas (Palatine, Ill.).
 
Ziakas kicked out all 35 shots she faced Saturday afternoon, as the Cardinals battled the Cobbers to a 0-0 overtime tie at the Moorhead Sports Center.
 
The Cardinals' offense struggled to gain any momentum against the Cobbers, managing just 14 shots on goal — four in both the first and third, and just two in the second.
 
But with Ziakas between the pipes, the Cardinals could not lose, as the senior netminder posted her second career shutout — stopping everything the Cobbers threw at her, including seven shots in the five-minute overtime period.
 
The 0-0 stalemate was the Cardinals' first since battling St. Thomas to a 0-0 draw on Nov. 15, 2014.
 
The Cardinals (0-0-1 MIAC, 0-1-1 overall) are back in action next Saturday, returning home to the Saint Mary's Ice Arena for a 7 p.m. conference matchup against Hamline.