SAINT MARY'S CARDINALS 

(4-3-0 MIAC, 6-9-1 Overall)

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HAMLINE PIPERS

(0-5-0 MIAC, 2-9-1 Overall)

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LAST NIGHT:

Jan. 21, 2022

W, 3-2 * Series History

SAINT MARY'S UP NEXT:

Jan. 28, 2022 * Gustavus * 7:00

Don Roberts Arena * St. Peter, MN

Jan. 29, 2022 * Gustavus * 7:00

SMU Ice Arena * Winona, MN 

HAMLINE UP NEXT: 

Jan. 28, 2022 * Bethel * 7:00

Bethel Arena * Blaine, MN

Jan. 29, 2022 * Bethel * 7:00

TRIA Rink * St. Paul, MN

• FOR THE RECORD: Saint Mary’s enters its second game against Hamline Saturday sitting at 6-9-1 overall, including a 4-3-0 record in conference play

• LAST NIGHT: The Cardinals got goals from four different players — and four assists from Callahan Nauss (Wayzata, Minn.) — en route to a 4-2 MIAC win over Hamline at the Saint Mary’s Ice Arena.

• SPREADING THE WEALTH: The Cardinals’ four goals against Hamline came from four different players. Saint Mary’s has yet to have a player score two or more goals in a game this season.

• SPREADING THE WEALTH II: Saint Mary’s eight points against UW-Stout on Jan. 14 (3 goals, 5 assists) came from eight different players, while seven players accounted for SMU’s eight points (3 goals, 5 assists) the following evening against UW-River Falls.

• LIGHTING THE LAMP: Bud Winter (St. Louis, Mo.) enters Saturday’s rematch against Hamline leading the team with five goals, one more than Laudon Poellinger (La Crescent, Minn.) and Gabe Potyk (Lake Orion, Mich.). Trevor Schroder (Des Moines, Iowa), Ryan Stoynich (Calgary, Alberta), and Kasyn Kruse (Luverne, Minn.) have all chipped in four goals.

• FIRST AS A CARDINAL: The Cardinals boast seven players who have scored their first collegiate goals this season — Tharaldson, Kruse, Paradise, Poellinger, Potyk, Nathan Solis (Salve, Mich.), and Matt Hutton (Carmel, Ind.).

• LENDING A HAND: Nauss’ four assists against Hamline Friday night marked the first time Saint Mary’s has had a player record four helpers in a game since Jack Stang achieved the feat against Augsburg on Jan. 31, 2020. … The four-assist night was the first of Nauss’ collegiate career.

• LENDING A HAND, TAKE 2: With his four assists vs. Hamline, Nauss moved into a tie for the team lead with six helpers, joining Schroder, Hutton, and Brady Lindauer (Cary, Ill.). Poellinger, Stoynich, Kellen Tharaldson (Wausau, Wis.), and Trevor Wilhelm (St. Louis, Mo.) are all second with four assists each. … Twelve other Cardinals have collected  at least one helper through 11 games.

• POINT PRODUCERS: Schroder is the team’s points leader with nine (3 G, 6 A), one more than Winter (5 G, 3 A), Poellinger (4 G, 4 A), Hutton (2 G, 6 A), and Lindauer (2 G, 5 A).

• MULTIPLE-POINT PERFORMANCES: The Cardinals have had 12 players post multiple-point games this season — led by Stoynich with three multiple-point games, and Hutton and Winter with two each.

• NETTING THE GAME-WINNER: Saint Mary’s six game-winning goals this season have come from six different players — Poellinger, Schroder, Stoynich, Kruse, Potyk, and Tyson Liverance (Burford, Ontario).

• BETWEEN THE PIPES: Connor Close (Des Moines, Iowa) picked up his second straight win in goal — in his second straight start of the season — stopping 25 of the 27 shots he faced against Hamline Friday. … Matt Sankner (Pennington, N.J.), who recorded his first collegiate win with a career-high 35-save effort against Saint John’s on Nov. 18, equaled that career-high with 35 saves against MSOE on Dec. 7. … Sankner has stopped 30 or more shots four times this season. Sankner heads into Saturday’s game against UW-River Falls carrying a 2.95 goals-against-average and .910 save percentage. … A.J. Ruskowski (Traverse City, Mich.) notched his first collegiate win on Nov. 5, making 28 saves in SMU’s 4-3 win over UW-Superior. Ruskowski followed up that effort by stopping a career-best 43 shots in the Cardinals’ 4-1 loss to UW-Eau Claire the following evening. … Ruskowski owns a 4.57 GAA and an .860 save percentage.

• AS A TEAM: The Cardinals have scored 38 goals through their first 16 games, including nine on the power-play. Saint Mary’s has scored a season-high four goals three time this season — beating Hamline 4-2 on Friday, UW-Superior 4-3 on Nov. 5, and dropping St. Olaf 4-1 on Dec. 3.

• FINDING THEIR MIAC GROOVE: The Cardinals’ 4-2 win over Hamline was their third straight conference win — having swept St. Olaf on Dec. 3-4. … SMU’s sweep of the Oles on Dec. 3-4 marked its first conference sweep since taking two from Concordia (3-2, 5-0) on Nov. 15-16, 2019.

• STREAKING ALONG: With their win over Hamline, Saint Mary’s has now won two straight and four of their last six. … The Cardinals picked up their first win of the season on Nov. 5, snapping a season-opening three-game losing streak with a 4-3 win over UW-Superior. SMU put an end to its second three-game losing with their 2-1 victory over Saint John’s on Nov. 18, and last Saturday’s 3-1 win over UW-River Falls put an end to a two-game losing streak.

• FIRST-GOAL SUCCESS: In 12 of Saint Mary’s first 16 games this season, the team that has scored first has gone on to win. The Cardinals are 3-1-0 when scoring first, while going 2-8-1 when their opponent nets the game’s first goal.

• WORKING OVERTIME: The Cardinals’ 3-3 tie against Lawrence on Nov. 23 was third OT contest this season. SMU dropped a 3-2 overtime decision to Saint John’s on Nov. 20, while falling 4-3 in OT to Lake Forest in its season-opener on Nov. Oct. 29.

• FOR THE RECORD: Hamline heads into Saturday’s second game of its  conference series against Saint Mary’s sitting at 2-9-1 overall, while still searching for its first MIAC win of the season (0-5-0).

• LAST NIGHT: The Pipers got second-period goals from Jackson Wille and Ryan Murray, but they could not overcome a three-goal, first-period deficit in falling to the Cardinals 4-2 Friday night at the Saint Mary’s Ice Arena.

• ONE WIN EACH: The Pipers have won just once on their home ice, going 1-4-0 at TRIA Rink this season, while sporting a 1-5-1 record on the road this season.

• STREAKING ALONG: Hamline’s 4-4 tie with St. Olaf on Dec. 31 snapped the Pipers’ four-game losing streak, but that tie and Friday’s 4-2 loss to Saint Mary’s extended their winless streak to six (0-5-1). HU has not won since blanking Finlandia 2-0 on Nov. 23.

• LEADING THE CHARGE: Joe Collins and Bailey Sommers share the team lead in goals with three, followed by Carson Simon, Jackson Bond, Andrew Erwin, Jackson Wille, and Scott Moyer with two goals each. … Collins picked up two of HU’s four goals against St. Olaf on Dec. 31, becoming the Pipers’ first multiple-goal scorer this season.

• LENDING A HAND: Simon enters Saturday’s rematch with Saint Mary’s owning a team-high four assists, one more than Erik Dahl, and two in front of Brandon Bissett, Brendan Sheehan, Derek Becklin, Mathias Branton, Kohl Hedquist, and Ryan Murray.

• POINT PRODUCERS: Along with his team-leading four assists, Simon also leads the team in points with six (2 G, 4 A), followed by Collins (3 G, 1 A) and Sommers (3 G, 1 A) with four points each. … HU has had a player record two points in a game three times — twice by Simon and once by Collins.

• NETTING THE WINNER: Sommers and Ike Taraszewski have scored Hamline’s two-game winning goals, while Collins netted HU’s game-tying goal against St. Olaf on Dec. 31.

• BETWEEN THE PIPES: Hamline has used three different goalies this season, with Kevin Lake leading the way, compiling a 3.63 goals-against-average and .889 save percentage in 12 appearances (577:44). Maximil Haselbacher owns a 2.83 GAA and .897 save percentage in 84:57 minutes, while Bryce Uebel boasts a 5.00 GAA and .872 save percentage in 60:00 minutes. … Lake has recorded a team-leading 279 saves, with Haselbacher and Uebel combing for 69 stops. … Lake has recorded two shutouts this season — posting 37 saves in blanking UW-River Falls on Nov. 12 and stopping all 19 shots he faced in shutting out Finlandia on Nov. 23.

• AS A TEAM: The Pipers have scored 23 goals and added 30 assists for 53 points through 12 games. … Hamline has been held to two goals or less in nine of its 12 games — the lone exceptions, a 5-3 loss to Trine on Oct. 29, a 6-5 setback at the hands of St. Scholastica on Dec. 4, and its Dec. 31 4-4 tie with St. Olaf. … HU’s two wins have both been by 2-0 outcomes— beating UW-River Falls 2-0 on Nov. 12 and Finlandia 2-0 on Nov. 23.

• POWER OUTAGE: Hamline has scored just one power-play goal in 46 chances this season — including six power-play opportunities against Saint Mary’s on Friday. On the flip side, the Pipers’ opponents have netted 10 goals with the man advantage.