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2022-23: 0-0-0 MIAC, 0-4-0 Overall

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2022-23: 0-0-0 MIAC, 1-2-0 Overall

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SMU-HU * A YEAR AGO:

Nov. 21-22, 2022 * W, 3-2; L, 4-1

March 2, 2022 * L, 4-2

Series History

SAINT MARY’S * LAST ACTION:

Nov. 5, 2022 * Eau Claire, WI

UW-Eau Claire * L, 3-0

HAMLINE * LAST ACTION:

Nov. 4, 2022 * Superior, WI

UW-Superior * L, 5-3

SAINT MARY’S * UP NEXT:

Nov. 12, 2022

Hamline * 2 p.m.

TRIA Rink, St. Paul, MN

HAMLINE * UP NEXT: 

Nov. 12, 2022

Saint Mary’s * 2 p.m.

TRIA Rink, St. Paul, MN

SAINT MARY’S CARDINALS SCOUTING REPORT:

• FOR RECORD: The Cardinals head into their conference-opener against Hamline still searching for their first win of 2022-23, falling twice to Lake Forest on Oct. 28-29 and dropping back-to-back games to No. 7 UW-River Falls (5-2) and No. 5 UW-Eau Claire (3-0) last weekend.

• LAST TIME OUT: The Cardinals surrendered back-to-back goals in a 27-second span in the final two minutes of the first period in falling to No. 5 UW-Eau Claire 3-0 last Saturday at Hobbs Ice Arena in Eau Claire, Wis.

• CLOSE CALLS CONTINUE: With their 4-2 and 3-2 losses to Lake Forest on Oct. 28-29, 18 of SMU’s last 28 games have been decided by two goals or less — including 11 of their last 13 wins.

• HOME SWEET HOME: Friday’s game against Hamline is just the second of SMU’s first five games played on their home ice for the Cardinals, who finished 6-5-2 at the Saint Mary’s Ice Arena a year ago.

• TOUGH STRETCH: The Cardinals’ matchup against No. 5 UW-Eau Claire last Saturday was the second straight game against a team ranked in the latest USCHO.com Top 10. UW-River Falls arrived at the Saint Mary’s Ice Arena last Friday evening sporting a No. 7 ranking. SMU’s season-opening opponent, Lake Forest, and this weekend’s opponent, Hamline, have both received votes in the USCHO.com Top 15 — not to mention that next weekend’s opponent, Augsburg, is sporting a No. 13 ranking in the latest poll.

• LIGHTING THE LAMP: Kas Kingston (Black Diamond, Alberta) and Taryn Dornself (Somerset, Wis.) share the team lead with two goals each. Kingston picked up a goal in both of SMU’s games against Lake Forest on Oct. 28-29, while Dornself scored in against Lake Forest on Oct. 29 and vs. UW-River Falls on Nov. 4. Anna Braun (Mantorville, Minn.) and Katie Pierpont (Holt, Mich.) own Saint Mary’s other two goals this season

• FIRST AS A CARDINAL: Dornself’s first-period goal against Lake Forest on Oct. 29 was her first as a Cardinal. Saint Mary’s had 10 players net their first collegiate goals a year ago.

• LENDING A HAND: Sidney Polzin (Chippewa Falls, S.D.) assisted on two of SMU’s four goals against Lake Forest on Oct.28-29 to take the team lead in assists. SMU’s other eight helpers have come from eight different players — Ella Ausman (Chippewa Falls, Wis.), Ellie Hegdahl (Brookings, S.D.), Abigail Painovich (Hinckley, Minn.), Sydney Green (East Bethel, Minn.), Leah Parker (Hudson, Wis.), Kennedy Kraus (Mantorville, Minn.), Morgan Leib (Farmington Hills, Mich.), and Allie Urlaub (Burnsville, Minn.).

• POINT PRODUCERS: Kingston, Dornself, and Polzin share the team lead with two points each.

• BETWEEN THE PIPES: Jordan Keeley (St. James, Minn.) and Celeste Rimstad (Richfield, Minn.) have shared the goaltending duties for the Cardinals this season. Keeley who made a season-high 37 saves against UW-River Falls last Friday and has stopped 68 shots in two starts — owns a 4.03 goals-against-average and .895 save percentage, while Rimstad has recorded 44 saves in her first two games and sports a 2.93 GAA and .880 save %. … Keeley kicked out a career-high 44 Concordia shots in SMU’s 3-1 win over the Cobbers on Nov. 13, 2021. … Rimstad’s 18-save effort against Lake Forest on Oct. 29 marked the first collegiate start for the freshman, while her 26-save showing vs. UW-Eau Claire last Saturday was a career-high.

• SHUTTING THEM OUT: Keeley’s 19 save effort in SMU’s 0-0 tie against Bethel on Feb. 19, 2022 was her third collegiate shutout, having posted a pair of shutouts during her freshman season.

• WORKING OVERTIME: SMU’s 3-2 loss to Lake Forest on Oct. 29 was the Cardinals’ first overtime game of the season. Saint Mary’s played four overtime games a year ago, finishing 1-1-2 in those four contests.

• FIRST-GOAL DISADVANTAGE: The team that has scored first has won 22 of the Cardinals’ last 26 games. Two of those exceptions came on Oct. 28-29, when Saint Mary’s scored first in back-to-back losses Lake Forest

•  BY THE NUMBERS: SMU has scored three of its six goals in the first period, while adding two goals in the second period and one in the third. On the flip side, the Cardinals’ opponents have scored five times in the first two periods, four times in the third, and once in OT. … Two of the Cardinals’ four goals against Lake Forest on Oct. 28-29 came on the powerplay.

HAMLINE PIPERS SCOUTING REPORT:

• FOR THE RECORD: Hamline enters its conference-opening road matchup against Saint Mary’s sitting a 1-2-0 overall, having split its two nonconference games against St. Norbert on Oct. 28-29 — losing 4-2 and winning 3-2 — before dropping a 5-3 decision to UW-Superior last Friday.

• LAST TIME OUT: UW-Superior scored four unanswered goals to take a commanding 4-1 advantage and got a 49-save effort from Rose Beaman en route to a 5-3 victory over the Pipers last Friday at Wessman Arena in Superior, Wis.

• ROAD WARRIORS: The Pipers’ game at Saint Mary’s on Friday is their fourth straight road contest. HU will open the home portion of its season with back-to-back games at TRIA Rink on Saturday against Saint Mary’s and vs. St. Olaf next Friday. Hamline finished 9-4-0 in its 13 home contests a year ago. 

• NAILBITERS: All three of Hamline’s games this season have been decided by two goals or less. HU has sandwiched two-goal losses to St. Norbert (4-2) and UW-Superior (5-3) around a one-goal, 3-2, win over St. Norbert.

• LIGHTING THE LAMP: Nikki Olund has scored four of the Pipers’ eight goals through three games — including back-to-back two goal games against St. Norbert on Oct. 29 and vs. UW-Superior on Nov. 4. Molly Meyers, Hannah Dorsey, Sydney Lemke, and Emme Nelson have netted HU’s other four goals this season.

• LENDING A HELPING HAND: Meyers, Ashley Grabau, and Ally Steffensmeier all sit atop the team lead in assists with two each, while Olund, Mackenzie Kassa, and Elizabeth Valley have each chipped in one helper.

• POINT PRODUCTION: Olund leads the Pipers with five points, two in front of Meyers and three up on Grabau and Steffensmeier.

• BETWEEN THE PIPES: Hamline has already used three goalies through three games this season, with Airika Penney, Olivia Rinzel, and Kendra Nordick all making one start. Penney leads the way with a 1.64 goals-against-average and .931 save percentage, followed by Rinzel (4.09 GAA, .886 save %) and Nordick (5.26 GAA, .750 save %). … Penney has made 27 saves in 73:06 minutes of work, with Rinzel stopping 31 of 35 shots in 58:37 minutes and Nordick adding 12 saves in 45:40 minutes.

• BY THE NUMBERS: Hamline has scored two of its three goals this season in the third period. HU has scored once in the opening period and has yet to net a second-period tally. The Pipers’ opponents, meanwhile, own single goals in the first and second periods, and have netted three, third-period goals. … Hamline has netted a pair of power-play goals on 10 tries, while allowing three power-play goals, one shorthanded tally, and one empty-netter. … Hamline has scored first in one of its first three games. HU is 0-1-0 when scoring first, and 1-1-0 when its opponent scores first.