WINONA, Minn. — The temperatures outside the Saint Mary's Ice Arena were cold — and getting colder by the minute — but inside, the Saint Mary's men's hockey team heated up the ice on Friday night.
 
The Cardinals dominated visiting Gustavus from start-to-finish, dealing the Gusties a decisive 4-1 setback in their Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference matchup.
 
SMU grabbed the momentum early, as Jack Campion (Crystal, Minn.) beat Gustavus goaltender Jackson Hjelle at 8:16, with an assist from Laudon Poellinger (La Crescent, Minn.), to give SMU a 1-0 lead heading  into the first intermission.
 
At 6:36 in the second period, Trevor Schroder (Des Moines, Iowa) increased the Cardinal lead to 2-0, scoring with assists from Campion and Bud Winter (St. Louis, Mo.) The Gusties wouldn't let the Cardinals get too comfortable with that two-goal advantage, however, cutting it in half off a goal from Stanislav Danaev with less than five minutes remaining in the second period.
 
Danaev's goal didn't faze the Cardinals, however, as SMU grabbed an additional two goals in the third period to secure their win. Warner Young (Newberry, Mich.) scored at 4:59 with assists from Campion and Schroder, and, less than four minutes later, Jackson Nauss (Maple Plain, Minn.) scored his first goal as a Cardinal, with assists from Brady Lindauer (Cary, Ill.) and Brendan Westbrook (Pine City, Minn.), to secure the 4-1 Saint Mary's win. 
 
Matt Sankner (Pennington, N.J.) made 30 saves in goal for the Cardinals.
 
The Cardinals (2-3-0 MIAC, 3-6-1 overall) will face-off against the Gusties once again at 7 p.m. on Saturday in St. Peter, Minn. to close out their two-game series. 
 
 
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