WINONA, Minn. — It was a weekend of collegiate firsts for Saint Mary's University's Colin Tushie (Prior Lake, Minn.), so it was only fitting that the Cardinal sophomore tacked on one more "first" on Monday.
 
Tushie delivered five points — including his first collegiate hat trick and first career four-point game – in helping lead the SMU men's hockey team to a Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference sweep of St. Olaf over the weekend.
 
And Monday, Tushie collected another first when he was named MIAC Offensive Player of the Week when the league office announced its weekly award-winners.
 
Tushie had a hand in four of SMU's five goals in last Friday's 5-2 win over the Oles, scoring three times — including a pair of third-period goals that not only capped the hat trick, but also sealed the SMU victory — while also collecting an assist on one of the Cardinals' other two goals. Tushie then rounded out his five-point weekend with an assist in Saint Mary's sweep-clinching, 3-2 victory over St. Olaf the following day.
 
For the season, Tushie has amassed a team-leading eight goals and has added four assists for 12 points.
 
Tushie and the Cardinals (3-4-1 MIAC, 5-9-2 overall) are back in action on Tuesday, heading to the Appleton Ice Arena in Appleton, Wis., for a 7:30 p.m. nonconference game against Lawrence. SMU, which has its conference bye this weekend, is back in MIAC action on Jan. 26-27 with a two-game series against Bethel.