NORTHFIELD, Minn. – The Saint Mary's University men's hockey team stays on the road Saturday evening, as the Cardinals — coming off a 6-1 nonconference loss at UW-Stout on Friday — travels to St. Olaf for a 7 p.m. nonconference game against the Oles.
The Records:
Saint Mary's Cardinals (0-3-0 Overall)
St. Olaf Oles (2-1 Overall)
Last Action: The Cardinals gave up the game's first goal just 38 seconds into the opening period and never recovered, falling to third-ranked UW-Stout
6-1 in a nonconference contest in Menomonie, Wis., Friday. St. Olaf, meanwhile, was outscored 3-2 over the game's final two periods in falling to St. Thomas
5-4 at home Friday.
A Year Ago: The Oles swept the teams' two Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference meetings a year ago, winning 6-4 and 9-1.
January 23, 2009: The Cardinals fell behind 3-1 after the game's opening 20 minutes and never recovered in falling to the Oles 6-4 in Northfield, Minn.
January 24, 2009: The Oles erupted three goals in the first period and four more in the second en route to a 9-1 Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference victory at the SMU Ice Arena.
Saint Mary's Cardinal Notes: Morgan Shepherd (Brainerd, Minn.) scored his firs goal of the season to account for the Cardinals' only scoring vs. third-ranked UW-Stout Friday evening. … Jason Horstman (Faribault, Minn.) stopped 30 Blue Devils shots in his first collegiate start in goal Friday. … Seven of SMU's last nine games vs. St. Olaf have been decided by two goals or less — including a string of six straight games decided by one goal. … Jimmy Becker (Wildomar, Calif.) and Ben Kitzmiller (Lambertville, Mich.) accounted for the Cardinals' two goals at the season-opening MIAC Hockey Showcase at the Bloomington Ice Gardens. … Both Becker and Kitzmiller scored once in their first seasons as a Cardinal a year ago. … Anthony Bohn (Spring Hill, Fla.), who had nine assists in 11 games in 2008-09, picked up his first assist of the season on Kitzmiller's goal, while Vincent Unklesby (Maplewood, Minn.) also notched his first assist of the year on Kitzmiller's goal. … Greg Moore (Woodbury, Minn.) finished with 27 saves vs. St. Thomas in SMU's season-opening 4-2 loss vs. St. Thomas at the Hockey Showcase, while Andy Scheib (Sun Prairie, Wis.) – making his first collegiate start in goal – stopped 26 Saint John's shots in their second Showcase contest, a 4-0 loss. … Six of the 14 goals allowed by Saint Mary's in its first three games have come on the power play. The Cardinals also surrendered their first short-handed goal of the season vs. UW-Stout. … SMU's opponents scored 12 of their 14 goals in the first two periods. … The Cardinals' games vs. UW-Stout (Friday) and tonight vs. St. Olaf are the third and fourth of seven straight road games to open the season for SMU.
St. Olaf Ole Notes: Friday's loss vs. St. Thomas was the first of the season for St. Olaf, which opened the year with 3-1 and 5-2 wins over Hamline and Concordia, respectively. … Tonight's game vs. Saint Mary's is the fourth nonconference game against a conference opponent for St. Olaf. … The Oles' four goals vs. St. Thomas came from four different players — including the team-leading third goal of the season off the stick of Britton Smith. … Caleb Harrison had three assists vs. the Tommies. Harrison now leads the team in assists (5) and points (6). … The Oles' 12 goals have come from eight different players. … Nick Krauss stopped 21 shots vs. the Tommies in the losing effort. … St. Olaf scored the first goal in both of its wins, while giving up the game's first goal in Friday's loss to St. Thomas.
