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Saturday, February 7, 2004 |
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Tim McNamara (Hastings, Minn.) scored his first collegaite goal with less than eight minutes remaining in regulation to lift the Cardinals to a 3-3 tie with the Gusties Friday evening in St. Peter, Minn. |
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Russ Swanson (Mounds View, Minn.), Al Schumacher (Oakdale, Minn.) and Tim McNamara (Hastings, Minn.) accounted for SMU’s three goals vs. Gustavus Friday. … Friday’s game was the third OT game of the season for the Cardinals, who have gone 1-0-2 in those three games. … Gustavus is now 3-0-2 in its last five games. … Eight of Cardinlas’ 10 wins have come on their home ice. |
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WINONA, Minn. — Heading into Friday night's Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference game against Gustavus, Saint Mary's University's Tim McNamara (Hastings, Minn.) had only appeared in eight collegiate games in his career — and only had one assist for show for his efforts.
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The sophomore forward finally notched career goal No. 1 Friday night — and it could not have come at a better time.
McNamara banged in a rebound off a
Russ Swanson (Mounds View, Minn.)
shot with less than eight minutes remaining in the third period as the Cardinals rallied for a 3-3 tie with the Gusties.
"It was a good tie for us — to come back the way we did, on the road, that was great to see," said SMU coach Don Olson. "There was a period of about 10 minutes in the second period where I felt (Gustavus) kind of took it to us, but we came out flying the third and really did a nice job."
SMU rallied from a goal down on three separate occasions en route to the tie — getting a goal from Swanson late in the first period to tie the game at 1-1, getting a goal from Al Schumacher (Oakdale, Minn.) to even the game at 2-2 early in the third period, and then getting McNamara's tally midway through the third to tie it a final time, 3-3.
"The guys never let down, they never stopped working and that was the key," said Olson. "We were down a goal three different times, and each time we just kept battling. "Hopefully we can carry some of that momentum over into (today's rematch at the SMU Ice Arena).".