Last Action: The Cardinals picked up four key conference points by sweeping Concordia 4-2 and 4-2 last weekend. … Hamline, meanwhile, has been off since Jan. 28-29, when the Pipers were swept by Concordia, 4-1 and 4-2.

A Year Ago: The Cardinals locked up their first MIAC post-season tournament appearance since the 1996-97 season with a 4-1 win over the Pipers on Feb. 20, 2004. Hamline bounced back to win the second game, 3-2 the following night.

This and That:

Mike Bry 4 assists vs. Cobbers

Mike Bry (Manvel, N.D.) assisted on four of SMU's eight goals vs. the Cobbers, pushing the SMU junior's team-leading assist total to 18 and his point lead to 23. … Adam Fingerhut (Oak Brook, Ill.) netted his team-best ninth and 10th goals in Friday's 4-2 win vs. Concordia. … Marcus Reszka (Winona, Minn.) also scored twice last weekend, while Graham Murphy (St. Louis, Mo.) had a goal and two assists. … Tony Truhler (Stillwater, Minn.) recorded an assist Friday night, giving every one of SMU's regulars at least one point this season. … Ryne Ess (Eden Prairie, Minn.), who has started all 21 games in goal for SMU, stopped 43 of the 47 shots he faced (.915 save %) and lowered his goals-against-average to 3.55. … Friday's win vs. Concordia snapped a season-high four game losing streak. … Friday’s win was just the second time in 13 games in which the Cardinals have won when they did not score the game’s first goal.