Last Action: The Cardinals gave up three third-period goals in falling to Bethel 5-1 last Friday, then surrendered four first-period goals in losing the rematch 5-3 on Saturday. … St. Thomas, meanwhile, opened its conference schedule with a pair of lopsided wins over Hamline, winning 7-0 and 8-2.

A Year Ago: The Tommies picked up a pair of wins vs. SMU a year ago, winning the first game 6-4 on Jan. 16, 2004, then completing the sweep with a 4-3 win the following night.

This and That:

Tim McNamara 5-game point streak

SMU's 10 goals against in its two games vs. Bethel are the most against one team since the Cardinals gave up 11 in 6-1, 5-0 losses to St. Thomas in mid-February, 2003. … Bethel scored three of its five goals in Friday's 5-1 win in the third period, while four of the Royals' five goals in Saturday's 5-3 win came in the first period. … Adam Fingerhut (Oakbrook, Ill.) led SMU vs. the Royals with two goals and an assist. … Tim McNamara (Hastings, Minn.) had an assist in Friday's game and a goal in Saturday's, giving him at least one point in each of the Cardinals' last five games. … Nick Berra (St. Louis, Mo.) made his first collegiate appearance in goal for SMU on Saturday, playing the final two periods in relief of starter Ryne Ess (Eden Prairie, Minn.), stopping 16 of the 17 shots he faced. … Fingerhut, Mike Bry (Manvel, N.D.) and Jesse Polk (Hastings, Minn.) share the team lead with four goals, while Bry is the team-leader in assists (8) and points (12). … The Tommies have six players with 10 or more points, including team-leader Brandon Wilcox (6 goals, 9 assists, 15 points). … UST is 3-1-2 in its last six games. … The Tommies have won the last five meetings vs. SMU, dating back to Jan. 18, 2002, when the Cardinals won 6-2 on their home ice.