SAINT MARY'S VS. UW-STOUT / SATURDAY, JAN. 14, 2006 / SMU ICE ARENA / 7:05 P.M.

Saint Mary's Cardinals
2-10-1 Overall
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10-6-0 Overall
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Cardinal In The Spotlight

Jim Becker

Year: Senior

Pos.: Forward

Hometown: Homer Glen, IL

Major: Criminal Justice

From Coach Olson: "Through hard work and determination, Jim has earned a spot on the varsity roster and continues to see more and more playing time. His grit and tenacity make him a physical presence on the ice.”



Game Notes
SMU rallied from a 3-2 third-period deficit, getting goals from Adam Fingerhut and David Gross a minute apart midway through the periodto beat the Blue Devils 4-3 in the team’s lone meeting a year ago. … The Cardinals put together one of their best performances of the season, but came up just short in falling to UW-River Falls 3-1 in River Falls, Wis.. … UW-Stout, meanwhile, knocked off ninth-ranked St. Thomas, scoring three third-period goals en route to a 6-3 home victory.

Cardinal Notes


Tim
McNamara
SMU's lone
goal vs. UWRF
The Cardinals are 6-0-0 in their last six meetings against the Blue Devils. … Tim McNamara (Hastings, Minn.) scored his fourth goal of the season to account for SMU’s lone goal in its loss to UW-River Falls Friday evening. … SMU goalie Curtis Nosal (Omaha, Neb.) stopped a season-high 38 shots against the Falcons. … Cardinals’ leading scorer Adam Gill (Rochester, Minn.) was held without a point for just the third time in SMU’s 13 games Friday. … Gill also had his consecutive-game point-scoring streak snapped at six. … The Cardinals have been outscored 20-7 during thier current four-game losing streak. … UW-River Falls scored the game’s first goal Friday, dropping SMU to 1-8-1 when its opponent scores first. … Gill leads the team in both goals (8) and points (11), while David Gross’ (Grasston, Minn.) six assists are also a team high.

Blue Devils Notes
Luke Schroeder had a hand in three of UW-Stout’s six goals vs. St. Thomas, scoring twice and adding an assist. … The Blue Devils have now won three straight and four of their last five. … After opening the season 2-3-0, the Blue Devils are 8-3-0 in their last 11 games. … Justin Huth leads the Blue Devils in two offensive categories — assists (10) and points (14) — while Andrew Stearns’ nine goals are a team high. … Blue Devil goalies Mike Stone and Matt Koenig have combined to post a 2.62 goals-against-average and a .917 save percentage. … The Blue Devils are 9-1-0 when scoring the game’s first goal. … UW-Stout has outscored its opponents 14-4 during its current three-game winning streak. … The Blue Devils have outscored their opponents in every period, including a 22-14 advantage in the final period.