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| 2006-07 Records: 0-0-0 MIAC, 1-4-1 Overall |
| Last Week's Results: Augsburg 4, Saint Mary's 2 / Details Saint Mary's 3, Augsburg 3 / Details |
| Upcoming Games: Tues., Nov. 21: Northland at SMU, 7:05 p.m. Sat., Dec. 3: SMU at Saint John's, 2:05 p.m. Sun., Dec. 4: SMU at Saint John's, 2:05 p.m. |
| Cardinal News and Notes: SMU's five goals vs. Augsburg last weekend came from five different players. … After scoring nine goals in back to back games vs. UW-Eau Claire (a 6-5 loss) and Lake Forest (a 4-2 win), the Cardinals have managed just seven goals in their last three games combined (a 7-2 loss to St. Norbert, a 4-2 loss and 3-3 tie vs. Augsburg). … Adam Gill (Rochester, Minn.) failed to record a point vs. Augsburg Friday, snapping the SMU junior’s four-game point streak. Gill got back on track Saturday, scoring one of SMU's three goals to push his team lead to four. He also leads the Cardinals in points with eight. … Anthony Bohn (Spring Hill, Fla.) scored a goal in Friday's game and added an assist in Saturday's vs. Augsburg, pushing his team-leading assist total to five. … Bohn has now had at least one point in five of the Cardinals’ six games. … Eric Dahl (St. Cloud, Minn.) netted his first collegiate goal vs. the Auggies Friday and Mike Christensen (Detroit Lakes, Minn.) did the same on Saturday. . … SMU gave up four second-period goals vs. the Auggies and has been outscored 13-7 in the game’s second stanza this season. |
loss vs. Auggies to earn 3-3 tie in teams' rematch
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They did, scoring a minute into the first period and 33 seconds into the third.
A fast start, however, wasn't quite enough, as Augsburg's A.J. Hau scored at 2:12 of the third period to lift the Auggies to a 3-3 tie vs. the Cardinals at the SMU Ice Arena.
"Our two games (against Augsburg) were like night and day," said Olson. "We played probably our poorest game of the season on Friday night, and then turned around and played very well (Saturday). Unfortunately, we weren't able to come away with a win for the effort.
"This was a tough one to take," Olson said of the tie. "We got the lead early, let (Augsburg) back into the game, regained the lead, and then gave it up again. This is the kind of tie that feels a little bit like a loss."
Except for the fact that the Cardinals did leave the two-game conference series with a point.
"In this conference, every point is important, so the fact that we did get a point is one way to look at it," said Olson. "We're still making way too many mistakes, and I know, with a young team, that's going to happen. But we've got to get to the point where we're not making the same mistakes over and over again — that's really what's hurting us right now."
David Gross (Grasston, Minn.) got the Cardinals on the board early Saturday, scoring his team-leading fifth goal of the season just 1:12 into the opening period, as he banged in a rebound off a shot by Jesse Polk (Hastings, Minn.). Mike Christensen (Detroit Lakes, Minn.) made it 2-0 seven minutes later, as the SMU freshman netted his first collegiate goal.
The Auggies cut the Cardinals' lead in half before the first period ended, then pulled even on Kellen Chamblee's goal midway through the second period. Adam Gill (Rochester, Minn.) put SMU back on top, 3-2, with his fourth of the season 33 seconds into the third period, but again the Auggies responded, tying the game on Hau's fourth of the season.
"We had our chances, but so did Augsburg — especially late in the overtime when they were on the power play," said Olson, whose team falls to 0-1-1 in the MIAC and 1-4-1 overall. "I thought we did a lot of good things out there (Saturday). To bounce back after playing so poorly on Friday is a testament to the character of this team.
"Now all we've got to do is find a way to get a win or two for their efforts."