Cardinal In The Spotlight
Karl Reinke
Year: Sophomore
Position: Forward
Hometown: Duluth, Minn.
Major: Management
From Coach Olson: “Karl has done a nice job for us this season. He is an extremely hard worker who gives 100 percent evey time he steps on the ice — both in practice and in games. It’s that type of work ethic that Karl also carries over to the classroom.”
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Last Action
The Cardinals dropped a pair of one-goal decisions to St. Olaf last weekend, falling 3-2 on Friday, then coming up short, 4-3, on Saturday. … Bethel, meanwhile, Bethel, meanwhile, solidified its spot atop the MIAC standings with a 7-0, 5-3 sweep of Hamline last weekend.
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A Year Ago
The Cardinals and Royals split their two games a year ago, with Bethel's 5-3 win on Friday snapping the Cardinals' six-game winning streak and officially eliminating SMU from post-season play. SMU bounced back with a 3-2 OT win in the rematch.
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Cardinal Notes
Deven
VanHouse
Netted 1st
collegiate goal
vs. St. Olaf
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With the back-to-back losses to St. Olaf, the Cardinals are sitting in sixth place in the MIAC playoff chase, five points behind Augsburg for the fifth and final playoff spot. SMU closes out its season against league-leading Bethel (9-2-1 MIAC) and St. Thomas (8-4-0 MIAC), while the Auggies square off against Hamline (3-9-0 MIAC) and Concordia (2-10-0 MIAC), Any combination of SMU loss and Augsburg win eliminates the Cardinals from playoff contention. … The Cardinals' last six meetings vs. St. Olaf have all been decided by one goal — including five straight 3-2 decisions, a streak that was snapped by last Saturday's 4-3 St. Olaf win. … After winning a season-high three straight in late January, SMU has now dropped three in a row. … Adam Gill (Rochester, Minn.) netted his team-leading 12th goal of the season vs. the Oles. Gill is currently second in points with 21, four behind team-leader Anthony Bohn (Spring Hill, Fla.) . … Bohn also leads the team in assists (17), and he and Gill are two of seven SMU players with at least 10 points this season. … Deven VanHouse (Silver Bay, Minn.) scored his first collegiate goal vs. the Oles on Saturday. … The Cardinals have scored more than two goals just four times in their 13 losses this season.
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Royal Notes
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The Royals' sweep of Hamline extended their winning streak to a season-high six straight. … Bethel has outscored its opponents 34-11 during its current winning streak — including an 8-2, 7-1 sweep of Concordia and a 7-0 win over Hamline. … Bethel's seven goals vs. Hamline last Friday came from seven different players, while five different players accounted for the Royals' five goals on Saturday. … After dropping four of their first five games, the Royals have gone 11-4-1 in their last 16. … Aaron Damjanovich stopped all 24 Hamline shots in posting the shutout win last Friday. It was the freshman goalie's third shutout of the season. … Nick Miller boasts a team-leading 22 points, while Steve Eastman is the team-leader in goals (9) and Jeff Balvin's 16 assists are a team high. … As a team, the Royals have scored 84 goals and 221 points, and boast 11 players who have 10 or more points.
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