SAINT MARY'S VS. GUSTAVUS / FRIDAY, DEC. 8, 2006 / SMU ICE ARENA / 7:05 P.M.

Saint Mary's Cardinals
1-2-1 MIAC / 3-5-1 Overall
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4-0-0 MIAC / 4-6-1 Overall
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Jesse Polk

Year: Junior

Pos.: Forward

Hometown: Hastings, Minn.

Major: Marketing

From Coach Olson: “Jesse has gotten off to a great start this season. He continues to battle and work hard for loose pucks and continues to imrprove in the defensive zone. With his speed and strong shot, Jesse has proven to be a key offensive weapon for us.”



Game Notes
Gustavus broke open a scoreless game with four goals in the game's final 20 minutes en route to a 4-0 win in the first game of the teams' MIAC regular-season meeting a year ago. GAC completed the sweep a day later with a 5-3 win the following evening. … The Cardinals snapped an eight-game losing streak vs. Saint John’s with a 2-1 win on Saturday, but couldn’t complete the MIAC sweep, falling in the rematch, 6-3, on Sunday. … Gustavus, meanwhile, got back-to-back overtime goals from Jon Keseley in 4-3 and 5-4 wins over Hamline last weekend.

Cardinal Notes

Anthony
Bohn
7-game point
streak
The Cardinals' 2-1 win over Saint John's on Saturday snapped an eight-game losing streak vs. the Johnnies. SMU's bid for their first MIAC sweep of the Johnnies since 5-2, 5-1 wins on Jan. 8-9, 1993, was thwarted with the Johnnies' 6-3 win on Sunday. … Anthony Bohn (Spring Hill, Fla.) moved into a tie for the team's points lead (12), scoring twice and adding an assist vs. the Johnnies. … Bohn has now scored a goal in three straight games, has recorded at least one point in seven straight games and has one or more points in eight of the Cardinals' nine games this season. … David Gross (Grasston, Minn.) netted his team-leading seventh goal of the season vs. SJU on Saturday. … A.J. Woodward (Lenexa, Kan.) netted his first collegiate goal vs. the Johnnies on Sunday. … Goalie Dan Smith (Rochester, Minn.) stopped 29 of the 30 shots he faced in Saturday's win, then stopped 43 of 46 shots in Sunday's rematch. The 43 saves were a season high for the SMU junior. … Four of SMU's seven goals vs. SJU came on the powerplay. … The Cardinals also surrendered a pair of shorthanded goals.

Gustie Notes
The Gusties’ four wins this season have all come in conference play — 2-1, 5-2 wins over Concordia and 4-3, 5-4 victories over Hamline. … Jon Keseley netted back-to-back overtime game-winners to lead GAC over the Pipers last weekend. Keseley scored 25 seconds into OT in Friday’s 4-3 win, then lit the lamp with 41 seconds left in overtime in Saturday’s 5-4 victory. … Keseley’s two goals vs. Hamline pushed his team-leading total to seven. The GAC senior also leads the team in points with 11. … GAC’s 4-3 Friday win snapped a three-game losing streak. … Five of GAC’s 11 games have been decided by one goal or less.