SAINT MARY'S vs. HAMLINE / FRIDAY, JAN. 26, 2007 / SMU ICE ARENA / 7:05 P.M.

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3-4-1 MIAC / 6-10-1 Overall
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Cardinal In The Spotlight

Kevin Eidsmo

Year: Junior

Pos.: Defense

Hometown: Chanhassen, MN

Major: Accounting

From Coach Olson: “Kevin has been a pleasant addition for us this season. He brings a real maturity to our young defensive corps, is a hard worker and a real physical presence. As our top poiint producer from the blue line, Kevin gives us a solid offenive threat.”

Piper Notes
The Pipers' 5-4 win over Lake Forest on Jan. 13 snapped a two-game losing streak. … Hamline has scored 25 goals in its five wins, but the Pipers have managed just 22 in their 10 losses. … After going 2-8 in their first 10 games — including a season-high five-game losing streak, Hamline has gone 3-2 in its last five games. … The Pipers have played in three overtime games, going 1-2. … Two of Hamline's three OT games came against league-leading Gustavus, in which the Gusties escaped with 4-3 and 5-4 wins. … Dustin Fulton leads the team in assists (17) and points (23), while Joe Long's 11 goals are also a team high. … The Pipers are 2-2-0 when scoring first, and 3-8-0 when their opponent scores first.


Last Action
The Cardinals erupted for 13 goals — including a season-high seven on Saturday — as SMU swept Concordia, 6-3, 7-1 at the SMU Ice Arena last weekend. … Hamline, meanwhile, has been off since Jan. 13, when Steve Festler scored on a penalty shot midway through the third period to lift Hamline to a 5-4 non-conference win over Lake Forest.

A Year Ago
The Cardinals picked up a pair of wins vs. Hamline in their season series a year ago, getting a goal from Jesse Polk (Hastings, Minn.) in overtime to lift SMU to a 2-1 win in the first game, while Curtis Nosal stopped all 28 shots he faced in blanking Hamline 3-0 in the second game. …

Cardinal Notes

Anthony
Bohn
6 assists vs.
Concordia
SMU's sweep of Concordia was the Cardinals' first MIAC sweep of the season, and first since a pair of 3-2 wins over St. Olaf on Feb. 17-18, 2006. … The Cardinals’ six goals in Friday's 6-3 win came from five different players, while their seven goals on Saturday were scored by seven different players. … Adam Gill (Rochester, Minn.) pushed his team-leading goal total to 10 with goals in both games last weekend. Gill has now recorded at least one point in 12 of the Cardinals' 17 games. … Mike Christensen (Detroit Lakes, Minn.) posted the first two-goal game of his career vs. Concordia Friday, then added another goal Saturday. … Anthony Bohn (Spring Hill, Fla.) dished out six assists vs. the Cobbers — two on Friday and a career-high four on Saturday — and now leads the team with 14 assists and 21 points. … Kevin Eidsmo (Chanhassen, Minn.) and Jeff Miller (Portage, Mich.) netted their first goals as a Cardinal in Saturday's win, while Ben Kenyon (Sparta, Wis.) had his first career two-point night with two assists on Friday. … The Cardinals have now won six straight vs. the Cobbers, dating back to a 3-2 Concordia win on Feb. 14, 2004. … SMU’s seven goals vs. Concordia Saturday were a season high. … Three of the Cardinals’ six goals vs. Concordia on Friday came on the power-play. It was the second time this season SMU has netted three power-play goals in a game. … SMU’s 49 shots on goal Saturday were second only to the 61 the Cardinals had vs. Northland on Nov. 21. It was also the third straight game — and fifth overall — in which SMU had 40 or more shots on goal. The Cardinals are 4-1 in those games.