SMU Men's Hockey

**Last Night**
The Cardinals got goals from A.J. Woodward (Lenexa, Kan.) and Adam Gill (Rochester, Minn.), and entered the third period with a 2-1 lead, but the Oles found the back of the net twice in the game’s final 20 minutes in handing SMU a 3-2 setback in Northfield, Minn.

**A Year Ago**
The Cardinals got scoring from five different players and Curtis Nosal stopped 67 of the 71 shots he faced as SMU swept St. Olaf 3-2 and 3-2 in the teams' MIAC meeting a year ago.

Cardinal Notes

Adam Gill
Team-leading
12th goal vs.
St. Olaf

Friday’s loss marked the third straight time that SMU and St. Olaf have played to a 3-2 decision. … Adam Gill (Rochester, Minn.) netted his team-leading 12th goal of the season vs. the Oles. Gill is currently second in points with 21, three behind team-leader Anthony Bohn (Spring Hill, Fla.) . … Bohn and Gill are two of seven SMU players with at least 10 points this season. … SMU’s loss to St. Olaf Friday was its second straight. … The Cardinals have not scored more than two goals in any of their last seven losses — and have only eclipsed the two-goal mark three times in their 12 losses this season. … With Friday’s loss, the Cardinals fell five points behind St. Thomas and Augsburg for the fifth and final MIAC playoff spot. … The Cardinals have outscored their opponents 20-19 in the first period — including 1-0 Friday night — but they have been outscored 28-18 in the second period and 27-22 in the third.

**Ole Notes**
The Oles enter tonight's game having won four of their last five games. … St. Olaf knows a thing or two about one-goal games — of their 12 losses, 11 have been decided by one goal, while four of their seven wins have also been one-goal decisions. … The Oles have also been involved in four overtime games — losing to Lawrence (2-1) and Gustavus (4-3), while tying both games of their MIAC series against Augsburg (4-4 and 2-2). … St. Olaf's back-to-back ties vs. Augsburg extended the two teams' streak of consecutive ties vs. .each other to eight straight games. … St. Olaf has scored three or more goals in its last seven games, going 3-3 during that six-game stretch. … John Paulson is the team's leader in goals (8) and points (13), while John Egge boasts a team-best eight assists and is second in points with 12. … Goalie Jeff Wilde has appeared in 16 of St. Olaf's 21 games, posting a 2.50 goals-against-average and a .910 save percentage.