SAINT MARY'S AT UW-STOUT / FRIDAY, JAN. 12, 2007 / MENOMONIE, WI / 7:05 P.M.

Saint Mary's Cardinals
4-8-1 Overall
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Blue Devil Notes
The Blue Devils jumped from seventh to fifth in the latest USCHO.com poll. … Stout (12-1-2) is off to its best start in school history. … Stout enters tonight's game with a seven-game unbeaten streak and a five-game winning streak … The Blue Devils have played three overtime games this season, going 1-0-2 (3-2 win vs. UW-Superior, 6-6 tie vs. Gustavus and 3-3 tie vs. St. Norbert. … The Blue Devils have outshot their opponents in every game, except in a 4-3 loss to Neumann at the MSOE tournament over Thanksgiving weekend. … Stout is currently in first place in the NCHA (5-0-1) and the WIAC. … The Blue Devils are unbeaten at home (6-0-2). … Stout boasts a 7-0-1 mark vs. the MIAC this season. … Scott Motz leads Stout in scoring with nine goals and 17 points. … Motz has scored a goal in each of the last six games. … Goalie Mike Stone posted his second shutout of the season in Stout's 5-0 win over Hamline last Saturday, stopping all 24 Piper shots. … Andrew Stearns was one of 89 finalists announced for the 2007 NCAA Frozen Four Skills Challenge, one of only three Division III candidates.



Last Action
The Cardinals kicked off the 2007 portion of their season in impressive fashion, scoring three first-period goals and getting a 39-save effort from Dan Smith (Rochester, Minn.) in a 3-1 win over St. Scholastica on Saturday. … UW-Stout, meanwhile, pushed its winning streak to five straight, scoring five second-period goals en route to a 9-3 win over Concordia on Tuesday.

A Year Ago
UW-Stout scored single goals in the first and third period, off-setting the Cardinals' three-goal second period, as the Blue Devils held off SMU 5-3 on Jan. 14, 2006, at the SMU Ice Arena.

Cardinal Notes

Dan Smith
39 saves in
3-1 win over
St. Scholastica
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The Cardinals snapped a season-high four-game losing streak with Saturday's 3-1 win over St. Scholastica. … Morgan Sheperd (Brainerd, Minn.) netted his first collegiate goal vs. the Saints, while Jesse Polk (Hastings, Minn.) moved to within one of the team's goal-scoring lead with his sixth of the season vs., St. Scholastica. … Karl Reinke (Duluth, Minn.) accounted for SMU other goal vs. the Saints, it was his first of the season. … Dan Smith (Rochester, Minn.) stopped 39 shots vs. St. Scholastica, marking the third time this season the SMU junior has stopped 39 or more shots. … Smith's effort also earned the SMU junior MIAC Player of the Week honors. … Anthony Bohn (Spring Hill, Fla.) leads the team in points (13), while David Gross (Grasston, Minn.) is the team-leader in goals (7) and Andy Roberts (Rochester, Minn.) boasts a team-best eight assists. …Saturday's win vs. St. Scholastica was just SMU's second in seven road games. … The Cardinals have been outscored 51-36 this season, including 22-12 in the second period.