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2004-05 Record: 1-1-0 MIAC / 3-3-0 Overall
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| Last Week's Results: St. Kate's 2, Saint Mary's 1 / Details Saint Mary's 3, St. Kate's 1 / Details |
| Upcoming Games: Fri., Dec. 3: SMU at St. Benedict, 7:45 p.m. Sat., Dec. 4: SMU at St. Benedict, 7 p.m. |
| This and That: SMU's 2-1 loss to St. Catherine on Friday was the Cardinals' first vs. the Wildcats in the program's history, snapping a 12-game unbeaten streak (11-0-1). … SMU's 3-1 win vs. the Wildcats in the rematch snapped the Cardinals' season-high three-game losing streak. … Aja Walters (Fairmont, Minn.) and Jenny Hocum (Rochester, Minn.) each had a goal and an assist in Saturday's 3-1 win. … Emily Babcock (St. Paul, Minn.) scored SMU's other goal in Saturday's win, whle Jenna Roland (Boyne City, Mich.) scored the Cardinals' lone goal in Friday's 2-1 loss. … Melissa Mondo (Vadnais Heights, Minn.) remains the Cardianls' goal-scoring and points leader (5 goals, 5 points), while Jenn Shire (Anaheim Hills, Calif.) and Rebecca Jelenc (Sheboygan, Wis.) share the team lead in assists (3) and are tied with Roland and Walters for second on the team in points (3). … Goalies Amanda Gage (Lino Lakes, Minn.) and Nikki Jung (Inver Grove Heights, Minn.) have combined for a 1.99 goals-against-average and a .938 save percentage. |
WINONA, Minn. — It's simple math — 3 20s equals 1.
For the Saint Mary's University women's hockey team, it was a lesson they took to heart last Saturday against St. Catherine.
After three straight losses, including a disappointing 2-1 setback in their Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference opener Friday, the Saint Mary's University women's hockey team finally put it all together — for an entire game.
In other words, they worked the mathematical equation to perfection — three well-played, 20-minute periods equals one victory.
SMU, still smarting from their first-ever loss to St. Catherine the night before, took out its frustrations on the Wildcats in Saturday's rematch, riding a two-goal first period to a 3-1 conference win.
"We played much better (Saturday)," understated SMU coach Duncan Ryhorchuk, whose team moved to 1-1-0 in the MIAC and 3-3-0 overall. "We took what we did in the third period Friday (when the Cardinals outshot the Wildcats 14-5 and scored their only goal), and carried it over and did it for three periods (Saturday).
"It wasn't anything flashy — we just played solid all the way around."
Aja Walters (Fairmont, Minn.) got the Cardinals' offense going, as she netted her second goal of the season five minutes into the opening period. Emily Babcock (St. Paul, Minn.) made it 2-0 before the first period ended, and Jenny Hocum's (Rochester, Minn.) first goal of the season midway through the third period gave SMU a commanding 3-0 cushion.
The Wildcats foiled the shutout bid by SMU's Amanda Gage (Lino Lakes, Minn.), scoring with less than three minutes remaining in regulation.
"Amanda played very well — she made the saves she had to make and kept us in the game," said Ryhorchuk of his sophomore goalie, who finished with 35 saves. "This was a good, team win. We have said all along that we don't need one person to carry the load — we just need a lot of people doing their jobs. That's the biggest difference between Friday's game and (Saturday's) — (on Saturday) everyone did their part, and because of that, we were able to come away with the win."