This and That: Melissa Mondo (Vadnais Heights, Minn.), the Cardinals’ top returning scorer from a year ago (15 goals, 17 assists, 32 points), netted her first two goals of the season vs. Finlandia on Friday. … Nikki Jung (Inver Grove Heights, Minn.) stopped 29 of the 30 shots she faced — including a pair of breakaways midway through the third period. … Val Rodriguez (Woodbury, Minn.), Jenn Shire (Anaheim Hills, Calif.) and Jenna Roland (Boyne City, Mich.) had assists on Mondo’s two goals — their first collegiate points as Cardinals. … SMU’s 2-1 win marked the first time since a 2-0 win over UW-Superior to start the 1999-2000 season that the Cardinals have won their season-opener. … It’s also just the second time in seven years that SMU has opened the season with a win. … Sara Sleik netted the first goal in Finlandia women’s hockey history when she scored at 6:08 of the second period Friday. … Corinne Czekaj stopped 31 of the 33 shots she faced vs. SMU Friday. … Finlandia was 0-for-10 on the powerplay in Friday’s opener vs. the Cardinals.
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