Last Night: St. Olaf scored a pair of goals in the third period — including Susanna Brokl’s second of the period into an empty net with 18 seconds remaining — as the Oles edged SMU 3-1 in Northfield, Minn.

A Year Ago: Katie Berg netting the eventual game-winner for SMU midway through the third period as the Cardinals held off the Oles 5-4 on Feb. 20, 2004. St. Olaf scored three unanswered goals to earn the split with a 3-1 win on Feb. 21, 2004.

Rachel Harrison Scored SMU's lone goal in 3-1 loss

This and That: Rachel Harrison (Madison, Wis.) netted SMU’s lone goal vs. the Oles Friday. … The Cardinals’ one-goal outing vs. St. Olaf marked the 12th time this season that SMU has been held to one goal or less. SMU is 0-11-1 in those 12 games. … Twenty-three of the Cardinals’ 32 goals have come in their eight wins. … Melissa Mondo (Vadnais Heights, Minn.) remains the Cardinals’ offensive leader with eight goals and 12 points. … Jenn Shire’s (Anaheim Hills, Calif.) six assists are also a team high. … The Cardinals are 5-2-1 vs. St. Olaf all-time. … Last Wednesday’s loss to UW-River Falls snapped St. Olaf’s season-high four-game winning streak. … St. Olaf’s three conference losses have come against the MIAC’s league leaders (two vs. Gustavus and one vs. St. Thomas).