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| 2005-2006 Records: 0-2-0 MIAC, 1-4-0 Overall |
| Last Week's Results: St. Thomas 8, Saint Mary's 3 / Details St. Thomas 3, Saint Mary's 2 / Details |
| Upcoming Events: Fri., Dec. 2: SMU at Augsburg, 7:05 p.m. Sat., Dec. 3: Augsburg at SMU, 2:05 p.m. |
| Cardinal News and Notes: All four of the Cardinals' losses have come against nationally ranked opponents (two vs. No. 10 UW-Superior and two vs. No. 6 St. Thomas). … The Cardinals are now 11-7-1 all-time vs. St. Thomas — but after starting the series 11-0-1, SMU has dropped the last seven meetings between the two schools. … St. Thomas has outscored the Cardinals 29-8 during its current six-game win streak. … Jill Rhody (St. Paul, Minn.) scored a goal in each game vs. St. Thomas last weekend, and has now scored in three of SMU's last four games. … Amy Madden (East Grand Rapids, Mich.) had a goal and two assists vs. UST and currently leads the team in assists (5) and points (6). … Laura Langen (New Lisbon, Wis.) netted her first collegiate goal in Friday's 8-3 loss to UST. … Nikki Jung (Inver Grove Heights, Minn.) stopped 69 shots in two games vs. the Tommies. … Five of UST's goals vs. SMU came on the powerplay. SMU, meanwhile, was 1-for-10 on the powerplay. … The Cardinals have allowed just two first-period goals, but have been outscored 8-3 in the second period and 9-6 in the third. |
nationally ranked St. Thomas to open MIAC season
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Now all they have to do is prove they can beat anyone in the conference.
For the second game in a row last Saturday, the Cardinals held a 2-1 lead over nationally ranked St. Thomas — this time clinging to that one-goal advantage with less than five minutes remaining in regulation.
Two SMU penalties — and two St. Thomas power plays — however, turned that one-goal lead into a one-goal loss, as the Tommies rallied to beat SMU 3-2 and complete the conference sweep.
"It's disappointing, because we played well enough to win," said SMU coach Terry Mannor, whose team saw its 2-1 lead on Friday disappear during a seven-goal UST run that propelled the Tommies to an 8-3 victory. "We did everything we could to come away with a win, but two penalties in the end cost us. I talked to their coaches after the game and they said we deserved to win. But the bottom line is, whether (St. Thomas) deserved it or not, they left our building with the two points."
The Cardinals got on the board first as Jill Rhody (St. Paul, Minn.) netted her second goal in as many nights at the 7:23 mark of the first period. The Tommies pulled even midway through the second period on a goal by Maureen Hardwick, but SMU again regained the lead as Jenna Roland (Boyne City, Mich.) tallied her second of the season three minutes into the third period.
SMU maintained that one-goal lead — partly on the play of goalie Nikki Jung (Inver Grove Heights, Minn.), who stopped 39 UST shots — until the 15:07 mark, when Jackie Carroll scored her fourth goal in two nights vs. SMU.
Less than three minutes later, the Tommies got the game-winner, as Melanie Drake tallied UST's second straight powerplay goal to give the Tommies the win.
"These were two tough losses," said Mannor, whose team dropped its fourth straight — all against nationally ranked opponents — since opening the season with a 5-1 win over UW-Eau Claire. "But I am also very proud of the progress we've made. I think we proved to ourselves, and to a lot of other people, that we are capable of playing with the top teams in the conference.
"Now we need to take the next step and win these types of games."