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2005-2006 Records:
4-6-2 MIAC, 7-10-2 Overall
Last Week's Results:
Saint Mary's 1, Finlandia 0 OT / Details
Saint Mary's 4, Finlandia 2 / Details
Upcoming Events:
Fri., Feb. 10: SMU at St. Catherine, 7:05 p.m.
Sat., Feb. 11: St. Catherine at SMU, 2:05 p.m.
Cardinal News and Notes:
SMU's back-to-back wins vs. Finlandia extended the Cardinals' winning streak to a season-high four games. … Laura Mueller (St. Paul, Minn.), Melissa Mondo (Vadnais Heights, Minn.) and Rachel Harrison (Madison, Wis.) all posted three points vs. the Lions last weekend. … Mueller accounted for three of SMU's five goals — including the game-winner in Friday's 1-0 OT win — while Mondo had two goals and an assist and Harrison had three assists. … SMU's OT win on Friday was its second straight overtime victory (the Cardinals had defeated Concordia 2-1 the previous Saturday) and was its sixth overtime game of the season (3-1-2). … Amanda Gage (Lino Lakes, Minn.) kicked out 46 of the 48 shots she faced vs. Finlandia. … Her 25-save effort on Friday marked Gage's first shutout of the season and was her fourth career shutout … Mueller, Mondo and Madeline Loftus (Parsippany, N.J.) share the team lead in goals (6), while Mueller and Harrison boast a team-high eight assists. … Heading into the final three weeks of the season, SMU is two points out of the fifth and final MIAC playoff spot.
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WINONA, Minn. — They have become the Saint Mary's University women's hockey team's 1-2 punch.

And it's a knockout – just ask Finlandia.

Melissa Mondo (Vadnais Heights, Minn.) and Laura Mueller (St. Paul, Minn.) each scored two goals, as the Cardinals extended their winning streak to a season-high four straight games with a 4-2 nonconference win over Finlandia last Saturday afternoon.

"We seem to have everyone playing very well right now – this was a great weekend for us all the way around," said SMU coach Terry Mannor. "It's tough to step out of conference play at this time of the season, but I was very happy with the way this team responded to the challenge and really took charge from the opening faceoff."

And with Mondo and Mueller leading the way, the Cardinals have been unstoppable of late.

Last Saturday against Concordia, Mondo took center stage, scoring the Cardinals' game-winning goal in overtime of their 2-1 win — off an assist from Mueller.

Friday evening in the opening game of their nonconference series against the Lions, it was Mueller who was in the spotlight, netting the game-winner midway through the overtime period of SMU's 1-0 victory — off an assist from Mondo.

And on Saturday, the two were at it again, both scoring once in the first period and once in the third to push the Cardinals' record to 7-10-2 overall.

"I could not be happier about the way we played," said Mannor, whose team led 2-1 after the opening period, and, after Finlandia tied the game 42 seconds into the third period, got back-to-back goals from Mondo and Mueller to ice the win. "For us to come up here and leave with two wins is great — Finlandia's a tough, physical team and we went toe-to-toe with them the entire way.

"I think we learned a lot about ourselves this weekend."