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| 2006-2007 Records: 2-3-1 MIAC, 2-9-2 Overall |
| Last Week's Results UW-Eau Claire 2, Saint Mary's 0 / Details |
| Upcoming Games: Fri., Jan. 19: SMU at Concordia, 7:05 Sat. Jan. 20: SMU at Concordia, 2:05 |
| Cardinal News and Notes: The Cardinals saw their losing streak climb to a season-high six straight with Friday's loss to UW-Eau Claire. … SMU's setback vs. the Blugolds was also its second shutout loss of the season. … Amanda Gage (Lino Lakes, Minn.) stopped a season-high 38 shots in Friday's loss. The 38 saves were one more than her previous season high of 37 — also recorded against the Blugolds in a 5-2 loss on Nov. 7, 2006. … Melissa Mondo (Vadnais Heights, Minn.) leads the team in goals (8) and points (11), while Laura Mueller (St. Paul, Minn.) is the team-leader in assists with four. … The Cardinals have scored just five goals during their current six-game slide, while SMU’s opponents have netted 22. … The Cardinals have been outscored in every period, including 12-3 in the second and 14-7 in the third. … SMU is still looking for its first Saturday win. With their Game 2 loss to Lake Forest on Jan. 6, the Cardinals dropped to 0-4-1 on Saturdays, including a 4-2 loss to UW-Superior, a 3-3 tie vs. Augsburg, a 3-2 loss to Saint Benedict, a 5-1 loss to Gustavus and a 4-1 loss to Lake Forest. … The Cardinals, who return to action Friday at Concordia, are still winless on the road this season (0-4-2) |
climb to six straight with 2-0 loss to UW-Eau Claire
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Gage 38 saves vs. Eau Claire |
Last Friday evening, the Cardinals got another shot at the Blugolds, and for the second time in two meetings, SMU gave up single goals in the first and second periods — but this time, they held UW-Eau Claire scoreless in the third.
Unfortunately, while SMU's defense did a much better job of stifling the Blugolds' offense this time around, UW-Eau Claire's defense was down-right airtight.
Mikaela Jobman stopped all 12 shots she faced as the UW-Eau Claire freshman handed SMU its second shutout loss of the season, 2-0 at Hobbs Ice Arena.
"I thought, overall, we played better against (UW-Eau Claire on Friday) than we did the first time we faced them," admitted SMU coach Terry Mannor, whose team saw its season-high losing streak climb to six straight. "But we're still stuck in that same pattern — we play very poorly in the first period, we play OK in the second and we play good in the third.
"Eau Claire is a very good team, and for us to only play one solid period against them is a little frustrating," continued Mannor. "One way or another, we've got to figure out a way to put a complete game together."
Martina Korinek gave UWEC all the offense it would need, scoring a powerplay goal at 11:51 of the opening period. The Blugolds dominated early, outshooting SMU 14-1 in the opening 20 minutes.
It was more of the same in the second period, as Eau Claire threw 10 more shot at SMU goalie Amanda Gage (Lino Lakes, Minn.), and got a second powerplay goal, this time coming off the stick of Michelle Stohr less than two minutes into the period.
"Offensively, we are struggling right now, no question about that," said Mannor, whose team has managed just five goals — and been outscored 22-5 — during its current six-game losing streak. "We've got to find a way to generate more offense. To score five goals in six games, you aren't going to win too many games that way."