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| 2006-2007 Records: 3-4-1 MIAC, 3-10-2 Overall |
| Last Week's Results Concordia 6, Saint Mary's 3 / Details Saint Mary's 4, Concordia 0 / Details |
| Upcoming Games: Fri., Jan. 26: SMU at Hamline, 7:05 Sat. Jan. 27: Hamline at SMU, 7:05 |
| Cardinal News and Notes: The Cardinals' win on Saturday vs. the Cobbers put an end to their seven-game losing streak — the longest in the program's history. … Nikki Jung (Inver Grove Heights, Minn.) stopped all 23 Concordia shots on Saturday, posting her first shutout of the season and the 11th of her four-year career. … Melissa Mondo (Vadnais Heights, Minn.) had a hand in all three SMU goals vs. the Cobbers Friday, scoring the first goal and assisting on the second two. Mondo then added a goal and an assist in Saturday's 4-0 win. … With her team-leading ninth and 10th goals of the season, Mondo now boasts 45 career goals, three back of Christy Hicks for No. 3 all-time. … Her 84 career points are also No. 4 all-time. … Laura Mueller (St. Paul, Minn.) pushed her team-leading assist total to seven with two assists vs. the Cobbers. Mueller is also second to Mondo in points with 11. The Cardinals scored as many goals on Friday (3) as they had in their previoius four games combined, while their four goals on Saturday marked their highest offensive output of the season. … The Cardinals have been outscored in every period, including 15-5 in the second and 16-10 in the third. … SMU's Game 2 win vs. Concordia was its first Saturday win of the season. … Saturday's win was also the first road win of the season for SMU, which moved to 1-5-2 away from home. … The Cardinals have not won a game this year in which their opponent has scored first (0-10-0). |
MIAC split vs. Concordia with 4-0 shutout victory
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Mondo 2 G, 3 A vs. Cobbers |
At least they seemed to last Saturday afternoon.
The Cardinals put together what Mannor tabbed "a total team effort," getting shutout goaltending from Nikki Jung (Inver Grove Heights, Minn.) and goals from four different players en route to a 4-0 victory over Concordia.
A victory that snapped the Cardinals' seven-game losing streak.
"I've been preaching all season that, if we are going to be successful, we have to work together as a team, not as a bunch of individuals," said Mannor, whose team had not won since a 2-1 decision vs. Saint Benedict on Dec. 1, 2006. "The difference between this game and the last seven games wasn't the effort — the effort has always been there — it was that we played as a team."
Melissa Mondo (Vadnais Heights, Minn.) who had a hand in all three of SMU's goals in Friday's 6-3 loss — scoring a first-period tally and assisting on the Cardinals' other two goals — got SMU on the board midway through the opening period Saturday. Amy Madden (East Grand Rapids, Mich.) and Rachel Harrison (Madison, Wis.) each added second-period goals, and Jenn Shire (Anaheim Hills, Calif.) closed out the scoring with her first goal of the year late in the third period.
While her teammates were busy lighting it up in the offensive end, Jung was doing her part at the other end, kicking out all 23 Concordia shots in posting her first shutout of the season and 11th of her career.
"Nikki played very well, and, defensively, we played very well in front of her," said Mannor. "We didn't give (Concordia) a lot of quality shots, we kept them out on the perimeter for most of the game, and the shots they did get on net, Nikki was there to make the save.
"I'm very pleased with our performance — hopefully it proves to this team what it takes for us to be successful."