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| 2006-2007 Records: 6-5-1 MIAC, 6-11-2 Overall |
| Last Week's Results Saint Mary's 3, St. Catherine 0 / Details Saint Mary's 3, St. Catherine 1 / Details |
| Upcoming Games: Fri., Feb. 9: St. Olaf at SMU, 7:05 Sat., Feb. 10: SMU at St. Olaf, 7:00 |
| Cardinal News and Notes: With their two wins vs. St. Catherine, the Cardinals have now won back-to-back games for the second time this season. SMU's sweep is also its first conference sweep of the season and first since taking two from St. Olaf (4-1, 4-3) on Feb. 17-18, 2006. … SMU has now won four of its last five games. … The Cardinals' three goals in both games vs. St. Catherine mark the fourth and fifth times this season they have scored three goals in a game. … Amy Madden (East Grand Rapids, Mich.), who scored in both of SMU's games vs. Hamline a week ago, extended her goal-scoring streak to three games with her seventh goal of the season vs. CSC on Friday. That streak came to an end in Saturday's rematch. … Melissa Mondo (Vadnais Heights, Minn.) scored one of SMU's three goals Saturday, pushing her team-leading goal total to 11. She also leads the team in points with 19. … Mondo's 46 career goals are just two goals back of Christy Hicks for No. 3 all-time. … Mondo's 86 career points are also No. 4 all-time. … Nicole Reynard (Hortonville, Wis.) netted her first collegiate goal in Saturday's 3-1 win. … Amanda Gage (Lino Lakes, Minn.) stopped all 12 shots she faced Friday to earn her first shutout of the season and the fifth of her career. … SMU held St. Catherine to a season-low one shot on goal in the first period Friday. … After opening the season 0-5-2 on the road, the Cardinals have now won three straight road games. |
en route to 3-0, 3-1 MIAC sweep of St. Catherine
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Gage Recorded 1st shutout of season vs. CSC |
And on Saturday, the Cardinals put together a picture-perfect encore performance.
The Cardinals recorded their second-straight, three-goal effort, while holding St. Catherine to a single, second-period tally, as SMU completed its sweep with a 3-1 victory.
"We did what we had to do — and that was beat (St. Catherine) for a second straight night," said SMU coach Terry Mannor, whose team has now won two straight for the second time this season and has won four of its last five games. "After (Friday's win), I was a little worried about a letdown, but we came out and dominated the first period.
"We had that letdown in the second period, but then picked it up again in the third period and got the win."
For the second night in a row, the Cardinals jumped out to a 2-0 advantage in the first period, as Rachel Harrison (Madison, Wis.) and Melissa Mondo (Vadnais Heights, Minn.) found the back of the net for SMU.
Unlike Friday, however, the Wildcats managed seven first-period shots, but Amanda Gage (Lino Lakes, Minn.) was up to the task, as Gage — who stopped 12 shots in posting her first shutout of the season, and fifth of her career, Friday — kicked out all seven to push her shutout streak vs. St. Catherine to four straight periods.
The Wildcats finally solved Gage in the second period, but SMU regained its two-goal advantage with a third-period tally by Nicole Reynard (Hortonville, Wis.) — her first collegiate goal — sealed the for SMU.
"I thought we played very well (on Friday), and I was pleased with the way we played again (Saturday),' said Mannor. "We did a nice job of moving the puck all weekend — we created good scoring opportunities, and capitalized on enough of them to get us two wins.
"I still think we can play better, but the bottom line is, we got two wins on the weekend."