SAINT MARY'S AT HAMLINE / FRIDAY, JAN. 26, 2007 / ST. PAUL, MINN. / 7:05 P.M.

Saint Mary's Cardinals
3-4-1 MIAC / 3-10-2 Overall
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4-3-1 MIAC / 8-4-2 Overall
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Piper Notes
After opening the season with just one win in their first seven games (1-4-2), the Pipers have rattled off seven straight wins. … Hamline has outscored its opponents 46-17 during their current win streak. … The Pipers scored a season-high 16 goals in a 16-7 win over Chatham on Jan. 6. … Hamline has scored five or more goals in eight of their 14 games, going 7-0-1 in those eight games. … Hamline boasts three players who have scored 11 or more goals — led by Sara Mickelson's 14 — and eight players with 10 or more points. Mickelson also leads the team in points (23), while Kate Raasch boasts a team-best 12 assists. … Hamline has scored 25 goals in both the second and third periods. … The Pipers are 6-2-1 when scoring first, and 2-2-1 when their opponents score first.



Last Action
The Cardinals put an end to their season- and program-high seven-game losing streak, getting 23 saves from Nikki Jung (Inver Grove Heights, Minn.) and goals from four different players en route to a 4-0 win over Concordia. … Hamline, meanwhile, got two goals from Brianna Miller in the game's first 2:41, as the Pipers rolled to their seventh straight win, a 5-2 decision over St. Catherine on Saturday.

A Year Ago
The Cardinals and Pipers split their MIAC series a year ago, with SMU getting a pair of goals from both Laura Mueller (St. Paul, Minn.) and Melissa Mondo (Vadnais Heights, Minn.) in the 5-2 Game 1 win, while Hamline scored twice in all three periods in beating SMU 6-3 in the rematch.

Cardinal Notes

Melissa
Mondo
5 points
vs. Cobbers.
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).