SAINT MARY'S VS. ST. OLAF / FRIDAY, FEB. 9, 2007 / SMU ICE ARENA / 7:05 P.M.

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6-5-1 MIAC / 6-11-2 Overall
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Cardinal In The Spotlight

Nikki Jung

Year: Senior

Pos.: Goalie

Hometown: Inver Grove Hts., Minn.

Major: Elec. Publishing

From Coach Mannor: “In her four seasons at SMU, Nikki has proven to be one of the most solid goalies in the MIAC. Nikki’s biggest strength is her technically sound approach to her position, combined with a competitive drive equalled by few.”



Last Action
The Cardinals put together two solid performances in sweeping St. Catherine last weekend, getting a 12-save effort from Amanda Gage in a 3-0 win Friday, then netting three goals for the second straight night in a 3-1 victory Saturday. … St. Olaf, meanwhile, rallied for a split vs. Hamline last weekend, dropping the first game 4-1, then bouncing back with a 6-2 win in the rematch.

A Year Ago
The Cardinals had the upper hand in their regular-season meetings with St. Olaf a year ago, winning 3-1 and 4-3, but it was the Oles who got the best of SMU in the opening round of the MIAC Tournament, giving up three second-period goals in a 4-2 win. … 

Cardinal Notes

Nicole
Reynard
1st collegiate
goal vs. CSC
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.

Ole Notes
The Oles’ 6-2 win on Saturday snapped their two-game losing streak. … St. Olaf has not lost more than two games in a row all season. The Oles have had four, two-game losing streaks, and have boasted one, three-game winning streaks, a pair of two-game winning streaks, and a six-game unbeaten streak (5-0-1). … St. Olaf boasts three players with 20 or more points and seven with at least 10 points. … Lindsay Boeser leads the Oles’ offensive charge, posting a team-best 15 goals and a team-leading 30 points. … Boeser ranked ninth in NCAA Division III in points per game (1.58) and goals per game (0.79). … Susannah Brokl is the team’s leader in assists (19) and is one point back of Boeser with 29 points. … The Oles have scored first in seven of their 10 victories. … The Oles have scored three of more goals in 10 of their 11 wins (the lone blemish a 2-1 win vs. Saint Benedict on Dec. 9, 2006). In their eight losses, St. Olaf has been held to two goals or less six times. … St. Olaf is 5-1-1 on its home ice in the Oles’ seven conference games.