The College of Saint Benedict hockey team is coming off a pair of losses to No. 5 Gustavus, but with two games left in the regular season, CSB is still in the hunt for a spot in the MIAC Tournament. CSB is now 10-11 overall and 5-11 in the MIAC, and looks to end its regular season with a pair of wins against Saint Mary's University. The home doubleheader starts with a 7 p.m. game Friday at Ritschie Arena, and the two teams play at 2 p.m. Saturday.
 
About the Cardinals
Saint Mary's is 8-12-3 overall and 5-9-2 in the conference. The Cardinals' conference wins come from an early game against Concordia, a win against St. Kates University, a victory against Bethel, and a pair of wins last weekend against St. Olaf. SMU also tied No. 5 Gustavus 2-2 in OT earlier this season. Anya Hafiz has 12 goals this season to lead the Cardinals, and right behind her is Courtney Moser who has seven goals this season. In net for Saint Mary's is Ary Ziakas who has a save percentage of .909. Jordan Keeley also splits time in net with a .930 save percentage.
 
Last Meeting
The last time that these two teams met in December 2018, Saint Mary's shut out the Bennies 3-0, but CSB came back to win 5-1 at Saint Mary's. Julia Pias had two goals in the win, and Annika Brodt, Myka Stave and Courtney Conlin all had one. Overall against Saint Mary's, Saint Bens is 9-23-2, including 3-14-1 at home. They average 1.65 goals per game when they face the Cardinals.
 
The Storyline
With this being the last set of games for CSB in the regular season, the Bennies hope to get a pair of wins to stay in the running for a playoff spot and continue the 2019-20 season into the late February and early March. Saint Mary's is tied for sixth in MIAC standings with St. Kate's, and CSB is right behind them in seventh, so a win could help to move them into potential play-off seeding. Saturday also marks the final home game for the team's three seniors: Courtney Conlin, Erica Borrell and Mollie Wise.
 
Who to Watch
In net Ally Frantzick has 29 goals against out of 335 shots for a save percentage of .920. Also spending some time in net is Maggie Gilchrist who has a .918 save percentage with 16 goals against out of 180 shots. Scoring for St. Bens is Mollie Wise with 13 goals and three assists this season, and Annika Brodt and Rylan Bistodeau are both right behind with eight goals each. CSB has 12 other skaters who all have at least one goal this season.