The Saint Mary’s Cardinals are a Women’s Division III ice hockey team representing Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota, located in Winona, Minnesota from the Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference. The team is based out of the Saint Mary’s Ice Arena, which is located on the school’s campus. The women’s program was established for the 1998-99 season.

 

Quick Hits

• School: Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota
• Location: Winona, Minnesota
• School Founded: 1912
• Enrollment: 1,089
• Colors: Navy, Red, & White
• Home Arena: Saint Mary’s Ice Arena
• Arena Capacity: 850
• Rink Dimensions: 200′ x 95′
• Conference: Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (MIAC)
• Head Coach: Emily Bauer
• Conference Titles: 2 (1999 co-champ, 2000 co-champ)
• Conference Tournament Titles: 1 (2002)

Conferences

• Midwestern Collegiate Women’s Hockey Alliance (as a club team; 1997-1998)
• Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (1998-present)

Arenas

• Saint Mary’s Ice Arena (1997-present)

Head Coaches

• Jeff Vizenor (1998-2000) 34-13-5 (.702)
• Duncan Ryhorchuk (2000-2005) 70-45-13 (.598)
• Terry Mannor (2005-2017) 106-160-34 (.410)
• Greg Moore (2017-2019) 17-31-8 (.375)
• Sarah Murray (2019-2023) 33-45-9 (.431)
• Chad Davis (2023-2024) 19-6-2 (.741)
• Heath Isaacson (2024-2026) 25-25-2 (.500)
• Emily Bauer (2026-present) 0-0-0 (.000)

Year by Year Results

Season	GP	W	L	T	GF	GA	Pts	Finish	Conference Tournament	GP	W	L	T	GF	GA
Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference										Overall Record
1998-99	10	8	2	0	48	23	16	T-1st of 6	W, SF 3-2 2OT (Augsburg) L, F 10-4 (Gustavus)	23	14	7	2	96	68
1999-00	14	12	1	1	65	9	25	T-1st of 8	L, SF 3-0, 7-1 (Augsburg)	25	16	6	3	100	36
2000-01	18	15	3	0	105	20	30	2nd of 10	W, SF 4-1, 2-0 (St. Thomas) L, F 5-3 (Gustavus)	29	22	7	0	143	42
2001-02	1	15	2	1	81	21	31	2nd of 10	W, SF 5-3 (St. Thomas) L, W 2-1 (Gustavus)	28	21	6	1	109	44
2002-03	18	10	4	4	46	37	24	4th of 10	W, QF 2-1 (Augsburg) L, SF 1-0 (St. Thomas)	27	11	10	6	53	62
2003-04	18	11	7	0	59	31	22	T-3rd of 10	L, QF 2-1 (Augsburg)	26	15	9	2	84	43
2004-05	18	7	8	3	32	45	17	5th of 10	W, QF 3-1 (Augsburg) L, SF 5-1 (Gustavus)	27	11	13	3	47	72
2005-06	18	8	7	3	46	55	19	5th of 10	L, QF 4-2 (St. Olaf)	26	11	12	3	64	78
2006-07	18	9	7	2	44	49	20	5th of 10	L, QF 4-2 (Hamline)	26	9	14	3	55	76
2007-08	18	5	11	2	38	66	12	7th of 10	Did not qualify	23	5	15	3	44	82
2008-09	18	6	10	2	37	49	14	8th of 10	Did not qualify	23	7	14	2	48	72
2009-10	18	9	2	2	40	31	20	T-4th of 10	L, QF 3-1 (St. Olaf)	26	12	12	2	57	49
2010-11	18	8	7	3	40	37	19	T-6th of 10	Did not qualify	25	11	11	3	57	54
2011-12	18	4	9	5	33	50	13	7th of 10	Did not qualify	25	7	12	6	49	67
2012-13	18	5	11	2	32	56	12	7th of 10	Did not qualify	23	7	14	2	45	72
2013-14	18	7	11	0	39	49	14	6th of 10	Did not qualify	25	9	15	1	58	73
2014-15	18	9	7	2	31	29	20	4th of 10	L, QF 7-1 (Bethel)	26	11	12	3	48	57
2015-16	18	9	7	2	36	33	20	T-5th of 10	L, QF 3-1 (Concordia)	26	10	13	3	49	52
2016-17	18	3	12	3	37	63	9	9th of 10	Did not qualify	25	6	16	3	50	89
2017-18	18	6	10	2	40	58	14	7th of 10	Did not qualify	25	9	14	2	57	79
2018-19	18	6	8	4	26	48	16	5th of 10	L, QF 5-0 (Gustavus)	26	9	11	6	44	67
2019-20	18	6	10	2	40	48	14	5th of 10	W, QF 4-1 (St. Thomas) L, SF 4-1 (Gustavus)	27	10	14	3	62	71
2020-21	6	1	3	2	6	12	0.333	N/A	Cancelled	10	2	6	2	11	20
2021-22	16	9	5	2	28	31	0.646	3rd of 10	W, QF 5-3 (Saint Benedict) L, SF 4-2 (Hamline)	25	13	10	2	45	60
2022-23	18	5	11	2	33	45	17	9th of 10	Did not qualify	25	8	15	2	52	61
2023-24	18	12	4	2	50	31	38	T-3rd of 10	W, SF 2-1 (Augsburg) L, F 2-0 (Gustavus)	27	19	6	2	86	41
2024-25	18	10	8	0	43	43	31	4th of 10	W, QF 3-2 (St. Olaf) L, SF 3-2 4OT (Augsburg)	27	16	11	0	74	63
2025-26	18	5	11	2	29	46	18	T-8th of 10	Did not qualify	25	9	14	2	40	67

National Tournament Appearances

Season	First Round	Quarterfinals	Semifinals	Championship	Third Place (until 2022)
2001 (AWCHA)	N/A	N/A	L, 3-1 (Middlebury Panthers)	--	W, 2-1 (Williams Ephs)
2002	N/A	L, 2-0 (Gustavus Adolphus Golden Gusties)	--	--	--
2 appearances*			1 Third Place Finish*

*=2001 tournament was AWCHA sponsored, rather than NCAA

See Also

• Saint Mary’s Cardinals women’s ice hockey website
• MIAC women’s hockey website