DULUTH, Minn. – The St. Scholastica men's hockey team will look to knock off second-ranked St. Norbert College this weekend at Mars Lakeview Arena.
Game Times:
Friday – 7:05 p.m.
Saturday – 7:05 p.m.
Game Day Media:
Live Audio |
Live Video |
Live Stats
Last Action:
The Saints split at the MCHA/NCHA Thanksgiving Showdown last weekend as they lost to host, Lawrence University (Wis.), 4-2 on Friday night and defeated Marian University (Wis.) 6-5 in overtime Saturday night. #Carter Davis# scored four goals and had an assist in the victory over Marian. #Stephane Phaneuf# had the game-winning goal.
St. Scholastica Saints (4-5-0, 0-4-0 NCHA)
The Saints are still in search of their first NCHA win this season … The last time the Saints started 0-4 in the league was the 2004-05 season, Coach Wick's first season … The last time St. Norbert came to Duluth with the Saints winless in the league was in 2007 and teams played to a 2-2 tie … Senior #Riley Riddell# continues to lead the Saints with 13 points this season, which is second-most in the NCHA … Riddell has recorded at least one point in seven of the Saints' nine games, including five multi-point games … As a team the Saints are averaging 3.56 goals a game, which is second-best in the NCHA … After missing the first six games due to injury, #Jeremy Dawes# has scored one goal in each of three games he has played in with the Saints going 2-1-0 during that stretch … #Brennan Poderzay# returned to action on Saturday for the first time since the Saint John's win in early November, stopping 43 shots … #Patrick Sullivan# has seen the most action in net and has a 3.46 goals-against-average … The Saints have committed the least penalties in the conference this season with just 46 … The Saints and Green Knights are 1 and 2, respectively, in shots per game in the league … CSS is 2-2-1 the past two seasons against the Green Knights.
#2 St. Norbert Green Knights (10-1-0, 6-0-0 NCHA)
St. Norbert comes in ranked second in this week's USCHO.com Division III Poll … The Green Knights won a trio of games this past week: topping Lake Forest 2-1 last Tuesday, Marian 4-1 on Friday and Lawrence 5-0 on Saturday … St. Norbert is the first Division III team in the country to reach 10 wins this season and have won eight straight games, which is the second-longest streak in the nation … Junior forward Johan Ryd leads St. Norbert in scoring with 13 points, scoring four goals and nine assists … Senior forward Scott Pulak has two goals and 10 assists for 12 points, while senior defenseman Nick Tabisz has four goals and six assists for 10 points … Senior forward Brandon Longley has a team-high seven goals with two assists for nine points … Senior goaltender B.J. O'Brien owns an 8-1 record with 1.45 goals against average and .935 save percentage … Freshman Mike Martin is 2-0 with a 1.50 goals against average and .942 save percentage … St. Norbert is 11-for-50 (22.0 percent) on the power-play and is 39-for-44 (88.6 percent) on the penalty kill.
Last Meeting: (CSS All-Time Record vs. St. Norbert: 8-38-3)
The Saints and Green Knights split last year's series 1-1-1. The team's split a weekend series in early December hosted by the Green Knights. The teams would duel to a 1-1 tie in Duluth in early February.