DULUTH, Minn. – The St. Scholastica women's hockey team will face fellow conference opponent Adrian College (Mich.) on Sunday and Monday night at Mars Lakeview Arena.

Game Times:
Sunday – 7 p.m.
Monday – 7 p.m.

GameDay Media:
Live Video | Live Stats

Last Action:
The Saints swept Marian University (Wis.) last weekend, taking the first game 4-3 in overtime and 5-0 on Saturday. The series mirrored last year's series with the Sabres as Michelle Rebeck (St. Andrews, Manitoba/Balmoral Hall) scored the game-winning overtime goal on Friday, just as she did in last year's 4-3 overtime victory. In the other game, Nina Waidacher (Arosa, Switzerland/Wirtschaftschule KV Chur (ZSC Lions/Swiss U18 National)) recorded a hat trick in the 5-0 victory. In last year's 6-0 win over Marian, Frankie Bergmann recorded the program's first hat trick.

St. Scholastica Saints (6-2-0, 6-2-0 NCHA)
The Saints are on a program-best four-game winning streak entering the weekend … CSS has already surpassed its conference win total from a year ago (5 wins in 2010-11) and have matched its point total … Nina Waidacher (Arosa, Switzerland/Wirtschaftschule KV Chur (ZSC Lions/Swiss U18 National)) and her sister Monika Waidacher (Arosa, Switzerland/Wirtschaftsschule KV Chur (Swiss National Team)) have the two hat tricks this season for the Saints … Nina leads the nation in points per game (2.38) and is tied for first in goals per game (1.38) … Monika is also in the top five nationally in points per game (2.00) and Michelle Fischer (St. Paul, Minn./Cretin-Derham Hall) is tied for 13th (1.50) … Fischer is third in the country with 1.25 assists per game … Monika is sixth at 1.12 assists per game … In net, Shannon Connolly (Toronto, Ontario/Havergal College) and Sheridan Friesen (Winnipeg, Manitoba/Ontario Hockey Academy) have split playing time in the first eight games … Connolly has a 2.25 goals-against-average and a pair of shutouts … Friesen leads the duo with 87 saves … After struggling in its inaugural season in the third period, the Saints have outscored teams 15-5 in third this season … The Saints have the fourth-best scoring offense in the country (4.62 goals/game).

Adrian Bulldogs (5-4-1, 3-4-1 NCHA)
The Bulldogs captured last season NCHA O'Brien Cup after rallying to defeat UW-River Falls in the championship game and qualify for their first NCAA Tournament … Adrian was picked to finish third in this year's preseason coaches' poll, but have struggled somewhat out of the gate under new head coach Chad Davis with conference losses to UW-Eau Claire and St. Norbert, along with being swept by River Falls … Three of those four defeats have come on the road … The Bulldogs have played just two home games this season and will have just eight home dates for the entire year … Olivia Rork leads the team with seven goals and is second with nine points … Rork is tied for third in the nation with four power-play goals … Danielle Smith leads the squad with seven assists and 10 points … In goal, Emily Michelin has seen the majority of action with a 2.45 GAA and a .912 save percentage … Adrian loves the penalty box as it leads Division III with 15.7 penalty minutes per game … However, the Bulldogs rank 10th in the country on the penalty-kill, allowing only five power-play goals in 57 opportunities.

Last Meeting: (CSS All-Time Record vs. Adrian: 0-2-0)
The Bulldogs swept the Saints in Michigan last season by scores of 3-0 and 5-1. In the 3-0 game, Adrian scored nine seconds into the game.