DULUTH, Minn. – The St. Scholastica men's hockey team will begin play after the Holiday break this weekend when it plays at Gustavus Adolphus College on Friday night and Augsburg College on Saturday. The Augsburg game will be played at the Rosemount Community Ice Arena.

Game Times:
Friday – 7 p.m.
Saturday – 7:05 p.m.

Game Day Media:
Live Audio | Live Video & Stats vs. Gustavus | Live Stats vs. Augsburg

Last Action: 
The Saints split with defending national champion St. Norbert College on December 9th and 10th. The 3-2 win on December 9th for the Saints snapped the Green Knights' 27-game home unbeaten streak. The Saints were then up 3-1 in the second period of Saturday's game before falling 6-3.

St. Scholastica Saints (7-3-2)
The Saints are just outside the USCHO.com Division III poll with 19 points … The 15th-ranked team in the poll as 26 points … CSS is however ranked 15th in the D3hockey.com poll … The seven wins this season are two shy of last season's total … In the last three seasons the Saints are 13-1-1 against Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (MIAC) opponents, including 2-0 this year … The Saints are tied for second in Division III in power-play percentage, converting 30.6-percent of their opportunities … They are also eighth in the country in the penalty-kill, as opponents are only 5-for-48 on the power-play … Brett Corcoran (Parksville, British Columbia/Ballenas Secondary (Trail Smoke-BCHL) ) is tied for the Northern Collegiate Hockey Association (NCHA) lead in points (17) and is tied for third with nine goals … His 0.92 goals per game is tied for sixth in the nation and his five power-play goals are tied for fifth … Corcoran has recorded at least one points in every game this season and has scored at least one goal in the last three games … Jeremy Dawes (Winnipeg, Manitoba/College Jeanne Suave (Portage-MJHL) ) has recorded a goal in each of the last six games … Austin Brown (Lathrup Village, Mich./Legacy HS (Woodstock-MJAHL) ) is ranked ninth in the country for points per game by defenseman (1.08) … The Saints have owned the second period this season, outscoring teams 24-13. The Saints are tied with their opponents in the first and third period at 25-25 … Colin Rundell (Tees, Alberta/Lacombe Composite (Alaska-Fairbanks) ) has stopped 250 shots this season and has a .899 save percentage.

Gustavus Adolphus Golden Gusties (7-4-2)
The Gusties will enter the second of the year hot, winners of their last five games … The Gusties are also just outside the USCHO.com poll with 14 points … Their last contest was a 2-1 win at the University of Wisconsin-River Falls in mid-December … So far this season, Gustavus is 2-0-1 against NCHA teams, all coming on the road … The Gusties have played just three home games this season … Gustavus is tied for 12th in the nation for scoring defense, allowing 2.15 goals per game … Freshman goaltender John McLean is sixth in the nation with a  .932 save percentage and 14th with a 1.99 goals-against-average … Zach May leads the team in scoring with seven goals and is tied with Ross Ring-Jarvi with a team-high 13 points … Ring-Jarvi and Andy Pearson each lead the team with nine assists … Adam Smith had a four-goal game against Lawrence University on December 10th.

Last Meeting: (CSS All-Time Record vs. Gustavus: 15-19)
The Saints defeated Gustavus 5-0 in January of 2009. Freshman Jeremy Dawes (Winnipeg, Manitoba/College Jeanne Suave (Portage-MJHL) ) and Carter Davis (Moose Jaw, Saskatchewan/Central Collegiate (Waywayseecappo-MJHL) ) had assists in the win.

Augsburg Auggies (4-7-0)
Augsburg will face the Saints at the Rosemount Community Center on Saturday night … On Friday night the Auggies will play against the University of Wisconsin-Superior at their home rink … The Auggies have already played in the last week, splitting a home series with Lawrence last Friday and Saturday … The Auggies defeated the Vikings 9-4 in the first contest, only to lose 1-0 in overtime in the second game … Augsburg is 3-1 when leading after the first period, but is only 1-6 when trailing or tied at the first intermission … Trevor Doden leads the team with six goals on the year … Three of his six goals have been unassisted … David Hines has a team-high seven assists and eight points … Justin Lochner has started 10 games in net and has a 3.72 goals-against-average.

Last Meeting: (CSS All-Time Record vs. Augsburg: 12-7-2)
The Saints took down the Auggies 3-2 in November of 2008 at Mars Lakeview Arena. Dawes had the assist on the game-winner for the Saints.