DULUTH, Minn. (csssaints.com) – The St. Scholastica women's hockey program will be looking to continue its high offensive scoring output from last weekend as they travel to De Pere, Wis. to play St. Norbert College in a weekend series.
Game Schedule: (Game Day Media)
Friday at St. Norbert – 6:30 p.m.
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Saturday at St. Norbert – 2 p.m.
(Live Video)
About the Saints
Record: 1-0-1, 1-0-1 NCHA
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The Saints have started their third ever season of competition with a win and a tie last weekend vs. Concordia Wisconsin.
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After a 4-4 tie on Friday night, the Saints put on an offensive showing in an 8-1 victory with eight different players netting goals.
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Alex Blair (Drake, Saskatchewan/Lanigan Central HS) and Brenna Flatley (Minnetonka, Minn./Minnetonka HS) both scored two goals and registered two assists in the weekend series.
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Michelle Rebeck (St. Andrews, Manitoba/Balmoral Hall) is leading the team in assists after this weekend with four is Saturday's game alone.
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Teraysa White (Belgrade, Maine/Brewster Academy (New England College)) has started in net for both games and has a 2.40 goal-against-average.
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CSS is 5-for-11 on the power-play and have killed off 10 of 12 power-plays.
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The Saints are ranked second in the nation with 46 percent success rate on the power-play.
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The six goals per game average is currently tied with fellow NCHA UW-Stevens Point for tops in Division III.
About the Green Knights
Record: 1-0-1, 0-0-0 NCHA
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The Green Knights opened up the season two weeks ago with a 6-3 win over Saint Mary's and a 1-1 tie against Concordia-Moorhead the next day.
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Henriette Osgaard is leading the team with two goals and two assists coming in those two games and was named the NCHA Player of the Week for her efforts.
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Laurel Hill and Ali Parker both scored one goal and registered an assist in the two games for two points.
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Kaley Gibson started both games in goal for SNC and has a 1.91 goals-against-average.
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St. Norbert was picked to finish sixth in the preseason poll
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SNC is only 1-for-9 on the power play and is 7-for-10 on the penalty kill.
Series History: (CSS is 1-3-0 all-time vs. St. Norbert)
The two teams split last year in Duluth. Nina and
Monika Waidacher (Arosa, Switzerland/Wirtschaftsschule KV Chur (Swiss National Team)) combined for two goals and six assists in the two games.
