Tournament Schedule

DULUTH, Minn. – St. Scholastica women's hockey sisters Monika Waidacher (Arosa, Switzerland/Wirtschaftsschule KV Chur (Swiss National Team)) and Nina Waidacher (Arosa, Switzerland/Wirtschaftschule KV Chur (ZSC Lions/Swiss U18 National)) will both play for the Switzerland Women's National Team at the International Ice Hockey Federations (IIHF) World Women's Championships, beginning on April 7 in Burlington, Vt.

Both played for the Swiss National team in January at the Meco 6 Nations Cup. Both have been staples for the Swiss national teams over the last few years, including the 2010 Vancouver Olympics.

Both Nina and Monika were named first team All-Northern Collegiate Hockey Association (NCHA) performers this past season.

Monika was second in the conference to her sister in points (29) and assists (18). She recorded 11 goals during league-play, which ranked ninth, including four power-play goals, which put her eighth. Monika finished the regular season, recording one goal in each of the last three games.

Nina became the program's first All-American, named to the West Region's second team by the American Hockey Coaches Association (AHCA). Nina had one of the best regular seasons in the NCHA women's league history. She led the conference with 18 goals, 18 assists and 36 points.  In 12 seasons, she's one of only four players to average 1.80 or more points per game in NCHA play.  Her 36 points rank second most all-time in league history. She led all freshmen in Division III with 1.64 points per game and finished third overall. She was fifth in the country in goals per game (0.82) and ninth in assists per game (0.82).

Group play begins Saturday, April 7 and continues through April 10. Quarterfinals then begin on Wednesday, April 11 and the championship will take place on Saturday, April 14. All of the action will either take place at Gutterson Fieldhouse or Cairns Arena.