DULUTH, Minn. (csssaints.com) – The ninth-ranked St. Scholastica women's hockey team will welcome Lake Forest College (Ill.) for a two-game Northern Collegiate Hockey Association (NCHA) series this weekend at Mars Lakeview Arena.
Game Schedule:
Friday's Game: 7 p.m.
Saturday's Game: 4 p.m.
-The Saints are coming off two big wins against St. Norbert College last weekend, as they are now ranked seventh in the nation by d3hockey.com and ninth by USCHO.com.
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Nina Waidacher (Arosa, Switzerland/Wirtschaftschule KV Chur (ZSC Lions/Swiss U18 National)) recorded two goals in Friday's game and one on Saturday's to extend her goal total to a nation leading 13 on the season.
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Isabel Waidacher (Arosa, Switzerland/Graubunden Canton School (ZSC Lions/Swiss U18 National)) leads the nation in points with 21, as she notched her eighth goal of the season in Saturday's game.
-Saints captain
Michelle Fischer (St. Paul, Minn./Cretin-Derham Hall) recorded three points on the weekend, as she is second in the nation with 12 assists thus far.
-St. Scholastica leads the nation with both a power-play conversion (41 percent), and average goals per game (5.50).
-Freshman goaltender
Lindsey Hartfiel (Big Lake, Minn./Buffalo HS) was named the NCHA Women's Defensive Player of the Week after making 65 saves last weekend at St. Norbert.
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Lake Forest College Foresters
Record: 3-2-1 (3-2-1 NCHA)
Head Coach: Carisa Zaban |
-The Foresters are coming off two wins against Concordia Wisconsin last weekend.
-Michelle Greeneway has led the offense for the Foresters, recording nine points in her first six games of the season.
-Morgan Pope and Melissa Paluch have also generated some offense, as they have both are averaging over a point per game so far this season.
-Casey Hartfiel, a cousin to Saints goalie Lindsay Hartfiel, has backed the Foresters in net for all six games this season, recording a .922 save percentage.
-Lake Forest was picked to finish third in the NCHA Preseason Coaches' Poll, after receiving 27 points.
Series History: (CSS is 2-6-2 vs. Lake Forest)
-The Saints are 2-2 in their last four meetings with Lake Forest.
-The Saints dropped both of their regular season games to Lake Forest last season, but then eliminated the Foresters by winning two games in the NCHA Quarterfinals. |
