DULUTH, Minn. (csssaints.com) – The eighth-ranked St. Scholastica women's hockey team will go out of conference tonight when it faces Saint Mary's University in Winona. The puck drop is scheduled for 7 p.m.
-The Saints are ranked eighth in the USCHO.com Division III poll and sixth in the D3hockey.com poll this week.
-The Saints are coming off a three point weekend after tying Friday's game and taking Saturday's match against Lake Forest.
-The Saints are generating plenty of offense, as they saw eight different players score in Saturday's win.
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Isabel Waidacher (Arosa, Switzerland/Graubunden Canton School (ZSC Lions/Swiss U18 National)) leads both the Saints and nation with 27 points, as she picked up six points last weekend.
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Nina Waidacher (Arosa, Switzerland/Wirtschaftschule KV Chur (ZSC Lions/Swiss U18 National)) leads the nation in goals, with 15 and in power play goals with six.
-The Saints power play is still strong, sitting at second in the NCAA Division III at a 41.7 percent success rate.
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Saint Mary's University Cardinals
Record: 2-3-0 (2-2-0 MIAC)
Head Coach: Terry Mannor |
-The Cardinals are coming off their first victories of the season, as they swept the College of Saint Benedict last weekend.
-Breanna Peterson leads the Cardinals with five points, and Mackenzie Klimek has recorded four assists.
-Sarah Gustafson has seen the majority of time in net, posting a .889 save percentage and recorded a shutout in Saturday's game.
-The Cardinals were picked to finish seventh in the MIAC, after receiving 30 points in the MIAC Women's Hockey Preseason Coach's Poll.
Series History: (CSS is 1-0-0 vs. Saint Mary's)
-CSS defeated Saint Mary's last year by a score of 2-1 in Hastings in the only meeting between these teams thus far. |
