DULUTH, Minn. (csssaints.com) – The St. Scholastica women's hockey team will look to get back on track this weekend when it visits Concordia University (Wis.) for a two-game Northern Collegiate Hockey Association (NCHA) series.
-The Saints are coming off two losses to the University of Wisconsin-River Falls last weekend, being shutout 3-0 and 2-0.
-CSS has been shutout for the past three games, which is a first in program history.
-Despite the Saints being unable to get on the board recently,
Nina Waidacher (Arosa, Switzerland/Wirtschaftschule KV Chur (ZSC Lions/Swiss U18 National)) is still leading the nation in points with 36. However, the Saints will be without Nina for the rest of the regular season, as she is headed to Sochi, Russia as a member of the Switzerland Olympic Women's Hockey Team.
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Isabel Waidacher (Arosa, Switzerland/Graubunden Canton School (ZSC Lions/Swiss U18 National)) is second in the nation with 33 points, and still leads in nation in assists with 21.
-In net,
Lindsey Hartfiel (Big Lake, Minn./Buffalo HS) is second in the NCHA with a save percentage of .924 and is with a goals-against average of 2.22.
-The Saints have fallen out of the NCHA lead as Lake Forest is now one point ahead of the Saints. However, it should be noted that the Foresters have two games in hand on the Saints and are off this weekend. Adrian is one point back of CSS with the same amount of games played as the Saints.
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Concordia University (Wis.)
Record: 6-10-0 (4-5-0 NCHA)
Head Coach: Jim Ingman |
-The Falcons are coming off two losses to Adrian College this past weekend, and have lost their past six straight games.
-With six goals and eight assists, Emily Heckendorf leads Concordia with 14 points so far this season.
-Veronika Metanova is second for the Falcons with 13 points, and leads in goals with seven.
-So far this season, Jennifer DeGeorge has seen the majority of time in net for Concordia. She holds a .904 save percentage and has 2.76 goals-against average.
-The Falcons were selected to place fifth in the NCHA according to the Preseason Coaches' Poll after receiving 17 points.
Series History: (CSS is 3-1-2 vs. Concordia)
-Last season, the Saints tied the Falcons 4-4 and then took the second game 8-1. |
