DULUTH, Minn. (csssaints.com) – St. Scholastica men's hockey will finish off a long road trip, four straight road games with three of the games being played in Illinois, with a non-conference game against the University of St. Thomas on Saturday night.
 
When:
7 p.m.
 
Where:
St. Thomas Ice Arena in St. Paul

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St. Scholastica Saints
Stats
Record: 7-3, 5-3 NCHA
Northern Collegiate Hockey Association (NCHA): Stats Standings
 
St. Scholastica will look to bounce back following against St. Thomas following a tough start to its road trip…The Saints were swept by Lake Forest College, the first time they have been swept all season, but then went on to defeat Aurora College…CSS was ranked No.12 entering into the road trip but has since dropped out of the top-15 teams.
 
Road Weary: St. Scholastica owns a perfect 5-0 record at home this season but has struggled on the road only managing a 2-3 record in away games…In the five away games CSS has played this season they have only scored 13 goals or an average of 2.6 goals per away game…Meanwhile the Saints have scored 21 goals in five home games for an average of 4.2 goals per home game.
 
Secondary Scoring Emerging: Sophomore forward Derek Sutliffe (Las Vegas, Nev./Odyssey Charter School (Langley Rivermen-BCHL) ) provided much of the heavy-lifting offensively early in the season and currently leads the team with 12 points (6-6-12), however Sutliffe has been held without a point in the last three games…Where Sutliffe's point production has slowed, Dylan Nowakowski (Calgary, Alberta/Centennial HS (Brooks-AJHL) ) and Luke Simpson (Canmore, Alberta/Athol Murray College of Notre Dame (Canmore-AJHL) ) have picked up the slack with each recording four points over the last three games and combining for five of the seven goals scored over those three games.
 
All Important First Goal: When CSS scores the first goal in a game they hold a 6-1 record but when the opponent scores first their record is only 1-2…When the Saints are ahead after two periods of play they are a perfect 6-0...If CSS can get the lead early they are very difficult to beat.
 
Series History: St. Scholastica holds a 10-21-2 all-time record against St. Thomas…In their last 10 contests against St. Thomas the Saints are 0-8-2.
 
University of St. Thomas Tommies
St. Thomas holds a 4-3-3 overall record this season and are 3-1-2 in conference play…Forwards Alex Altenbernd, Willie Faust, and Jordan Lovick are all tied for the UST scoring lead with nine points apiece…Altenbernd and Faust are also tied for the goal-scoring lead with five goals apiece…Senior goalie Drew Fielding has been fantastic for the Tommies posting a 1.52 goals-against average and a .942 save-percentage in eight starts in goal and nine total appearances.