DULUTH, Minn. (csssaints.com) - The St. Scholastica women's hockey team will play unbeaten and No. 10 Adrian College in Michigan on Saturday and Sunday.
Where:Arrington Ice Arena in Adrian, Michigan
When:Friday at 7 p.m. ET
Saturday at 2 p.m. ET
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St. Scholastica SaintsStatsRecord: 5-2-1, 5-2-1 NCHANorthern Collegiate Hockey Association:Â StandingsÂ
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The Saints have only seen conference action so far this season and will step outside the conference after this roadtrip to Adrian, Michigan … The Saints are coming off a conference tie and a loss to Lake Forest College before Thanksgiving break …
Abby Sawyer (Owatonna, Minn./Owatonna HS) had a power play goal over the weekend in Lake Forest while
Brandi Malwitz (Thief River Falls, Minn./Lincoln HS) and
Nina Waidacher (Arosa, Switzerland/Wirtschaftschule KV Chur (ZSC Lions/Swiss U18 National)) had the other two goals over the weekend.
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Strong Goaltending: Each of St. Scholastica's goaltenders have been strong this season … The Saints have turned to each goalie equally and both have performed well …
Lindsey Hartfiel (Big Lake, Minn./Buffalo HS) has a .918 save percentage while her younger partner
Kristen Hunt (Winnipeg, Manitoba/West Kildonan) is sitting at a .952 save percentage … They have combined for 158 saves and a .929 save percentage.
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Power Play: The St. Scholastica hockey team is 7-for-28 on the power play while holding opponents to 3-for-25 while on the power play … The Bulldogs enter this weekend with the second-best power-play percentage (.385) in NCAA Division III.
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Strong Third Period: The Saints have a trend to finish games strong … St. Scholastica has scored 15 goals in the third period opposed to the 10 scored during the second period and seven in the first period … Waidacher leads the scoring for the Saints with eight goals and
Sierra Hanowski (Warroad, Minn./Warroad HS) with seven goals so far this season.
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Series History: St. Scholastica is 3-5-1 against Adrian College going into this weekend's games … Last year, the Saints went 2-1 against Adrian … Adrian was ranked 10
th when the two teams met for the third and final time in the 2013-2014 and the Saints walked away with a win.
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#10 Adrian College BulldogsAdrian has yet to be defeated this season … The Bulldogs come into this weekend's matchup with a 5-0-1 record … Adrian College is coming off a tie and a win against fellow NCHA conference team St. Norbert before Thanksgiving break … Jade Walsh recorded her third career shutout for the Bulldogs against St. Norbert and leads the conference with a .960 save percentage … The Bulldogs have three players with at least 10 points this season in seniors Kelsey Kusch and Hannah McGowan, along with sophomore Kristin Lewicki … Adrian is tied with CSS as both lead the NCHA, averaging 4.0 goals per game … The Bulldogs also rank in the top five nationally in scoring defense (1.2 goals/game) despite being second in the nation in penalty minutes per game (12.7).