DULUTH, Minn. (csssaints.com) – The St. Scholastica women's hockey team will close out the home portion of its regular season Saturday night when it hosts Finlandia University (Mich.) for a Northern Collegiate Hockey Association (NCHA) contest. Puck drops at 8 p.m. at Mars Lakeview Arena.
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St. Scholastica Saints
Record: 13-6-3 (11-3-2 NCHA)
Head Coach: Jackie MacMillan |
-The Saints picked up a pair of wins last weekend, beating Concordia University (Wis.) on Friday 3-0 and then taking Marian University 5-1 on Saturday for Senior Night.
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Nikki Logergren (Duluth, Minn./Duluth Denfeld HS (Northern Stars)) picked up two assists in Friday's game, and then scored two goals in Saturday's game to be one of NCHA's weekly top performers
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Monika Waidacher (Arosa, Switzerland/Wirtschaftsschule KV Chur (Swiss National Team)) picked up two power play goals in Friday's game, while
Briana Stephens (Chicago, Ill./Hopkins HS (Minn.)) picked up two goals in Saturday's match.
-The Saints' power play is still looking strong after going 3-for-4 on the power play over the weekend. The Saints lead the nation with a power play percentage of .330
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Lindsey Hartfiel (Big Lake, Minn./Buffalo HS) earned her third shutout of the season in Friday's game, and her .933 save percentage is at the top of the NCHA.
-CSS's other goaltender
Sheridan Friesen (Winnipeg, Manitoba/Ontario Hockey Academy) earned her third win of the season on Saturday.
-The Saints can clinch at least the No. 2 seed for the NCHA Slaats Cup Playoffs with a win. If Lake Forest were to also lose Saturday, paired with a CSS victory, the Saints would clinch the top seed. The top two seeds get a bye into the semifinals, hosted by the top-seeded team.
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Finlandia University Lions
Record: 1-19-0 (1-15-0 NCHA)
Head Coach: Danielle Syrowik |
-The Lions are coming off their first win since January 9, 2010 after beating Concordia University (Wis.) 3-2 last Saturday.
-The win wasn't enough to give the Lions a chance at a playoff spot, as they will finish in last place in the NCHA with only two games remaining in their season.
-Freshman Lindsay Jackman scored the game winning goal for the Lions, to put her point total to six so far this season.
-Siera Hache leads the Lions with seven points, while Theresa Wolf is tied with Jackman with six points.
-Lions' goalie Taylor Gustafson picked up her first ever win after making 28 saves with her save percentage sitting at.862.
Series History: (CSS is 8-0-0 vs. Finlandia)
-Last November, the Saints swept the Lions with scores of 10-0 and 10-2.
-Nina Waidacher (Arosa, Switzerland/Wirtschaftschule KV Chur (ZSC Lions/Swiss U18 National)) and Isabel Waidacher (Arosa, Switzerland/Graubunden Canton School (ZSC Lions/Swiss U18 National)) both had record-breaking performances in the wins. |
