DULUTH, Minn. (csssaints.com) - The St. Scholastica women's hockey team will have its first conference home games since mid-November and first conference game overall since early December when Concordia University Wisconsin visits this weekend.

Where:
Mars Lakeview Arena – Duluth, Minn.

When:
Friday – 4 p.m.
Saturday – 1 p.m.

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St. Scholastica Saints
Stats
Record: 7-8-1, 5-4-1 NCHA
Northern Collegiate Hockey Association: Standings | Stats
 
The Saints were swept last week by a pair of Wisconsin Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (WIAC) teams as Bridge Rival UW-Superior won last Tuesday 2-1 and then No. 7 UW-River Falls took two straight over the weekend 4-2 and 4-1.
 
Below .500: The Saints have fallen below .500 for the first time since their inaugural season in 2010-11.
 
January Struggles: For the second straight season, the Saints are stuck in a four-game losing streak during the month of January … Three of the four losses were against the same teams both seasons, UWS and UW-River Falls.
 
La "Nina" Effect: Senior Nina Waidacher (Arosa, Switzerland/Wirtschaftschule KV Chur (ZSC Lions/Swiss U18 National)) has scored at least 16 goals in all four season … She is tops in NCAA Division III with eight power-play goals and is currently third in the nation averaging a goal per game … Waidacher has 140 points in her career.
 
Where they Stand: The Saints are tied for the third in the league standings with St. Norbert College, four points behind Lake Forest College (Ill.) for second … The Foresters have a game in hand on the rest of the league … Adrian is up seven points on the Saints with eight games to play.
 
Power-Play Success: The Saints are ranked sixth in the country in power-play percentage, converting 26 percent of their opportunities.
 
Finish Strong: The Saints have allowed the fewest goals in the conference in the third period this season (8) … They have also scored the second-most in the period (19).
 
Series History:  CSS leads 5-1-3
 
Last season: The Saints went 2-0-1 against the Falcons … CSS scored three goals in each of the three contests … Goaltender Lindsey Hartfiel (Big Lake, Minn./Buffalo HS) was the goalie of record in all three contests and had one shutout and .957 save percentage … Senior defenseman Alex Blair (Drake, Saskatchewan/Lanigan Central HS) has eight career points vs. Concordia.
 
Concordia University Wisconsin Falcons
Record: 7-7-2, 3-5-1 NCHA

The Falcons are guided by first year head coach Steve Fabiili … Fabiili was the former men's head coach at Northland College for nine seasons … Concordia is coming off a tight series with conference leader and No. 5 Adrian College (Mich.) … The Falcons tied the Bulldogs 4-4 on Friday night and then fell 2-1 on Saturday … This will be Concordia's first home game since December 6 … The Falcons are only 1-4-1 on the road this season … Senior forward Emily Heckendorf leads the team with seven goals … Junior forward Alexis Machuga has a team-high nine assists … Concordia and its opponents have each recorded 83 points this season … Sophomore Bridget Slater and senior Andrea Mizanskey have split time in goal … Slater has five wins and a .934 save percentage … Mizanskey has a .925 save percentage … Both are ranked in the top of three of the league.