DULUTH, Minn. (csssaints.com) – The St. Scholastica women's hockey team will have its first home games of the 2015-16 season when it welcomes conference foe St. Norbert College (Wis.) for a two-game series this weekend.
 
Where:
Mars Lakeview Arena – Duluth, Minn.
 
When:
Friday at 7 p.m.
Saturday at 2 p.m.
 
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St. Scholastica Saints
2015-16 Stats
Record: 1-2-0, 1-1-0 NCHA
Northern Collegiate Hockey Association: Standings | Stats
 
Last Action: The Saints visited then No. 10 Lake Forest College (Ill.) last weekend and were swept by the Foresters, dropping game one 5-2 and game two 3-0 … Only the second game of the series was a Northern Collegiate Hockey Association (NCHA) contest … Taylor Guzzo (Silver Bay, Minn./William Kelley HS (UW-River Falls)) had the two goals in the opening game of the series … Lindsey Hartfiel (Big Lake, Minn./Buffalo HS) made 37 saves in both games, which rank in the top 10 all-time in the program's young history.
 
Split Series: Like last weekend, this weekend's series will have one non-conference game (Friday) and one conference game (Saturday).
 
Rivalry Brewing: St. Scholastica and St. Norbert both started women's programs the same year in 2010 and both received the same amount of votes in this year's preseason NCHA poll … St. Norbert has eliminated the Saints twice in the NCHA Semifinals and prevented the Saints from a conference title in 2014.
 
Must Carry Momentum Past the First Period: The Saints have out-scored their first two opponents 6-1 in the first period, but have been outscored 6-1 in the second period … CSS has allowed eight of its nine goals in the second and third periods.

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NCHA Preseason Poll
1. Adrian 37 points (4 first-place votes)
2. Lake Forest 31 (2)
T3. St. Norbert 23 (1)
T3. St. Scholastica 23
5. Concordia (Wis.) 19
6. Marian 12
7. Finlandia 7

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Upcoming Opponents
St. Norbert Green Knights
Record: 1-1-0, 1-1-0 NCHA
 
St. Norbert opened its season on November 3 against Concordia University (Wis.) with a 4-1 victory … The Green Knights then played at Adrian last Saturday and fell 4-2 … St. Norbert hired a new head coach in the offseason as Meredith Roth was selected to guide the Green Knights this season … Roth had served as an assistant at Division I Providence College (R.I.) the past three seasons … The Green Knights have 18 players returning from last season and are led by senior Lauren Roethlisberger, who has two goals in the first two games … Sophomore Reaghan Chadwick also has two goals and an assist for the Green Knights … Sophomores Brianna Kelly and Leigh Grall split time in goal last season and have split the first two games this year … Kelly made 24 saves in the win over Concordia, while Grall had 27 saves in the loss to Adrian.
 
Series History: St. Norbert leads 8-5-1
 
Last Meeting: The Saints tied the Green Knights 2-2 at Mars Lakeview Arena in the regular season finale last year … CSS is 1-3-1 in the last five meetings with St. Norbert.

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Looking Ahead: The Saints remain at home and welcome preseason NCHA favorite Adrian College (Mich.) to Mars Lakeview on November 20.