DULUTH, Minn. (csssaints.com) – The No. 15 St. Scholastica men's hockey team will face Northland College in a home-and-home series beginning Friday at Mars Lakeview Arena.
 
Where:
Friday
Mars Lakeview Arena – Duluth, Minn.
Saturday
Bay Area Civic Center – Ashland, Wis.
 
When:
Friday at 7 p.m.
Saturday at 8 p.m.
 
Live Video/Stats Friday: http://www.csssaints.com/ssn
Live Video Saturday: http://www.northlandcollegesports.com/sports/2015/9/3/GEN_0903154524.aspx
 
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St. Scholastica Saints
Stats
Record: 2-1-1, 1-1-0 NCHA
Northern Collegiate Hockey Association: Standings | Stats
 
Last Action: The Saints split with Lake Forest College (Ill.) last weekend in Illinois … The Foresters took Friday's game 4-3 in overtime, despite the Saints outshooting the Foresters 44-24 … The next day, the Saints responded in a big way, defeating Lake Forest 8-2 as CSS scored the first six goals of the game … Dylan Nowakowski (Calgary, Alberta/Centennial HS (Brooks-AJHL) ) had four assists in the victory … Nowakowski leads the nation with 1.5 assists per game
 
Millin Player of the Week: For the second time this year a Saint was named NCHA Player of the Week with this week's honor going to junior forward Brandon Millin (Port Moody, British Columbia/Heritage Woods HS (Notre Dame Hounds-SJHL) ) … Millin had four goals and three assists last weekend against Lake Forest … In Saturday win, he contributed to five of the team's eight goals with a hat trick and two assists … Millin, along with Nowakowski, rank in the top seven nationally in points per game (2.00).
 
Power-Play Success: The Saints have the top power-play unit in the conference (7-for-21) and is tied for third in NCAA Division III … CSS has scored at least one power-play goal in each of the last three games.
 
Overtime Woes: The Saints are 0-6-6 in their last 12 overtime games … The last overtime victory for CSS was January 10, 2014 at Hamline University.
 
Added a 25^th Game: The Saints have added a 25^th regular season game this year as it will travel to UW-Stout on Tuesday, January 19.

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NCHA Preseason Poll
1. Adrian 99 points (9 first-place votes)
2. St. Norbert 91 (2 first-place votes)
3. MSOE 76
4. College of St. Scholastica 71
5. Lake Forest 69
6. Marian 50
7. Concordia Wisconsin 47
8. Lawrence 40
9. Northland 29
10. Finlandia 22
11. Aurora 11

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Upcoming Opponents
Northland LumberJacks
Record: 1-5-0, 1-3-0 NCHA
 
The LumberJacks are coming off their first win of the season, a 2-1 victory over the Milwaukee School of Engineering on Saturday … Prior to the MSOE last weekend, the 'Jacks had allowed at least five goals in three of their first four games … Northland is at the bottom of the league, averaging 1.17 goals per game … Seven different LumberJacks have accounted for the seven goals this season … Sophomore forward Petter Bulling has a pair of assists … Freshman goaltender AJ Smith has started five of the six games in goal and has a .916 save percentage.
 
Series History: CSS leads 15-1-1
 
Last Meeting: Northland upended the Saints for the first time in the series' history, winning 3-2 at Mars Lakeview Arena last season … The night before, Northland tied the Saints 4-4 at the Bay Area Civic Center.

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Looking Ahead: The Saints are off next weekend and will be back in action on Friday, December 4 at home against Marian University.