DULUTH, Minn. (csssaints.com) – The St. Scholastica women's hockey team will travel to No. 10 Lake Forest College (Ill.) this weekend for a two-game series with the Foresters.
 
Where:
Alumni Memorial Fieldhouse – Lake Forest, Ill.
 
When:
Saturday at 2 p.m.
Sunday at 2 p.m.
 
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St. Scholastica Saints
2015-16 Stats
Record: 1-0-0, 1-0-0 NCHA
Northern Collegiate Hockey Association: Standings | Stats
 
Last Action: The Saints opened their season Tuesday night at conference opponent Finlandia University (Mich.) and came away with a 7-1 victory … CSS scored five of the seven goals in the first period … Abby Sawyer (Owatonna, Minn./Owatonna HS) scored twice, while Taylor Guzzo (Silver Bay, Minn./William Kelley HS (UW-River Falls)) had a goal and two assists … Kristen Hunt (Winnipeg, Manitoba/West Kildonan) made 11 saves to earn the victory.
 
Split Series: Saturday's game between the Saints and Foresters will be a non-conference game, while Sunday's game will count in the Northern Collegiate Hockey Association (NCHA) standings.
 
Finishing Strong: The Saints finished games strong last season, out-scoring opponents 31-14 in the third period, which was second-best in the league.
 
Must Win the Close Ones: Last season the Saints were only 2-6 in games decided by one goal … In the three seasons prior, the Saints had a 16-7 mark in games decided by one goal.

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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
No. 10 Lake Forest Foresters
Record: 1-0-1, 1-0-0 NCHA
 
The Foresters have made the NCAA Division III Tournament the last two seasons, capturing the conference tournament title in 2014 and 2015 … Lake Forest won the regular season title in 2014 and tied for second last season … The Foresters are led by three-time All-American Michelle Greeneway … Greeneway also plays for the Lake Forest women's soccer team and leads that squad in scoring … The Foresters have a semifinal contest on Friday … If Lake Forest wins that game, she would not be available to play on Saturday, but would be available for Sunday's contest … The same goes for fellow senior forward Holly Lesperance … Greeneway has four goals and five points in three games this season … Senior goaltender Allie Carter is 2-0 this season with a pair of shutouts … The Foresters have scored the first goal in each of their first three games this season.
 
Series History: Lake Forest leads 8-3-5
 
Last Meeting: Lake Forest went 1-0-2 against the Saints last season … CSS is winless in its last four tries against the Foresters (0-2-2) after going 3-0-1 in the previous four meetings … The last victory at Lake Forest came in the 2013 postseason.

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Looking Ahead: The Saints will have their home opener on November 13 and 14 when host St. Norbert College at Mars Lakeview Arena.