DULUTH, Minn. (csssaints.com) – The St. Scholastica women's hockey team will be in action midweek this week, beginning with a trip across the bridge to face rival University of Wisconsin-Superior on Tuesday and then a longer trip to Marian University (Wis.) on Wednesday.
 
Where:
Tuesday
Wessman Arena – Superior, Wis.
Wednesday
Blue Line Family Ice Center – Fond du Lac, Wis.
 
When:
Tuesday at 7 p.m.
Wednesday at 7 p.m.
 
Live Video vs. UWS: http://www.ifan.tv/
Live Stats vs. UWS: http://www.sidearmstats.com/uwsuper/whockey/
Live Audio vs. UWS: http://www.csssaints.com/ssn
 
Live Video/Stats vs. Marian: http://portal.stretchinternet.com/marianwi/
 
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St. Scholastica Saints
2015-16 Stats
Record: 4-3-0, 3-2-0 NCHA
Northern Collegiate Hockey Association: Standings | Stats
 
Last Action: The Saints defeated Concordia University (Wis.) 3-1 at Mars Lakeview Arena on November 21 … CSS scored the final three goals of the game, including two in the third period … Sierra Hanowski (Warroad, Minn./Warroad HS) scored the game-winner.
 
Pulling Out the Close Ones: The Saints are 3-0 in games decided by two goals or less … CSS is tied with St. Norbert College with the fewest goals allowed in the third period (4).
 
Hartfiel 1k Saves: Junior goaltender Lindsey Hartfiel (Big Lake, Minn./Buffalo HS) is the first St. Scholastica goaltender in program history to eclipse 1,000 saves in a career.
 
Trends/Streaks: Sophomore Abby Sawyer (Owatonna, Minn./Owatonna HS) has recorded a goal in three of the last four games … Hanowski has a goal in two of the last three games.

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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
UW-Superior Yellowjackets
Record: 5-5-3, 1-3-2 WIAC
 
The Yellowjackets were swept by No. 8 University of Wisconsin-River Falls over the weekend … Prior to this last weekend, the 'Jackets had a four-game unbeaten streak … UWS is 2-2-2 at Wessman Arena so far this season … Hailey Adair leads the team with 12 points on the year … Senior forward Lynne Larson has a team-high six goals … Fellow senior Karen Larson is tied with Adair with a team-best seven assists … In goal, sophomore Sky Brown and freshman Natasha Singer have split time … Brown has three wins with a 1.72 goals-against-average and a .939 save percentage.
 
Marian Sabres
Record: 3-8-0, 0-6-0 NCHA
 
The Sabres dropped a pair of games against fourth-ranked Adrian College (Mich.) over the weekend … The three wins this season have all come against Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (MIAC) teams … Freshmen have led the way for the Sabres this season with three of the top five scorers on the team … Freshman Courtney Wittig is at the top with six goals … Fellow freshman Jill Schneider has four goals and an assist … Senior Ali Glazer, freshman Lindsey Strainis and junior Maddy Dixon have all seen action in net … The Sabres have been out-scored 27-5 through the first two periods this season.
 
Series Histories:
-UWS leads CSS 6-3-1
-CSS leads Marian 11-1-0
 
Last Meetings: The Saints split two games last season with UW-Superior with the Yellowjackets winning 2-1 at Mars Lakeview and the Saints winning 4-1 at Wessman … CSS is 3-1-1 all-time vs. UWS at Wessman Arena … The Saints have won four straight against Marian, picking up three wins over the Sabres last season … The lone win in the series for Marian came in Fond du Lac two seasons ago.

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Looking Ahead: The Saints are off until January 8 and 9 when they head to Manchester, New Hampshire to face Saint Anselm College for a pair of games.