DULUTH, Minn. (csssaints.com) – For the first time since the first weekend in December, the St. Scholastica women's hockey team will be away from Mars Lakeview Arena this weekend when it faces Concordia University Wisconsin on Friday and Marian University (Wis.) on Saturday.

Where:
Friday:
Ozaukee Ice Center – Mequon, Wis.
Saturday:
Blue Line Family Ice Center – Fond du Lac, Wis.

When:
Friday at Concordia (Wis.) – 7 p.m.
Saturday at Marian (Wis.) – 7 p.m.

Watch:
Friday: http://www.ustream.tv/channel/cuw-falcons-2
 
Live Stats:
Friday: http://www.cuwfalcons.com/sports/wice/2014-15/boxscores/20150206_htpi.xml
Saturday: http://www.sabreathletics.com/sports/wice/2014-15/boxscores/20150207_zs03.xml
 

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St. Scholastica Saints
Stats
Record: 8-9-3, 6-5-3 NCHA
Northern Collegiate Hockey Association: Standings | Stats
 
The Saints faced the top teams in the NCHA last weekend and fell to unbeaten Adrian College (Mich.) 2-1 on Friday and then came back to tie Lake Forest College (Ill.) 4-4 on Saturday …
 
Bye Duluth: The Saints played their last 10 consecutive games at home and finished that home stand with a 3-5-2 record … Three of those five losses came against Top 7-nationally-ranked teams.
 
Special Teams: CSS is seventh in NCAA Division III with a combined special teams success rate of 54 percent … The Saints have the third-best power-play unit in the country at 27 percent (20-for-74).
 
Third Period Success: The Saints have outscored teams by 13 goals in the third period this season … The last two weekend the Saints have a pair of games where they came from behind after trailing after two periods to tie or win a game
 
Where they Stand: The Saints remain in fourth place in the conference standings with four conference games to play … St. Norbert is three points ahead in third and Concordia Wisconsin is six points back in fifth … Adrian leads the league with 26 points … CSS already clinched a NCHA Slaats Cup berth.
 
Series Histories:  
-CSS leads Concordia Wisconsin 6-1-4
-CSS leads Marian 10-1-0
 
Last Meetings: Two weekend ago, the Saints went 1-0-1 against Concordia Wisconsin at Mars Lakeview … Both games were tight, with the Saints scoring the game-winner in the 3-2 victory with less than two minutes to go … Kaitlin Johnston (Lake Elmo, Minn./Stillwater HS) had three points in the series … In the season-opening series, the Saints swept Marian 7-1 and 4-1 … Nina Waidacher (Arosa, Switzerland/Wirtschaftschule KV Chur (ZSC Lions/Swiss U18 National)) had seven points in the series.
 
Concordia University Wisconsin Falcons
Record: 7-8-4, 3-6-3 NCHA
 
The last eight games for the Falcons have either been ties or have been decided by one goal … Concordia is coming off its second straight 2-2 tie last Friday against St. Norbert College … The Falcons are looking for their first win since January 9 … Six of the team's seven wins have come at home … Senior forward Emily Heckendorf leads the team with eight goals and 13 points … Junior forward Alexis Machuga has a team-high 10 assists … Senior Andrea Mizanskey and sophomore Bridget Slater have split time in net with both having a 2.18 goals-against-average … Slater has more wins (5) and a better save percentage (.935).
 
Marian University Sabres
Record: 5-13-1, 3-9-0 NCHA
 
The Sabres have dropped four straight games, including the last three against St. Norbert … Opponents have scored the first goal in 15 of the 18 games this season … The Sabres have allowed the most first period goals in the conference this season (25) … Senior forward Amanda Waigand leads the team with 14 goals … Fellow senior Nina Laurie has a team-high eight assists and 18 points … Senior goaltender Amanda Alexander has a 3.79 goals-against-average and a .909 save percentage.