DULUTH, Minn. (
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Where:Hunt Arena – River Falls, Wis.
When:Tuesday at 7:05 p.m.
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www.facebook.com/css.saints St. Scholastica Saints2015-16 StatsRecord: 5-6-0, 4-2-0 NCHANorthern Collegiate Hockey Association: Standings | Stats Last Action: The Saints went out to New Hampshire and dropped a pair of games to Saint Anselm College (N.H.) over the weekend, falling Friday 2-0 and Saturday 5-3.
Fresh Start: This weekend saw the debut of sophomore transfer forward
Mac Johnson (Monticello, Minn./Monticello HS (St. Cloud State)) … Johnson led the team with five shots on goal on Friday and then scored a pair of goals in Saturday's loss … Johnson played at Division II St. Cloud State last season and first portion of this season … Johnson attended Monticello High School.
Seeing A Lot of Pucks: Goaltender
Lindsey Hartfiel (Big Lake, Minn./Buffalo HS) has stopped the second-most shots in the league this season (257) and ranks third in the conference with a .931 save percentage.
Tough Stretch: The games against Saint Anselm began of tough stretch of games to begin the second half of the season … Saint Anselm entered last weekend with a 9-1-0 overall record … Perennial West Region power UW-River Falls will enter Tuesday's game with an 11-2-1 record … This weekend's opponent, Lake Forest College (Ill.) will be 13-1-1.
Upcoming Opponents #8 UW-River Falls FalconsRecord: 11-2-1, 5-1-0 WIAC The Falcons enter Tuesday's game on a 10-game unbeaten streak and have not lost since November 13 at UW-Stevens Point … After being held to a scoreless tie this past weekend at Concordia College-Moorhead on Friday, the Falcons responded with a 10-2 victory over the Cobbers on Saturday … River Falls has the fourth best scoring offense (4.00 goals/game) and fourth-best scoring defense (1.21 goals/game) in the country this season … The Falcons are led offensively by senior forward Chloe Kinsel who has 16 goals and four assist for 20 points … Dani Sibley leads the team with 10 assists … In goal, Angie Hall has a 1.23 goals-against-average and a .942 save percentage.
Series History: UW-River Falls leads 10-0-0
Last Meeting: The Falcons have been ranked in the top seven in the country in each of the 10 previous meetings … Nine of the 10 games have been decided by at least two goals.
Looking Ahead: The Saints return to Northern Collegiate Hockey Association (NCHA) action when it hosts conference leader and No. fifth-ranked Lake Forest College (ill.) this weekend at Mars Lakeview Arena.