DULUTH, Minn. (
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Where:Mars Lakeview Arena – Duluth, Minn.
When:Friday at 4 p.m.
Saturday at 2 p.m.
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www.facebook.com/css.saints St. Scholastica Saints2015-16 StatsRecord: 5-11-0, 4-6-0 NCHANorthern Collegiate Hockey Association: Standings | Stats Last Action: For the second straight NCHA series the Saints are coming off a pair of close defeats, falling to St. Norbert College (Wis.) 3-2 in overtime on Friday and 4-3 on Saturday …
Abby Sawyer (Owatonna, Minn./Owatonna HS) scored a goal in each game, while
Katie Josephson (Maple Grove, Minn./Maple Grove HS) had a goal and two assists in the series …
Denisa Lalikova (Puchov, Slovakia/Proctor Academy, N.H.) had an assist in both games, while
Mac Johnson (Monticello, Minn./Monticello HS (St. Cloud State)) had a goal and an assist … The Saints were held below 20 shots on goal in both games for the second time this season.
Where They Stand: With eight league games remaining, the Saints remain in fourth place, six points back now of third place St. Norbert. Concordia University (Wis.) is only two points back of the Saints, but have played three more conference games … Marian sits four points back of CSS in sixth … Only the top four teams make the NCHA postseason tournament.
Penalty Kill: The Saints penalty kill has not allowed a power-play goal in the last 12 consecutive opportunities … CSS has now allowed a power-play goal by a conference member in the last five games, dating all the way back to November.
Seeing a Lot of Shots: Junior goaltender
Lindsey Hartfiel (Big Lake, Minn./Buffalo HS) has already made more saves thru 13 games (398) than she did in 19 total games last season (389) … Her career-high is 599 during her freshman campaign.
Must Win the Close Ones: The Saints are 2-4 in one-goal games this season … CSS has lost three of its last four games by one goal … The Saints were 2-6 last season in one-goal margins.
Nearing 50: Senior
Nikki Logergren (Duluth, Minn./Duluth Denfeld HS (Northern Stars)) is two points shy from becoming the fifth player in program history to record 50 points in a career … Fellow senior
Taylor Guzzo (Silver Bay, Minn./William Kelley HS (UW-River Falls)) is five points shy from hitting the mark.
Upcoming Opponents Marian SabresRecord: 5-12-0, 2-8-0 NCHA The Sabres have won four games on the road this season … Marian will be rested coming into this weekend as it did not play last weekend … The Sabres are coming off a 5-1 loss to Concordia (Wis.) on January 20 … Marian has been out-scored 37-11 in the first two periods this season … Freshman Courtney Wittig leads the team with nine goals and 11 points … Junior Emily Everson has a team-high seven assists … Freshman goaltender Lindsey Strainis has 260 saves and a .900 save percentage … Senior goaltender Ali Glazer has seen about a third of the action in goal and has a .904 save percentage … Marian leads the NCHA in penalty minutes per game (10.9) and rank near the bottom in penalty-kill success (.770)
Series History: CSS leads 12-1-0
Last Meeting: The Saints defeated the Sabres in Fond du Lac 2-1 in overtime on December 9.
Abby Sawyer (Owatonna, Minn./Owatonna HS) scored the game-winner early into the overtime session … In the last three meetings against the Sabres at Mars Lakeview Arena, the Saints have out-scored Marian 16-3.
Looking Ahead: The Saints will be at Adrian College (Mich.) on February 5 and 6 for a two-game NCHA series.
