DULUTH, Minn. (csssaints.com) – The St. Scholastica women's hockey team will hit the ice for the first time in over a month this weekend when it takes on Saint Anselm College (N.H.) in Manchester, New Hampshire.
 
Where:
Sullivan Arena – Manchester, N.H.
 
When:
Friday at 4 p.m. (ET)
Saturday at 1 p.m. (ET)
 
Live Video: http://saintanselmhawks.tv/
Live Stats Friday: http://www.saintanselmhawks.com/sports/wice/2015-16/boxscores/20160108_364m.xml
Live Stats Saturday: http://www.saintanselmhawks.com/sports/wice/2015-16/boxscores/20160109_j42z.xml
 
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St. Scholastica Saints
2015-16 Stats
Record: 5-4-0, 4-2-0 NCHA
Northern Collegiate Hockey Association: Standings | Stats
 
Last Action: The Saints last played on December 9 in Fond du Lac, Wisconsin, which resulted in a 2-1 overtime victory over Marian University (Wis.) … Abby Sawyer (Owatonna, Minn./Owatonna HS) recorded the game-winner 21 seconds into the extra session … Anja Kadijevic (Zagreb, Croatia/General HS (Lindenwood)) recorded the other goal for CSS … It was the first overtime victory since December of 2012.
 
New Face: The Saints have added sophomore transfer Mac Johnson (Monticello, Minn./Monticello HS (St. Cloud State)) to the roster over break … Johnson played at Division II St. Cloud State last season and first portion of this season … Johnson attended Monticello High School.
 
Quick Starts: The Saints have scored 11 goals in the first period this season, but have a total of 13 goals in the second and third periods combined … The Saints have out-scored opponents by four goals in the first period … CSS is 3-0-0 when leading after the first period.
 
Coming Up Clutch: Abby Sawyer (Owatonna, Minn./Owatonna HS) is tied for fifth in the country with three game-winning goals this season … She is tied with Michelle Greeneway of Lake Forest College (Ill.) for the conference lead.
 
Distribution: Sierra Hanowski (Warroad, Minn./Warroad HS) has recorded an assist in three straight games.

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Upcoming Opponents
Saint Anselm Hawks
Record: 9-1-0, 5-1-0 NEHC
 
The Hawks enter the weekend on a five-game winning streak … Saint Anselm played last weekend with road wins over Trinity (Conn.) and Sacred Heart … The lone loss this season was 4-2 defeat by UMass-Boston … The Hawks have not lost a home game this season (4-0-0) … Three players lead the team with 12 points … Junior forward Alison Butler has seven goals and five assists … Senior forward Alex Kazmer had five goals and seven assists and junior defenseman Martha Findley has one goal and 11 assists … In goal, junior Hannah Synnott is 8-0-0 and has a 1.62 goal-against-average … Saint Anselm as a team has only faced 141 shots.
 
Series History: Saint Anselm leads 3-1-0
 
Last Meeting: The Saints split a pair of games with the Hawks last season in Duluth … CSS took the first game 5-2, before dropping the second 2-1 … The played the Hawks in New Hampshire in 2012 and that resulted in a 5-2 Saint Anselm victory.

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Looking Ahead: The Saints will face the University of Wisconsin-River Falls on Tuesday, January 12 in River Falls.