DULUTH, Minn. (
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Where:
Mars Lakeview Arena – Duluth, Minn.
When:
Friday at 7 p.m.
Saturday at 4 p.m.
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St. Scholastica Saints
Stats
Record: 1-2-0, 0-0-0 NCHA
Northern Collegiate Hockey Association: Standings | Stats
Last Action: The Saints suffered a non-conference loss to the University of Wisconsin-River Falls on Tuesday night by a 3-2 score in their home opener at Mars Lakeview … The Falcons scored two goals in the opening period and CSS could never get equal …
Kristofer McKinzie (Duluth, Minn./Duluth Marshall School (Minnesota Magicians-NAHL)) scored his first goal of the season, while
Steven Phee (Balzac, Alberta/George McDougall HS (Canmore-AJHL) ) registered a goal for the third straight game.
Phee on the Power-Play: All three of Phee's goals this season have come on the power-play and he is currently tied with six other players for the NCAA Division III lead in that category, including Lake Forest's Jack Lewis … Six of the seven players tied are from the West Region.
Distributing: Like Phee, who has scored in each game this season, fellow senior
Brandon Millin (Port Moody, British Columbia/Heritage Woods HS (Notre Dame Hounds-SJHL) ) has recorded one assist in all three games … Millin's best career game came against Lake Forest last season when he recorded his first career hat trick and had five points.
Let's Get One Early: St. Scholastica has yet to score in the first period thru the first three games … Four of the six goals have come in the second period.
Upcoming Opponents
Lake Forest Foresters
Record: 3-1-0, 3-1-0 NCHA
The Foresters are coming off a series split with No. 2 St. Norbert College last weekend where they lost 7-0 at home on Friday, but responded with a 5-3 victory at St. Norbert on Saturday … Lake Forest is led offensively by Jack Lewis, who has five goals and an assist for six points … Bron Loiselle and Mark Esshaki each have a team-high three assists … Goaltenders Billy Cooper and George Argiropoulos have each seen action with Cooper playing three of the four games.
Series Record: Lake Forest leads 27-20-0
(Last Meeting: 8-2 CSS – 11/14/2015)
Series History: The Foresters have won four of the last six in the series with all of those games taking place in Illinois … Four of the last six meetings have also been decided by one goal … This is Lake Forest's first trip to Duluth since December of 2013 … The Saints are 5-1 in the last six meetings at Mars Lakeview Arena.
Looking Ahead: The Saints will have a home-and-home series with Northland College on November 18 in Ashland, Wisconsin and November 19 at Mars Lakeview.
