DULUTH, Minn. (
csssaints.com) – The No. 10 St. Scholastica women's hockey team will host Lake Forest College (Ill.) for a pair of games this weekend with Friday being a non-conference game and Saturday counting towards the Northern Collegiate Hockey Association (NCHA) standings.
Where:
Mars Lakeview Arena – Duluth, Minn.
When:
Friday – 7 p.m.
Saturday – 2 p.m.
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St. Scholastica Saints
Stats
Record: 2-0-0, 1-0-0 NCHA
Northern Collegiate Hockey Association: Standings | Stats
Last Action: The Saints held off Finlandia University (Mich.) 3-1 on Tuesday night at Mars Lakeview Arena to open NCHA play … St. Scholastica scored a goal in each of the three periods with
Denisa Lalikova (Puchov, Slovakia/Proctor Academy, N.H.) and
Abby Sawyer (Owatonna, Minn./Owatonna HS) capitalizing on power-play opportunities and then
Emily Stegora (Red Wing, Minn./Red Wing HS (Minnesota State-Mankato)) putting the game away with her third goal of the season with her second empty-netter …
Lindsey Hartfiel (Big Lake, Minn./Buffalo HS) made 17 saves in the victory.
Ranked: The Saints are ranked No. 10 in this week's USCHO.com Division III poll … That is the first time the Saints have been ranked since January 13, 2014 … CSS was ranked for seven straight weeks during that season.
Defending the Power-Play: The Saints have yet to allow a power-play goal in nine opportunities … St. Scholastica is one of five teams in NCAA Division III to have a perfect percentage when killing off at least nine power-plays.
Perfect Starts: The Saints are off to a 2-0 start for the third time in program history with last coming in the 2014-15 season … That year CSS started 4-0-0 … The best start in program history was the 2013-14 season, when the Saints were 8-0-2 to begin the year.
NCHA Preseason Poll
1. Adrian: 36 points (6 first-place votes)
2. St. Scholastica: 26 (1)
2. Lake Forest: 26
4. St. Norbert: 23
5. Concordia: 19
6. Marian: 11
7. Finlandia: 6
Upcoming Opponents
Lake Forest Foresters
Record: 1-1-0, 0-0-0 NCHA
The Foresters opened the season ranked No. 9 in the USCHO.com preseason poll, but are coming off a split at St. Catherine University over the weekend and have since dropped out of the rankings … Lake Forest is having to replace two-time NCHA Player of the Year and four-time AHCA All-American Michelle Greeneway … The squad also lost All-Americans Alex Stensland and goaltender Allie Carter … However, back for the Foresters is forward Olivia Spellmire, who is tied with St. Scholastica's Sawyer and Stegora for the conference lead with four points … In net, junior Jacqueline Audet started the opener and allowed just one goal to earn the win … The Foresters averaged 45 shots per game in the series against St. Kate's.
Series Record: LFC leads 12-3-5
(Last Meeting: 3-1 LFC – 1/16/2016)
Series History: The Saints are winless in their last eight meetings with the Foresters … Lake Forest won all four games against the Saints last season as they were ranked in the top 10 in all four games … CSS has only one win at Mars Lakeview against the Foresters and that was an 8-2 triumph in the 2013-14 season.
Looking Ahead: The Saints will be on the road for the first time for a two-game series against St. Norbert College on November 11 and 12 … Like this series, the first game will be non-conference and the second a NCHA game.
