DULUTH, Minn. (
csssaints.com) – The St. Scholastica men's hockey team hits the road this weekend for a Northern Collegiate Hockey Association (NCHA) series at Marian University (Wis.).
Where:
Blue Line Family Ice Center – Fond du Lac, Wis.
When:
Friday at 8:30 p.m.
Saturday at 4 p.m.
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St. Scholastica Saints
Stats
Record: 4-3-0, 3-1-0 NCHA
Northern Collegiate Hockey Association: Standings | Stats
Last Action: The Saints split a home-and-home series with Northland College prior to Thanksgiving … CSS fell 2-1 in Ashland before responding to defeat the LumberJacks at Mars 8-2 …
Brandon Millin (Port Moody, British Columbia/Heritage Woods HS (Notre Dame Hounds-SJHL) ) had two goals and two assists in the victory as 12 different players recorded a point.
Game Time Friday: Friday's game is an 8:30 p.m. start due to ice availability at the Blue Line Family Ice Center.
Last Line of Defense: Senior goaltender
Peter Megariotis (Anaheim Hills, Calif./Canyon HS (Adrian)) ranks in the top five of the NCHA in saves (176), goals-against-average (2.50) and save percentage (.912) … Megariotis has not allowed more than three goals in game this season … Teams have scored only three goals in the third period thus far.
Who's Streaking: Senior forward
Josh Hansen (Chilliwack, British Columbia/Unity Christian School (Chilliwack-BCHL) ) has recorded a point in six straight games … Sophomore forward
Cole Golka (Ardrossan, Alberta/Athol Murray College of Notre Dame (Dryden Ice Dogs-SIJHL)) has six points in the last three games, including a three-assist effort against Northland … Senior forward
Derek Sutliffe (Las Vegas, Nev./Odyssey Charter School (Langley Rivermen-BCHL) ) has five points in the last three games with a goal in each of the last two contests.
One-Goal Games: All three of St. Scholastica's losses have been by one goal … CSS is 3-0 in games decided by two or more goals.
NCHA Preseason Poll
1. St. Norbert: 96 points, (6 first-place votes)
2. Adrian: 95 (5)
3. St. Scholastica: 79
4. Marian: 72
5. Concordia: 58
T6. Lawrence: 50
T6. MSOE: 50
8. Lake Forest: 45
9. Northland: 29
10. Aurora: 19
11. Finlandia: 12
Upcoming Opponents
Marian Sabres
Record: 3-6-1, 1-5-0 NCHA
After a slow start to the season, the Sabres enter the weekend unbeaten in their last three games … Last weekend, Marian earned a road win at Saint John's and a tie at St. Olaf College … Prior to that, the Sabres were 1-6 to begin the season, but five of those six losses came against No. 2 St. Norbert College (Wis.), No. 6 Adrian College (Mich.) and No. 1 University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point … Junior forward Derek Thorogood leads the team with 11 points (5 goals, 6 assists) … Sophomore defenseman Gianni Mangone leads the squad with six goals, while junior forward Hunter Stewart has a team-high seven assists … Mangone is tied for second in NCAA Division III with five power-play goals … Senior goaltender Mike Baldwin has seen the majority of time in net and has a .868 save percentage on 212 shots faced … Marian has scored the first goal only once in its first 10 games and are being outscored 19-5 in the first period.
Series Record: CSS leads 10-5-0
(Last Meeting: 2-1 (ot) CSS – 12/5/2015)
Series History: The Saints ended a three-game losing streak to the Sabres with a 2-1 overtime victory at Mars Lakeview Arena last December … CSS was swept at Marian in its last trip to Fond du Lac … The Saints are 2-3-0 all-time at Marian.
Looking Ahead: The Saints are at Gustavus Adolphus College on Friday, December 9 and then is back at home against Saint John's University on Saturday, December 10.
