DULUTH, Minn. (
csssaints.com) – The St. Scholastica women's hockey team will have a non-conference game against No. 4 University of Wisconsin-River Falls on Saturday at Mars Lakeview Arena.
Where:
Mars Lakeview Arena – Duluth, Minn.
When:
Saturday at 2 p.m.
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St. Scholastica Saints
Stats
Record: 5-3-1, 3-2-1 NCHA
Northern Collegiate Hockey Association: Standings | Stats
Last Action: The Saints defeated Marian University (Wis.) 4-1 in Northern Collegiate Hockey Association (NCHA) play on the Tuesday before Thanksgiving …
Sierra Hanowski (Warroad, Minn./Warroad HS) and
Mac Johnson (Monticello, Minn./Monticello HS (St. Cloud State)) each had a goal and an assist …
Tessa Lowry (Calgary, Alberta/Edge School) had a pair of assists.
Who's Streaking: Hanowski has recorded at least one point in eight of the team's first nine games and has at least one goal in each of the last three games … Senior defenseman
Brenna Smith (Apple Valley, Minn./Apple Valley HS) has three assists in the last two games.
Rally Time: The Saints are 0-13-2 in the their last 15 games when trailing at the second intermission … The last win in this scenario came at home against Concordia University Wisconsin on January 23, 2015.
Notables: The Saints have scored the same amount goals in the first two periods as their opponents thus far at 16 apiece … CSS has out-scored its opponents 9-7 in the third period … The Saints are 2-2 then they record the first goal and 3-1-1 when the opponent records the first goal.
Upcoming Opponents
#4 UW-River Falls Falcons
Record: 6-1-0, 1-1-0 WIAC
The Falcons won their first five games of the season, but stumbled in a conference road game at the University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire on November 19 … The Falcons bounced back to defeat St. Olaf College last Tuesday by a 6-2 score … River Falls will host UW-Superior in a conference game on Friday night before taking on the Saints on Saturday … The Falcons were the NCAA Division III National Runners-up last season for the first time in program history … Junior forward Carley Moran leads the team with seven goals and six assists thus far … Four of Moran's seven goals have come on the power-play … Moran had eight points in the two games vs. St. Scholastica last season … Senior forward Dani Sibley is right on her heels with six goals and five assists … Moran and Sibley each have two short-handed goals this season … Junior Angie Hall has a 1.49 goals-against-average and a .897 save percentage in goal for the Falcons.
Series Records: UWRF leads CSS 12-0-0
(Last Meeting: 3-2 UWRF – 2/17/2016)
Series History: The Falcons have been ranked in the top 8 nationally in all 12 meetings against the Saints … St. Scholastica scored a total of seven goals in the two meetings with the Falcons last season … The one-goal defeat in the last meeting at Mars Lakeview was the closest margin since the 2010-11 season (1-0 UWRF).
Looking Ahead: The Saints have a home-and-home with Bridge Rival University of Wisconsin-Superior on December 9 and 10 … CSS will host UWS at Mars Lakeview on Friday, December 9 and then head across the bridge to Wessman Arena on Saturday, December 10.
