DULUTH, Minn. (
csssaints.com) – The St. Scholastica women's hockey team is back at Mars Lakeview Arena this weekend for a two-game series against St. Norbert College (Wis.).
Where:
Mars Lakeview Arena – Duluth, Minn.
When:
Friday at 4 p.m.
Saturday at 2 p.m.
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St. Scholastica Saints
Stats
Record: 6-6-2, 3-3-2 NCHA
Northern Collegiate Hockey Association: Standings | Stats
Last Action: The Saints traveled to No. 7 Lake Forest College (Ill.) and fell on Friday 4-1, but responded on Saturday to tie the Foresters 4-4 … The tie snapped Lake Forest's eight-game win streak … CSS led at the first intermission in both contests and led at both intermissions in Saturday's game …
Mac Johnson (Monticello, Minn./Monticello HS (St. Cloud State)) had three points on the weekend, including two goals on Saturday.
Hartfiel Eclipses 2,000: Senior goaltender
Lindsey Hartfiel (Big Lake, Minn./Buffalo HS) reached the 2,000 save mark for her career on Saturday … Hartfiel made a season-high 40 saves in the tie … Hartfiel already is the winningest goaltender in program history (27) and has the most saves (2033) and shutouts (6) in the program's seven-year history.
Leaders Senior forward
Sierra Hanowski (Warroad, Minn./Warroad HS) leads the team with 11 assists and 16 points … Four of her five goals this season have come on the power-play … Hanowski is one goal and one assist shy of becoming only the second Saint in program history to record at least 30 goals and 40 assists in a career … Junior forward
Emily Stegora (Red Wing, Minn./Red Wing HS (Minnesota State-Mankato)) leads the squad with seven goals, but has not scored since November 22 against Marian University (Wis.).
Where They Stand: The Saints are currently in fourth place in the Northern Collegiate Hockey Association (NCHA) standings … They are two points behind third place Marian University… However, CSS has played two less games than the Sabres … St. Norbert is currently in sixth place, three points behind the Saints … Including this weekend, there are five weekends of league games remaining.
Upcoming Opponents
St. Norbert Green Knights
Record: 4-10-1, 2-5-1 NCHA
The Green Knights snapped a four-game losing streak with a 3-2 victory over the University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point in non-conference action on Saturday … St. Norbert is winless on the road this season with a 0-5-0 record … The Green Knights have played in 10 one-goal games and have a record of 3-7 in those contests … Junior forward Reaghan Chadwick leads the squad with seven points, but has not played since November 15 … Junior forward Selena Stromer has a team-high five goals … Junior goaltender Leigh Grall has a 1.91 goals-against-average and three shutouts … Her .928 save percentage ranks second in the league … The Green Knights feature the top penalty-kill unit in the conference with a 88.5 percent success rate.
Series Record: SNC leads 10-9-1
(Last Meeting: 3-2 CSS – 11/12/2016)
Series History: The Saints swept the Green Knights earlier this season in De Pere, Wisconsin, both by one goal … Only one of the two games counted towards the NCHA standings … CSS is 3-0-1 in its last four home games against St. Norbert … Five of the last six games between the two teams have been decided by one goal.
Looking Ahead: The Saints will be at Marian University (Wis.) for a two-game NCHA series on January 27 and 28.
