DULUTH, Minn. (
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Where:
Fox Valley Ice Arena – Geneva, Ill.
When:
Friday at 3 p.m.
Saturday at 3 p.m.
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St. Scholastica Saints
Stats
Record: 10-6-1, 8-3-1 NCHA
Northern Collegiate Hockey Association: Standings | Stats
Last Action: The Saints swept Lawrence University (Wis.) last weekend at Mars Lakeview Arena … After trailing after one period on Friday night, CSS scored six unanswered goals to cruise to a 7-2 victory … The goals were scored by seven different Saints …
Steven Phee (Balzac, Alberta/George McDougall HS (Canmore-AJHL) ) had a goal and three assists … On Saturday, the Saints grinded out a 2-1 win to complete the sweep of the Vikings …
Cole Golka (Ardrossan, Alberta/Athol Murray College of Notre Dame (Dryden Ice Dogs-SIJHL)) scored the first third straight game and his tally was the game-winner …
Derek Sutliffe (Las Vegas, Nev./Odyssey Charter School (Langley Rivermen-BCHL) ) assisted both goals.
Game Winners: Golka's game-winner on Saturday was his fourth of the season, which currently leads the NCHA and is tied for third nationally … The program record for game-winning goals in a season is six.
Third Period Scoring: The Saints have out-scored teams 24-8 in the third period this season … CSS has not allowed a third period goal in the last four games … Over the course of the last season and a half, the Saints are +31 in the third period.
Where They Stand: The Saints remain in second place in the NCHA North Division standings … CSS has a six-point lead over third-place Northland College and are four points behind of nationally-ranked No. 1 St. Norbert College (Wis.) … Last weekend's sweep also moved the Saints into third place overall in the NCHA standings… Including this weekend, there are four weekends of league games remaining.
Upcoming Opponents
Aurora Spartans
Record: 3-13-1, 3-8-1 NCHA
The newest-member of the NCHA, Aurora, enters the weekend winless in its last nine games (0-8-1) … The Spartans' last victory was a 2-1 triumph on the road at Concordia University (Wis.) on December 2 … The Spartans have yet to win a game this season at the Fox Valley Ice Arena (0-5-1) … Freshman Brendan Logan leads the team with six goals and nine points … Juniors Trevor Hoth and Tony Pnewski each have a team-high five assists … Aurora had three goaltenders playing equally, but is down to two now … Senior Jared Rutledge has played nine games and has a .877 save percentage … The Spartans are 0-11 on the year when they allow the first goal.
Series Record:
-CSS leads 3-0-0
(Last Meeting: 5-3 CSS – 1/30/2016)
Series History: The Saints have scored at least five goals in each of the three previous meetings with the Spartans … CSS last traveled to Geneva, Illinois in December of 2014 where it came away with a 6-3 victory.
Looking Ahead: The Saints will have their final home series of the season when they host Concordia University (Wis.) at Mars Lakeview Arena on February 3 and 4.
