DULUTH, Minn. (
csssaints.com) – The St. Scholastica women's hockey team will have its first big test of the early season this weekend when it faces No. 4 Adrian College (Mich.) for a two-game Northern Collegiate Hockey Association (NCHA) series.
Where:
Arrington Ice Arena – Adrian, Mich.
When:
Friday at 7 p.m. (ET)
Saturday at 3 p.m. (ET)
Live Video Friday: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G37REXjkM0g
Live Video Saturday: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0QRqVJ5Maac
Live Stats: http://www.sidearmstats.com/css/whockey/
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St. Scholastica Saints
Stats
Record: 5-0-0, 4-0-0 NCHA
Northern Collegiate Hockey Association: Standings | Stats
What You Need to Know about the Saints:
-The Saints are 5-0 for the first time in program history.
-The Saints are one of two NCAA Division III teams that remain without a loss or tie entering the weekend. (Elmira College)
-CSS has recorded three straight shutouts for the first time in program history.
-Senior
Emily Stegora (Red Wing, Minn./Red Wing HS (Minnesota State-Mankato)) has recorded at least two points in each game that she has appeared in.
-Stegora is tied for the NCAA Division III lead with three game-winning goals.
-Junior
Alexia Klaas (Duluth, Minn./Duluth Denfeld HS (Minnesota-Duluth)) has recorded at least one point in all five games.
-Junior defenseman
Denisa Lalikova (Puchov, Slovakia/Proctor Academy, N.H.) has at least one point in four of five games.
-Lalikova ranks fifth in the nation among defenseman, averaging 1.4 points per game.
-Since coming off the volleyball court, freshman
Taylor Thompson (Buffalo, Minn./Buffalo HS) has an assist in each game she has appeared in.
-Freshman goaltender
Lori Huseby (Babbitt, Minn./Northeast Range HS) has two shutouts in her first two collegiate starts.
-Both Huseby and sophomore
Lexi Thomeczek (St. Louis, Mo./St. Joseph Academy (St. Louis AAA Blues)) rank in the top 16 in the country in goals-against-average and save percentage.
-St. Scholastica ranks third in the nation in scoring defense (0.80 goals per game).
-CSS has out-scored teams 14-2 between the second and third periods.
-The Saints have scored the first goal in each of the first five games.
-The Saints have never beaten a nationally-ranked top-five team.
NCHA Preseason Poll
1. Adrian 78 points (6 first-place votes)
2. Lake Forest 76 (4 first-place votes)
3. St. Scholastica 65
4. Concordia Wisconsin 51
5. Marian 48
6. St. Norbert 46
7. Aurora 30
8. Northland 22
9. Finlandia 21
10. Trine 13
What You Need to Know about Adrian:
-The Bulldogs enter the weekend with a 5-1-0 overall record and a 3-1-0 NCHA record.
-Adrian is ranked No. 4 in this week's USCHO.com Division III poll and No. 3 in the D3hockey.com poll.
-The lone setback for the Bulldogs was a 3-2 overtime loss at Northland College.
-Adrian defeated then No. 4 University of Wisconsin-River Falls 3-0 on the opening weekend of the season.
-The Bulldogs rank in the top 10 nationally in both scoring offense (4.83-6th) and scoring defense (0.83-4th).
-Adrian has out-scored opponents 15-1 in the third period.
-When combined, the power-play and penalty-kill units rank second in NCAA Division III with a 65.9 success rate.
-Freshman goaltender Kate Turner ranks third in the nation with a 0.46 goals-against-average and fourth in save percentage (.969).
-Sophomore defenseman Kelly O'Sullivan leads the team with eight points on four goals and four assists.
-Senior forward Rose Krasofsky leads the team with five goals.
-Senior defenseman Kristi Zink leads the squad with six assists.
-Adrian has won three straight NCHA regular season titles.
-The Bulldogs were NCAA Division III national-runner-ups last season.
Series Record: Adrian leads 15-3-2
(Last Meeting: 3-0 Adrian – 2/4/2017)
Series History: The Saints are winless in their last 11 meetings against the Bulldogs (0-10-1) … Adrian has been ranked in the top five nationally in each of the last nine meetings … CSS' lone win at Adrian took place in 2014 when it won 1-0 over the then No. 10-ranked Bulldogs.
Looking Ahead: The Saints are off until the first weekend in December when they have a two-game NCHA series at St. Norbert College (Wis.) on December 1 and 2.
