DULUTH, Minn. (
csssaints.com) – After being off last week, the St. Scholastica women's hockey team will travel to face St. Norbert College (Wis.) for a Northern Collegiate Hockey Association (NCHA) series on Friday and Saturday.
Where:
Resch Olympic Pavilion – De Pere, Wis.
When:
Friday at 7 p.m.
Saturday at 3 p.m.
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St. Scholastica Saints
Stats
Record: 5-1-1, 4-1-1 NCHA
Northern Collegiate Hockey Association: Standings | Stats
What You Need to Know about the Saints:
-The Saints last played on Saturday, November 18.
-CSS has played six of its first seven games away from Duluth
-The Saints allowed a program record 11 goals to Adrian College (Mich.) in their last contest; CSS had allowed only one goal in the previous four games.
-St. Scholastica has scored one power-play goal in six of the seven games.
-The Saints failed to eclipse 20 shots on goal in either game against Adrian for the first time this season.
-Senior
Emily Stegora (Red Wing, Minn./Red Wing HS (Minnesota State-Mankato)) continues to lead the conference with three game-winning goals.
-Forward
Taylor Thompson (Buffalo, Minn./Buffalo HS) is averaging a point per game, which is second best in the NCHA among freshmen.
-Junior defenseman
Denisa Lalikova (Puchov, Slovakia/Proctor Academy, N.H.) leads the team with six assists, which is the third-most among NCHA defensemen
-Sophomore
Lexi Thomeczek (St. Louis, Mo./St. Joseph Academy (St. Louis AAA Blues)) and freshman
Lori Huseby (Babbitt, Minn./Northeast Range HS) have combined for three shutouts.
-The Saints are 5-0 when they record the first goal.
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 St. Norbert:
-The Green Knights enter this weekend's series with a 4-3-1 overall record and a 4-1-1 NCHA record.
-St. Norbert is coming off a 3-1 loss to Concordia University Wisconsin.
-St. Norbert also has not played since Saturday, November 18.
-Three of the Green Knights' four wins have come against the bottom three teams of the NCHA.
-St. Norbert is 3-1 on home ice thus far.
-Senior Selena Stromer leads the team with five goals.
-Junior Jessica Schlaff has a team-high five assists and eight points.
-Senior Leigh Grall and Brianna Kelly have split time in net with Grall having the better save percentage (.906) and Kelly the better goals-against-average (1.83).
Series Record: CSS leads 11-10-1
(Last Meeting: 5-0 CSS – 1/21/2017)
Series History: The Saints have won four straight in the series, the longest such streak by either team … CSS is only 5-6 all-time in De Pere … Five of the last six meetings have been decided by one goal.
Looking Ahead: The Saints have their final game before semester break and will be at Mars Lakeview Arena for only the second time this season when it hosts Hamline University in a non-conference contest on Friday, December 8.
