DULUTH, Minn. (
csssaints.com) – The St. Scholastica women's hockey team will have its final non-conference game of the season on Tuesday when it travels to face third-ranked University of Wisconsin-River Falls.
Where:
Hunt Arena – River Falls, Wis.
When:
Tuesday at 7:05 p.m.
Live Video: http://www.uwrfsports.com/showcase?Live=55
Live Stats: https://www.uwrf.edu/UniversityCommunications/Sports/Stats/WHLive/xlive.htm
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St. Scholastica Saints
Stats
Record: 10-8-2, 7-5-2 NCHA
Northern Collegiate Hockey Association: Standings | Stats
Last Action: In the regular season home finale this past weekend, the Saints split with Concordia University Wisconsin, taking Friday night's game 3-1, but falling on Saturday 4-3 … In Friday's win, CSS got two goals in the opening 11 minutes of the game and then added an empty-netter late … On Saturday, the Saints led 3-2 heading into the third period, but the Falcons scored two goals to rally past the Saints … CUW scored all four goals on the power-play, while the Saints were 0-for-7 with the skater advantage.
Postseason Bound: With Friday night's win the Saints clinched a spot in the NCHA Slaats Cup playoffs for the fifth straight season … CSS knows it will be the No. 3 seed and will be on the road for the semifinal round of the four-team tournament … The Saints will either face Lake Forest College (Ill.) or Adrian College (Mich.) in the semifinals.
Losing When Ahead After 2: Saturday's loss was the first time this season the Saints lost a game when leading at the second intermission … CSS lost twice last season when leading after two periods and one of those was at Tuesday's opponent UW-River Falls.
Game No. 100: Senior captain
Sierra Hanowski (Warroad, Minn./Warroad HS) will play in her 100
th career game Tuesday, becoming the ninth player in program history play in at least 100 games … Hanowski has appeared in every game the last three seasons.
Upcoming Opponents
#3 UW-River Falls Falcons
Record: 22-2-0, 7-2-0 WIAC
The Falcons have lost only twice this season and both of those losses came to league opponent University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire … One of those two losses came on Friday in Eau Claire, but the Falcons responded with a 3-2 victory on Saturday in River Falls … UWRF is 12-0 at Hunt Arena this season … The Falcons are led by senior Dani Sibley, who has 23 goals, 25 assists for 48 points … The 23 goals are tied for second-most in NCAA Division III and the 25 assists are the fifth-most in the country … She leads the nation with four short-handed goals … In the December game at Mars Lakeview Arena, Sibley recorded a hat trick and also added an assist … Her line mate Carly Moran has 17 goals and 27 assists for 44 points … The 27 assists are tied for second in the nation … In goal, senior Angie Hall is tied for the national lead with seven shutouts … She ranks fourth in the country with a 1.09 goals-against-average … The Falcons have the third-best scoring offense in the country (4.42 goals/game) and second-best scoring defense (1.08).
Series Record: UWRF leads 13-0-0
(Last Meeting: 6-0 UWRF – 12/3/2016)
Series History: The Falcons defeated the Saints 6-0 earlier this season at Mars Lakeview Arena … Tuesday's game will be the second-highest national ranking for River Falls when playing the Saints.
Looking Ahead: The Saints wrap up the regular season with a two-game Northern Collegiate Hockey Association (NHCA) series at Finlandia University (Mich.) on Friday and Saturday.
