DULUTH, Minn. (
csssaints.com) – The St. Scholastica women's hockey team will travel to face No. 7 Lake Forest College (Ill.) in the Northern Collegiate Hockey Association (NCHA) Slaats Cup Semifinals on Friday and Saturday.
Where:
Alumni Memorial Fieldhouse – Lake Forest, Ill.
When:
Friday at 7 p.m.
Saturday at 7 p.m.
(Mini-Game to follow, if necessary)
Live Video: https://portal.stretchinternet.com/lfc/
Live Stats Friday: http://www.goforesters.com/sports/wice/2016-17/boxscores/20170224_hats.xml
Live Stats Saturday: http://www.goforesters.com/sports/wice/2016-17/boxscores/20170225_t8up.xml
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St. Scholastica Saints
Stats
Record: 13-10-2, 10-6-2 NCHA
Northern Collegiate Hockey Association: Standings | Stats
Last Action: The Saints swept Finlandia University (Mich.) last weekend, tying a program record in both games by scoring 10 goals …
Alexia Klaas (Duluth, Minn./Duluth Denfeld HS (Minnesota-Duluth)) had a big weekend for the Saints with 11 points … She became the second player in program history to record hat tricks in back-to-back games …
Sierra Hanowski (Warroad, Minn./Warroad HS) and
Emily Stegora (Red Wing, Minn./Red Wing HS (Minnesota State-Mankato)) registered nine points apiece.
Two-Game (Mini-Game) Format: If the teams split the possible four points in the two games, a 20 minute mini-game will be played, immediately following game two … If the mini-game is tied after 20 minutes, sudden-death overtime will determine the winner … CSS has never played in a mini-game.
NCHA Postseason History: The Saints are in the NCHA semifinals for the fourth time in their seven years as a program … CSS has yet to win a NCHA semifinal game with a pair of one-goal losses to St. Norbert College (Wis.) and being swept by Adrian College (Mich.) last season … The Saints have dropped five straight postseason games with their last win coming at Lake Forest in 2013.
Freshmen Goaltenders: This weekend's semifinal matchup will feature freshman goaltenders
Lexi Thomeczek (St. Louis, Mo./St. Joseph Academy (St. Louis AAA Blues)) of St. Scholastica and Jacque Rogers for Lake Forest … Thomeczek led the NCHA with .938 save percentage during the season, while Rogers was second in the league at .937
Sawyer's Scoring Streak: Junior
Abby Sawyer (Owatonna, Minn./Owatonna HS) has scored one goal in four straight games … Prior to this streak, Sawyer had only one goal in the previous 16 games.
Another Possible Milestone for Hanowski: Sierra Hanowski (Warroad, Minn./Warroad HS) is one assist shy of becoming the fourth player to reach 50 assists in a career.
Road Warriors: The Saints were 7-3-2 away from Mars Lakeview Arena this season … The only road losses came against teams ranked in the top 10.
Upcoming Opponents
#7 Lake Forest Foresters
Record: 20-4-1, 14-3-1 NCHA
The Foresters ended the regular season by being swept at home by regular season champion Adrian College (Mich.) last weekend … Prior to the two losses, Lake Forest had been unbeaten in 16 straight games with its only non-win in that span was a 4-4 tie against the Saints … The Foresters are led by sophomore forward Amy Budde, who has 17 goals and 19 assists for 36 points … Junior Olivia Spellmire has 15 goals, 19 assists for 34 points … Freshman Sydney Simone has a team-high 22 assists … Simone is second among NCHA freshmen with 28 points … Spellmire and Isabel Regine each have three short-handed points … The Foresters have the top power-play unit in the NCHA, converting 27 percent of their opportunities … Lake Forest's special teams units are +31 on the year, which is best in the league.
Series Record: LFC leads 15-3-6
(Last Meeting: 4-4 Tie – 1/14/2017)
Series History: The Foresters took three of the four games during the regular season with the last meeting ending in a 4-4 tie down in Illinois … This is the third the Saints and Foresters will meet in the NCHA postseason … All of the postseason meetings have taken place in Illinois, with the Foresters sweeping the first series in 2012 and the Saints sweeping the 2013 series
Looking Ahead: The winner of the series will face the winner of the Adrian College (Mich.)/Marian University (Wis.) series on Saturday, March 4 at a location to be determined.
