DULUTH, Minn. (
csssaints.com) – Like the men's team last weekend, the St. Scholastica women's hockey team will welcome Concordia University Wisconsin to Mars Lakeview Arena this weekend for its final home Northern Collegiate Hockey Association (NCHA) series of the season.
Where:
Mars Lakeview Arena – Duluth, Minn.
When:
Friday at 7 p.m.
Saturday at 5 p.m.
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St. Scholastica Saints
Stats
Record: 10-8-2, 7-5-2 NCHA
Northern Collegiate Hockey Association: Standings | Stats
Last Action: The Saints were swept by third-ranked Adrian College (Mich.) last weekend at Mars Lakeview … CSS was held to only one goal for the weekend.
Seniors: On Saturday, the Saints will recognize their four seniors … Forward
Sierra Hanowski (Warroad, Minn./Warroad HS) has played in 97 career games, recording 31 goals and 42 assists for 73 points … She is only the second player in program history to have at least 30 goals and 40 assists in a career … Fellow forward
Anja Kadijevic (Zagreb, Croatia/General HS (Lindenwood)) has played 69 career games in three seasons with the Saints … She has nine goals in those three seasons … Defenseman
Brenna Smith (Apple Valley, Minn./Apple Valley HS) has been limited this season due to academic obligations … Smith has appeared in 73 games and has recorded 12 assists … Finally, goaltender
Lindsey Hartfiel (Big Lake, Minn./Buffalo HS) is the winningest goaltender in program history with 27 victories … She holds program records for saves (2071) and shutouts (6).
Winning Close Games: The Saints are 5-2 in one-goal games this season and 7-2 in games deciding by two goals or less … CSS is 10-1-2 when ahead or tied at the second intermission.
Where They Stand: With four conference games remaining, the Saints remain in third place with a four-point lead over Concordia Wisconsin and Marian University (Wis.) … However, this weekend's games are CUW's final NCHA games of the season, so the best they can do is tie the Saints with a sweep … CSS closes out NCHA play against winless Finlandia University (Mich.) next weekend … Adrian and Lake Forest College (Ill.) have already clinched the top two seeds and will host NCHA Slaats Cup semifinal series.
Upcoming Opponents
Concordia Wisconsin Falcons
Record: 9-11-2, 5-9-2 NCHA
The Falcons are coming off a series split with Marian last weekend … That split was important because that means Marian owns the tiebreaker over CUW … Both teams come in with 12 points, but Marian has four league games left, while this will be Concordia's final NCHA games of the season … Senior Veronika Metanova leads the team with 11 goals, 17 points and 28 points on the year … Fellow senior Brandi Muller nine goals and 10 assists … Sophomore Christina Pattengale has seen a majority of the time in goal, but freshman Breanna Thomson has a better goals-against-average (1.99) and save percentage (.925) … CUW is 1-5-1 in conference road games.
Series Record: CSS leads 8-3-6
(Last Meeting: Tie 2-2 – 11/20/2016)
Series History: The Saints and Falcons have tied the last two meetings, both of which have taken place in Mequon, Wisconsin … CSS defeated CUW 3-1 last season in Duluth … The last six games in the series have been split right down the middle at 2-2-2.
Looking Ahead: The Saints travel to face the University of Wisconsin-River Falls on Tuesday, February 14 for their final non-conference game of the year.
