DULUTH, Minn. (
csssaints.com) – The St. Scholastica women's hockey team will take a four-game win streak to Hancock, Michigan this weekend for a two-game Northern Collegiate Hockey Association (NCHA) series against Finlandia University (Mich.).
Where:
Houghton Country Arena – Hancock, Mich.
When:
Friday at 2 p.m. (ET)
Saturday at 12:30 p.m. (ET)
Live Video Friday: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YNbDDSsKGYU
Live Video Saturday: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EvWwzvZ6tOg
Social Media:
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St. Scholastica Saints
Stats
Record: 10-3-4, 9-1-2 NCHA
Northern Collegiate Hockey Association: Standings | Stats
What You Need to Know about the Saints:
-The Saints swept their second consecutive NCHA opponent last weekend, dismantling Aurora University (Ill.) in both games at Mars Lakeview Arena.
-CSS recorded 63 shots on goal in Friday night's win, the second-most in program history.
-Senior
Abby Sawyer (Owatonna, Minn./Owatonna HS) recorded the team's second hat trick of the season in that victory.
-Sawyer is now three goals shy of reaching the 50-career-goal milestone.
-Senior
Mac Johnson (Monticello, Minn./Monticello HS (St. Cloud State)) had the first four-assist game of the season on Friday.
-With one more game-winning goal
Emily Stegora (Red Wing, Minn./Red Wing HS (Minnesota State-Mankato)) can set the program record for game-winners in a season with six.
-Freshman
Rachel Anderson (Shoreview, Minn./Mounds View HS) has recorded at least one point in three consecutive games.
-Senior
Kaleigh Hamann (St. Michael, Minn./St. Michael-Albertville HS) has five assists in the last three games.
-Sophomore
Giorgia Battisti (Bolzano, Italy/Rice Memorial HS (Vermont)) has scored one goal in each of the last three games.
-The Saints have the second-best penalty-kill in the conference with a .848 success rate.
-The Saints are 10-0-2 when they record the first goal and are 7-0-2 when leading at the first intermission.
-CSS has outscored teams 25-15 in the second period.
-The Saints and Adrian College (Mich.) have already clinched Slaats Cup playoff berths.
-CSS is one point behind the Bulldogs in second place and two points ahead of third place Lake Forest College (Ill.).
-Everyone has six league games remaining.
What You Need to Know about Finlandia:
-The Lions enter the weekend with a 3-15-1 overall record and 3-8-1 in NCHA action.
-Prior to this year, Finlandia had a total of three wins in the last seven years combined.
-Finlandia is four points back of Northland College for the sixth-and-final Slaats Cup postseason spot.
-Its next four games are against the NCHA's top two teams in CSS and Adrian.
-The Lions were swept last weekend at Concordia University Wisconsin.
-Senior Sierra Meiners leads the team with eight goals and seven assists.
-Sophomore Annah Smiddy has seen the majority of action between the pipes with all three wins and a .910 save percentage.
-The Lions have won each time they have scored the first goal.
-Finlandia leads the conference with 10.3 penalty minutes per game.
Series Record: CSS leads 18-0
(Last Meeting: 10-3 CSS – 2/18/2017)
Series History: The Saints have scored at least five goals in 13 of the 18 meetings … Finlandia's three goals last year were its most ever against CSS.
Looking Ahead: The Saints will step out of conference to face the University of Wisconsin-River Falls on Tuesday, February 6 in River Falls.
