DULUTH, Minn. (
csssaints.com) – The St. Scholastica men's hockey team has its final non-conference game of the season on Tuesday when it faces Bethel University in Blaine.
Where:
Bethel University Arena at the National Sports Center – Blaine, Minn.
When:
Tuesday at 7 p.m.
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St. Scholastica Saints
Stats
Record: 8-5-1, 3-4-1 NCHA
Northern Collegiate Hockey Association: Standings | Stats
What You Need to Know about the Saints:
-The Saints are coming off a come-from-behind 4-3 victory over Hamline University last Wednesday.
-CSS enters with a six-game unbeaten streak, including winners of its last five.
-The five-game win streak is its longest since the 2009-10 season.
-The Saints are 4-0 against the Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (MIAC).
-CSS has never had a perfect winning percentage against the MIAC in program history.
-Freshman defenseman
Jordan Fralich (Duluth, Minn./Duluth Marshall School (Bismarck-NAHL)) has at least one point in four straight games
-Sophomore forward
Kyle Star (Langley, British, Columbia/Brookswood (Trail Smoke-BCHL)) has at least one point in three straight games.
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Nate Pionk (Hermantown, Minn./Hermantown HS (Minot-NAHL)) has at least one point in each of the last three games he has appeared in.
-Four players lead the team with 10 points – Pionk, Star,
Mark Whiteley (Surrey, British Columbia/Holy Cross HS (Marian University)) and
Parker Mismash (Edina, Minn./Edina HS (Minnesota Magicians-NAHL)).
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Davis Ross (Fort Frances, Ontario/Fort Frances HS (Fort Frances-SIJHL)) has a team-best five goals.
-CSS is 8-2 when it records a power-play goal, which it has done in each of the last five games.
-The Saints have allowed only two power-play goals in the last 19 chances.
-St. Scholastica leads NCAA Division III with 23.2 penalty minutes per game.
What You Need to Know about Bethel:
-The Royals enter Tuesday's contest with a 1-13 overall record.
-Bethel has not played since December 8, but did face the University of Wisconsin-Stout in an exhibition on Saturday.
-Bethel has lost six straight games, including being shutout in four of those contests.
-The lone win this season came at Concordia College-Moorhead on November 17.
-The Royals have the lowest scoring offense (1.6/game) and highest scoring defense (4.3) in the MIAC.
-Bethel has scored first only once in the first 14 games and is being outscored 15-1 in the opening period.
-Junior forward Peter Barral leads the team with five goals and 10 points.
-Senior forward Jackson Purvis has a team-high six assists.
Series Record: CSS leads 16-12
(Last Meeting: 3-2 CSS – 1/7/2011)
Series History: This will be the first meeting between the two teams since January of 2011 … CSS has won two straight in the series … The last St. Scholastica loss at Bethel took place in November of 2005.
Looking Ahead: The Saints have a pivotal conference weekend at home when it welcomes Concordia University Wisconsin on Friday and the Milwaukee School of Engineering on Saturday to Mars Lakeview Arena.
