DULUTH, Minn. (
csssaints.com) – The St. Scholastica women's hockey team has a pair of non-conference road contests this week at Hamline University on Tuesday and at Bridge Rival University of Wisconsin-Superior on Wednesday.
Where:
Tuesday
TRIA Rink – St. Paul, Minn.
Wednesday
Wessman Arena – Superior, Wis.
When:
Tuesday at Hamline – 7 p.m.
Wednesday at UW-Superior – 7 p.m.
Live Video/Stats vs. Hamline: https://portal.stretchinternet.com/hamline/
Live Video vs. UW-Superior: http://www.ifan.tv/
Live Stats vs. UW-Superior: http://www.sidearmstats.com/uwsuper/whockey/
Live CSS Audio vs. UW-Superior: http://www.csssaints.com/watch/?Live=114
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St. Scholastica Saints
Stats
Record: 6-1-4, 5-1-2 NCHA
Northern Collegiate Hockey Association: Standings | Stats
What You Need to Know about the Saints:
-The Saints are coming off a 2-2 tie against eighth-ranked University of St. Thomas on Saturday.
-The last two results for the Saints have been 2-2 home ties, including one against the Pipers.
-CSS has ties in four of its last six games.
-The single-season program high for ties in a season is five set during the 2011-12 season.
-CSS is 1-0-2 against the Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (MIAC) this season, but have been out-shot by an average of 47-21.
-Opponents have gone only 2-for-17 on the power-play against the Saints in the last four games.
-Senior
Kaleigh Hamann (St. Michael, Minn./St. Michael-Albertville HS) has three assists in the last two games.
-Senior
Abby Sawyer (Owatonna, Minn./Owatonna HS) has a point in three of the last four games.
-Sophomore defenseman
Greta Nundahl (New Brighton, Minn./Irondale HS) has four of her six points this season against MIAC competition.
-CSS is 5-0-1 when
Emily Stegora (Red Wing, Minn./Red Wing HS (Minnesota State-Mankato)) and
Alexia Klaas (Duluth, Minn./Duluth Denfeld HS (Minnesota-Duluth)) record a point
-Goaltenders
Lexi Thomeczek (St. Louis, Mo./St. Joseph Academy (St. Louis AAA Blues))-.942 and
Lori Huseby (Babbitt, Minn./Northeast Range HS)-.944 both rank in the top four of the NCHA in save percentage.
-The Saints are 6-0-2 when they record the first goal and are 4-0-2 when leading at the first intermission.
What You Need to Know about Hamline:
-The Pipers enter Tuesday's rematch with a 9-2-1 overall record.
-Hamline is riding a six-game unbeaten streak.
-Hamline went 2-0 over the weekend with convincing victories over Marian University (Wis.) and the University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point.
-The Pipers also played their first games in their new facility, TRIA Rink at Treasure Island Center.
-The facility is also the practice home for the NHL's Minnesota Wild.
-Senior Sarah Bobrowski ranks sixth in NCAA Division III, averaging 1.75 points per game.
-Bobrowski has the second-most assists in the nation (15).
-Bre Simon is tied for fifth in the country, averaging a goal per game.
-Goaltender Annue Juergens ranks seventh in the country with a 1.05 goals-against-average and a .953 save percentage.
-Hamline has the sixth-best scoring offense in NCAA Division III at 4.3 goals per game.
-The Pipers are out-scoring teams 38-11 in the final two periods.
Series Record: Tied 0-0-2
(Last Meeting: 2-2 tie – 12/8/2017)
Series History: Tuesday's contest will be the first in St. Paul between the two programs … In each of the first two ties, both teams have trailed by multiple goals in the final five minutes of regulation … In the December meeting, Huseby made 54 saves, the third-most in Saints history.
What You Need to Know about UW-Superior:
-The Yellowjackets enter Wednesday's game on a six-game win streak and with an overall record of 10-4.
-UWS is coming off a 3-2 victory over St. Olaf College on Saturday.
-Superior has played 10 of its first 14 games at Wessman Arena.
-The 'jackets are 6-1 when they record the first goal of the game.
-UWS has out-scored teams 33-16 in the opening two periods.
-The Yellowjackets have the third-most penalty minutes per game (11.6) in NCAA Division III.
-Sophomore forward Kaleigh Martinson leads the team with 11 goals.
-Senior forward Mikayla Goodin has a team-best nine assists.
-Senior goaltender Sky Brown has seen all of the action between the pipes with a 2.14 goals-against-average and a .914 save percentage.
Series Record: UWS leads 8-4-1
(Last Meeting: 3-0 CSS – 12/10/2016)
Series History: All four of St. Scholastica's victories in the series have been at Wessman Arena … CSS is 4-1-1 in the last six games across the bridge.
Looking Ahead: The Saints begin a four-game home stand and return to Northern Collegiate Hockey Association (NCHA) play on Friday, January 19 when they welcome Concordia University Wisconsin to Mars Lakeview Arena.
