DULUTH, Minn. (
csssaints.com) – The St. Scholastica women's hockey team will host St. Norbert College (Wis.) in a Northern Collegiate Hockey Association (NCHA) series Friday and Saturday.
Where:
Mars Lakeview Arena – Duluth, Minn.
When:
Friday at 4 p.m.
Saturday at 2 p.m.
Live Video Friday: https://csssaints.com/watch/?Live=241&type=Live
Live Video Saturday: https://csssaints.com/watch/?Live=242&type=Live
Live Stats: https://csssaints.com/sidearmstats/whockey/summary
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St. Scholastica Saints
Stats
Record: 5-3-1, 4-2-0 NCHA
Northern Collegiate Hockey Association: Standings | Stats
What You Need to Know about the Saints:
-The Saints are in third in the NCHA standings after the Thanksgiving break.
-The Saints have the second most goals for in the conference with 19, they trail only Adrian College who has 20.
-After starting the season 6-0 the Saints have dropped three straight games, but all three of the games have been against teams in the USCHO.com top-10 polls (No. 6 Adrian, No. 9 Gustavus Adolphus College) – Adrian is now ranked No. 1 in country in this week's poll.
-In those three games the Saints have been outscored 13-7.
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Rachel Anderson (Shoreview, Minn./Mounds View HS) leads the Saints with 14 points through nine games,
Alexia Klaas (Duluth, Minn./Duluth Denfeld HS (Minnesota-Duluth)) is behind her with 10.
-Anderson has five more assists (11) then the next-most in the NCHA.
-Anderson is tied for 16
th in NCAA Division III with 1.56 points per game and eighth in assists per game with 1.22.
-Klaas has recorded at least one point in seven straight games. The program record is 13 games with at least a point by Nina Waidacher.
-The Saints through nine games have converted on 7-of-37 power play opportunities, and have only allowed opponents to convert on 3-of-31 power play opportunities.
-The Saints power play ranks first in the NCHA, and 21
st in the country.
What You Need to Know about St. Norbert:
Record: 3-4-1, 3-2-1 NCHA
-The Green Knights come into this weekend winless in their last three games (0-2-1).
-The Green Knights two NCHA losses came against Aurora University (Ill.) and Concordia University Wisconsin, they also tied with Concordia.
-The Green Knights are averaging 2.50 goals per game, and are allowing 2.88 goals per game.
-St. Norbert is 1-2-1 on the road this season
-The Green Knights are 1-4-1 when they are trailing or tied after the first period.
-Lauren Michael leads the Green Knights in goals, assists, and points (6-5-11).
-Anais Aurard has spent the majority of time in the net for St. Norbert picking up a 2-4-0 record with a .878 save percentage and a 3.39 GAA.
-St. Norbert ranks at the bottom of the NCHA in penalty-killing, having allowed seven power-play goals thus far.
Series Record: CSS leads 12-10-2
(Last Meeting: CSS 4-1, 12/2/17)
Series History: These teams have met 24 times since both programs began in 2010 and it has been back and forth throughout the majority of the series history. Though the Saints are 7-2-1 in the last 10 meetings and currently own a six-game unbeaten streak, 5-0-1 in that time.
Looking Ahead: The Saints will jump back out of NCHA play and get a 10-day break as they will host the University of Wisconsin-Superior on Tuesday, December 11 in the Bridge Battle at Mars Lakeview Arena.
