DULUTH, Minn. (
csssaints.com) – The 10
th-ranked St. Scholastica men's hockey team will host No. 5 Augsburg University Saturday night at Mars Lakeview Arena.
Where:
Mars Lakeview Arena – Duluth, Minn.
When:
Saturday vs. Augsburg – 7 p.m.
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St. Scholastica Saints
Stats
Record: 8-1-1, 4-1-1 NCHA
Northern Collegiate Hockey Association: Standings | Stats
What You Need to Know about the Saints:
-The Saints continue their hot streak as the currently own a nine-game unbeaten streak (8-0-1), and have yet to trail a second of play this season.
-The nine-game unbeaten streak in tied for the second-longest in NCAA Division III.
-The Saints are ranked No. 10 in the country in the USCHO.com poll and No. 11 in the D3hockey.com poll.
-In the weekend sweep over Gustavus Adolphus College and Saint John's University, sophomore goaltender
Nick Trenciansky (Vancouver, British Columbia/Holy Cross Regional HS (Kindersley-SJHL)) allowed only two goals on 68 total shots. Those performances upped his season save percentage to .952.
-Trenciansky's save percentage and GAA of 1.54, leads all NCHA goaltenders. His save percentage is third amongst all Division III goaltenders, and GAA ranks fourth.
-The Saints totaled seven goals over the weekend, scored by four different players. Junior
Kyle Star (Langley, British Columbia/Brookswood (Trail Smoke-BCHL)) and senior
Cole Golka (Ardrossan, Alberta/Athol Murray College of Notre Dame (Dryden Ice Dogs-SIJHL)) scored in both games, Golka scored twice in the win over Saint John's.
-Sophomore
Jordan Fralich (Duluth, Minn./Duluth Marshall School (Bismarck-NAHL)) leads the Saints with 11 points, 10 of them on assists. Golka and sophomore
Carson Rose (Surrey, British Columbia/Elgin Park Secondary (Weyburn-SJHL)) are right behind Fralich with 10 points each, they both have netted six, to go along with four assists.
-The Saints have the nation's seventh-best scoring defense, allowing just 1.80 goals per game. Since their season opener against Aurora University (Ill.), the Saints have allowed just one three-goal game to No. 4 Adrian College (Mich.) and have held five other opponents to one goal.
-The Saints power play currently sits at the nation's 15
th best at 24.4 percent.
-The Saints have scored first in every game so far this season.
-St. Scholastica is 5-0-1 at Mars Lakeview Arena this season, and own a 23-3-1 record there since the 2016-2017 season.
-The Saints have won 10 straight non-conference games, including eight straight against MIAC teams.
What You Need to Know about Augsburg:
Record: 9-1-2, 5-0-1 MIAC
-The Auggies come into Saturday's matched up ranked as the No. 5 team in the country in both the USCHO.com poll and D3hockey.com poll.
-The Auggies come in with an eight-game unbeaten streak (6-0-2).
-They are currently tied with Concordia College-Moorhead for the MIACs top spot.
-Last weekend the Auggies played host to a top NCHA team in St. Norbert College (Wis.). The Auggies won the series going 1-0-1, while both games went into extra time.
-The Auggies offense is led by Alex Rodriguez, he leads with 17 points (12G, 6A). The 12 goals are tied for the second-most in NCAA Division III.
-Chandler Madry (5G, 9A), Luke Dietsch (4G, 8A), and Tommy Carey (3G, 7A) all have 10 points or more for Augsburg.
-Senior Nick Schmit has played the majority of the minutes for the Auggies, he's totaled a 5-0-2 record with allowing just a 1.89 GAA to go along with a .938 save percentage. His save percentage is good for 10
th among all NCAA Division III goalies.
-Augsburg is usually outscored in the first period, opponents outscore them 11-to-10 in the first period of play.
-The Auggies have allowed the first goal of the game in 7-of-12 games. They are 3-0-2 when scoring first and 6-1-0 when giving up the game's first goal.
-The Auggies are 3-0-0 on away ice this season. They are 11-7 dating back to last season.
Series Record: CSS leads 17-10-3
(Last Meeting: 5-2 CSS – 12/16/2017)
Series History: The Saints lead the all-time series between these two squads thanks to a six game win streak the start the series back in the 1970s. The Saints have won four of the last five meetings, including the most recent matchup when they took down No. 11 ranked Augsburg last season in Minneapolis. CSS has won three straight over the Auggies and Mars Lakeview Arena.
Looking Ahead: The game against Augsburg will be the final game for the Saints before the semester break. They will return to action at the end of December to play in the Superior Showdown and take on Marian University (Wis.) on Saturday December 29.
