DULUTH, Minn. (
csssaints.com) – The 10
th-ranked St. Scholastica men's hockey team will be in Superior this weekend, taking part in the University of Wisconsin-Superior Showdown.
Where:
Wessman Arena – Superior, Wis.
When:
Saturday
vs. #13 Marian – 4 p.m.
Sunday
vs. UW-Superior/#12 Trinity (Conn.) – 4/7 p.m.
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St. Scholastica Saints
Stats
Record: 8-2-1, 4-1-1 NCHA
Northern Collegiate Hockey Association: Standings | Stats
What You Need to Know about the Saints:
-The Saints are ranked No. 10 in the USCHO.com poll and No. 11 in the D3hockey.com poll.
-CSS had its nine-game unbeaten streak come to an end with a 6-3 loss to No. 5 Augsburg University on December 15.
-That ended a 10-game non-conference win streak.
-It also marked the first time the Saints trailed during a game this season.
-Sophomore
Nate Pionk (Hermantown, Minn./Hermantown HS (Minot-NAHL)) has recorded a point in five straight games.
-Senior
Cole Golka (Ardrossan, Alberta/Athol Murray College of Notre Dame (Dryden Ice Dogs-SIJHL)) has scored a goal in each of the last three games and also has a point streak of five games.
-Golka already has a career-high seven goals.
-Sophomore defenseman
Jordan Fralich (Duluth, Minn./Duluth Marshall School (Bismarck-NAHL)) has six assists in the last two games.
-Fralich is second in the NCHA with 12 assists and is second among defenseman with 13 points.
-Despite allowing five goals against the Auggies, sophomore
Nick Trenciansky (Vancouver, British Columbia/Holy Cross Regional HS (Kindersley-SJHL)) leads the NCHA and is sixth in NCAA Division III with a .941 save percentage.
-CSS leads all NCHA teams and is tied for fifth nationally with a power-play success rate of 28 percent.
-The Saints have scored first in every game and are out-scoring teams 13-2 in the first period.
What You Need to Know about Marian:
Record: 6-4-2, 5-2-0 NCHA
-The Sabres are ranked No. 13 in the USCHO poll and No. 15 in the D3hockey.com poll.
-Marian will enter Saturday's game winless in its last three games, including two conference losses.
-The Sabres won their first four games of the season, including a decisive win over Adrian College (Mich.), but have since gone just 2-4-2.
-Senior Nick Monfils leads the team with six goals and 11 points.
-Junior goaltender Hunter Vorva ranks second behind Trenciansky in the NCHA with a .936 save percentage.
-Marian ranks first in the NCHA and is 10
th nationally with a penalty-kill success rate of 88.7.
-The Sabres are 5-1-1 when they score first.
Series Record: Marian leads 11-10
(Last Meeting: 3-2 Marian – 2/17/2018)
Series History: The Sabres have won six straight over the Saints and nine of the last 10 … Marian ended CSS' season last year by sweeping the Saints in the NCHA Harris Cup Quarterfinals … The Saints are 2-0 all-time in neutral site games against the Sabres.
What You Need to Know about Trinity:
Record: 4-2-2, 2-1-1 NESCAC
-The Bantams are ranked No. 12 in the USCHO.com poll and No. 10 in the D3hockey.com poll.
-Trinity will enter the weekend winless in their last three games, including two straight losses after starting the year 4-0-1.
-The Bantams have five players that have scored four goals.
-Junior Barclay Gammill is one of those four-goal scorers and leads the team with eight points.
-Sophomore Devin Moore and junior Liam Feeney lead the team with five assists.
-Junior goaltender Tedy Loughborough (1.87) and freshman Jonah Capriotti (1.56) each rank in the top 20 nationally in goals-against-average.
-Capriotti is fourth in NCAA Division III with a .942 save percentage.
-Trinity ranks fifth in the nation in scoring defense, allowing 1.75 goals per game.
-The Bantams have the best special teams in the country with a 65.6 percent success rate between the power-play and penalty-kill.
-The Bantams are out-scoring teams 11-2 in the third period.
Series Record: CSS leads 1-0
(Last Meeting: 3-1 CSS – 1/4/2008)
Series History: In the only meeting between the two programs, the Saints defeated the Bantams 3-1 in Plattsburgh, New York in January of 2008.
What You Need to Know about UW-Superior:
Record: 4-8-2, 0-1-1 WIAC
-The Yellowjackets are coming off a series split with Saint Mary's University the second weekend of December.
-Three of UWS' four wins have come against NCHA programs.
-Sophomore Troy York leads the team with nine goals and 15 points.
-York is tied for the NCAA Division III lead with seven power-play goals.
-Junior Andrew Durham has eight goals.
-Freshman Troy MacTavish has a team-high eight assists.
-Senior goaltender A.J. Smith has a .911 save percentage
-The Yellowjackets are winless (0-6-2) when the opponent scores first.
Series Record: UWS leads 86-41-9
(Last Meeting: 3-1 CSS – 11/20/2018)
Series History: The Saints defeated the Yellowjackets 3-1 just before Thanksgiving at Mars Lakeview Arena …
Dustin Cordeiro (Kitchener, Ontario/Elliot Lake Secondary School (Cochrane-NOJHL)) scored twice in the victory … CSS has not defeated UWS at Wessman Arena since the season opener of the 2012-13 season.
Looking Ahead: The Saints will have a home-and-home series with NCHA foe Northland College, beginning January 4 in Ashland.
