DULUTH, Minn. (
csssaints.com) – The St. Scholastica women's hockey team welcomes Concordia University Wisconsin for the first round of the Northern Collegiate Hockey Association (NCHA) Slaats Cup Playoffs this weekend.
Where:
Mars Lakeview Arena – Duluth, Minn.
When:
Friday at 7 p.m.
Saturday at 4 p.m. (*Mini-Game to follow, if necessary) - NOTE TIME CHANGE
*The format this weekend is a two-game series with the advancing team earning three points; if neither team reaches three points, a 20-minute mini-game will take place immediately following game two; if a winner is still not decided, a 20-minute sudden death overtime will take place following the mini-game.
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St. Scholastica Saints
Stats
Record: 15-6-4, 13-3-2 NCHA
Northern Collegiate Hockey Association: Standings | Stats
What You Need to Know about the Saints:
-The Saints saw their nine-game NCHA win streak come to an end last weekend as they were swept by Lake Forest College (Ill.) to close the regular season.
-With the two losses, the Saints fell to the No. 3 seed, while Lake Forest climbed to the No. 2 seed.
-CSS will set a program record for wins in a season with its next victory; it is currently tied with the 2013-14 season.
-The Saints are only two wins shy of 100 in their program's eight seasons.
-St. Scholastica has not lost at Mars Lakeview Arena this season with an 8-0-2 record.
-The eight home victories are the most in program history.
-The Saints are 3-8 all-time in NCHA postseason contests.
-Senior
Kaleigh Hamann (St. Michael, Minn./St. Michael-Albertville HS) is two assists shy of moving into the program's top five for career assists.
-Hamann has a point in four of the last five games.
-Senior
Mac Johnson (Monticello, Minn./Monticello HS (St. Cloud State)) became the ninth player in program history to reach 50 career points last weekend.
-Johnson has an assist in three of the last four games.
-Senior
Abby Sawyer (Owatonna, Minn./Owatonna HS) leads the team with 17 goals and 26 points.
-The Saints are 10-1-2 this season when Sawyer records a goal.
-Junior
Alexia Klaas (Duluth, Minn./Duluth Denfeld HS (Minnesota-Duluth)) has 12 goals and 12 assists for 24 points.
-CSS is 10-1-1 when Klaas scores a goal.
-The Saints are 14-0-2 when they record the first goal and are 14-1-4 when leading or tied at the first intermission.
What You Need to Know about Concordia Wisconsin:
-The Falcons went 12-12-1 overall during the regular season.
-Concordia swept Trine University (Ind.) to close the regular season last weekend and lock up the No. 4 seed.
-The Falcons tied a program record with nine goals in Saturday's season finale.
-CUW is only 3-9 away from home on the year.
-The Falcons went 4-6 against NCHA playoff teams during the regular season.
-Concordia's best win was a 3-2 victory over Lake Forest in early November.
-Senior Lexi Holman leads the team with 14 goals and 26 points.
-Six of Holman's goals came on the power-play.
-Junior Kristen Kennedy has a team-best 16 assists.
-Sophomore goaltender Breanna Thomson is second in the NCHA with a .940 save percentage and third in the league with a .178 goals-against-average.
-The Falcons tied for the conference lead with 10.1 penalty minutes per game.
-CUW is 5-1 when ahead at the first intermission and 0-7 when trailing at the first intermission.
-Concordia's senior class is the winningest in program history with 42 wins.
Series Record: CSS leads 11-4-6
(Last Meeting: 4-1 CSS – 1/20/2018)
Series History: The Saints swept the regular season from the Falcons for the first time in series history … The only postseason meeting between CSS and CUW took place in 2015 with Concordia defeating the Saints 2-1 at Mars Lakeview Arena.
Looking Ahead: The winner of this weekend's series advances to next weekend's semifinals/championship weekend at the highest remaining seed. Only three teams advance to next weekend with the highest remaining seed earning a bye into the championship game.
