DULUTH, Minn. (
csssaints.com) – The St. Scholastica women's hockey team steps out of conference on Tuesday to face fifth-ranked University of Wisconsin-River Falls.
Where:
Hunt Arena – River Falls, Wis.
When:
Tuesday at 7:05 p.m.
Live Video: http://www.uwrfsports.com/showcase?Live=159
Live Stats: http://www.sidearmstats.com/uwrf/whockey/
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St. Scholastica Saints
Stats
Record: 12-3-4, 11-1-2 NCHA
Northern Collegiate Hockey Association: Standings | Stats
What You Need to Know about the Saints:
-The Saints enter Tuesday's matchup with a six-game winning streak, which matches the longest streak in program history.
-CSS has scored at least four goals in each game of the winning streak, which is a program record.
-Senior captain
Kaleigh Hamann (St. Michael, Minn./St. Michael-Albertville HS) has recorded 10 points in the last five games, including two points in each of the last three games.
-Seniors
Mac Johnson (Monticello, Minn./Monticello HS (St. Cloud State)) and
Abby Sawyer (Owatonna, Minn./Owatonna HS), along with sophomore
Giorgia Battisti (Bolzano, Italy/Rice Memorial HS (Vermont)), are also on five-game point streaks.
-Sawyer will be playing in her 100
th career game on Tuesday and is one goal shy of becoming the second player in program history to record 50 career goals.
-She now leads the team with 13 goals on the year.
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Taylor Thompson (Buffalo, Minn./Buffalo HS) ranks fifth among NCHA freshmen with 12 points.
-Sophomore goaltender
Lexi Thomeczek (St. Louis, Mo./St. Joseph Academy (St. Louis AAA Blues)) is third in the conference with a .929 save percentage.
-Thomeczek and freshman
Lori Huseby (Babbitt, Minn./Northeast Range HS) rank fifth and sixth respectively in the NCHA in goals-against-average.
-CSS has not allowed a power-play goal in the last three games.
-The Saints are 12-0-2 when they record the first goal and are 9-0-2 when leading at the first intermission.
What You Need to Know about UW-River Falls:
-The Falcons enter Tuesday night with a 16-4-2 overall record and 5-1-1 in the Wisconsin Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (WIAC).
-River Falls has the second-longest unbeaten streak in NCAA Division III at 11 games.
-Prior to the 11-game unbeaten streak, the Falcons had lost three straight contests.
-The Falcons are ranked fifth in both the USCHO.com and D3hockey.com polls.
-Senior Carly Moran leads the team with 22 goals, 18 assists and 40 points.
-The 22 goals rank fourth and the 40 points rank fifth in NCAA Division III.
-Junior Haley Nielsen has 16 assists and ranks fourth in the country among defensemen with 21 points.
-Callie Hoff leads all NCAA Division III freshmen with 17 goals and 31 points.
-The Falcons have the third-best scoring offense in the country (5.23 goals per game).
-UWRF ranks sixth in the country in power-play success with a 28 percent conversion rate.
-However, River Falls has one of the lowest penalty-kill units in the country as opponents have scored 20 times in the 74 chances.
-Senior goaltender Angie Hall has a 2.22 goals-against-average, but only a .884 save percentage.
Series Record: UWRF leads 14-0
(Last Meeting: 5-3 UWRF – 2/14/2017)
Series History: Three of the last four meetings have been decided by two goals or fewer … The Falcons have been ranked in every meeting against the Saints.
Looking Ahead: The Saints are back in NCHA action this weekend when it hosts Trine University (Ind.) on Friday and Saturday at Mars Lakeview Arena. Friday will be a special night as the Saints will be holding a "Stick It to Cancer" Night and will be wearing special cancer awareness uniforms that will be available for bid.
