DULUTH, Minn. (
csssaints.com) – The St. Scholastica women's hockey team travels to Concordia University Wisconsin for another important weekend for the Northern Collegiate Hockey Association (NCHA) standings.
Where:
Ozaukee Ice Center – Mequon, Wis.
When:
Friday at 7:30 p.m.
Saturday at 4 p.m.
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St. Scholastica Saints
Stats
Record: 10-5-1, 8-2-0 NCHA
Northern Collegiate Hockey Association: Standings | Stats
What You Need to Know about the Saints:
-The Saints come into the weekend now in sole possession of second place in the NCHA standings after sweeping Trine University (Ind.) last weekend.
-The Saints also got some help as St. Norbert College (Wis.) forced a 0-0 tie against Lake Forest College (Ill.), which dropped Lake Forest one point behind the Saints.
-Sophomore
Rachel Anderson (Shoreview, Minn./Mounds View HS) leads the NCHA in points (24) and assists (17) and is second on the team in goals (7).
-Anderson ranks second in NCAA Division III, averaging 1.06 assists per game.
-Senior
Alexia Klaas (Duluth, Minn./Duluth Denfeld HS (Minnesota-Duluth)) leads the Saints in goals with eight with a two-goal weekend against Trine.
-Sophomore
Taylor Thompson (Buffalo, Minn./Buffalo HS) has 14 points on the season.
-Freshman
Amber Tilander (International Falls, Minn./Falls HS) leads all NCHA freshmen with 12 points.
-She ranks second in the league with three game-winning goals.
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Lexi Thomeczek (St. Louis, Mo./St. Joseph Academy (St. Louis AAA Blues)) has seen the majority of time in goal for the Saints. She owns a 1.88 GAA to pair with a .941 save percentage with a 6-4-1 record. She has three shutouts.
-Her save percentage is second in the NCHA by .003 and her shutouts rank 11
th in the nation.
-At the halfway point the Saints power play is 16/68 (.235) which leads the conference.
-Nundahl ranks third in the NCHA among defensemen with 10 points.
-The Saints penalty kill is holding opponents to a .133 conversion rate.
-CSS leads all NCHA teams with +9 advantage in special teams.
-The Saints are 4-2-1 on the road this season.
-CSS has out-scored teams 36-17 in the second and third periods.
-CSS is 8-0 when it scores first, but is 2-5-1 when it doesn't.
-The Saints are 10-0-1 when leading or tied after the second period. They are 0-5-0 when trailing after two periods.
What You Need to Know about Concordia Wisconsin:
Record: 9-5-2, 5-3-2 NCHA
-The Falcons currently occupy the fourth place spot in the standings at 12 points.
-Concordia is 4-2-1 at home this season.
-The Falcons are coming off a home-and-home sweep of Aurora University (Ill.) last weekend.
-Junior Natasha Wanless leads the Falcons with 11 goals.
-Senior Kristen Kennedy leads the Falcons with 11 assists and 18 points.
-Senior Christina Pattengale has played most the minutes in net for the Falcons compiling an 8-4-2 record with a 1.86 GAA and a .925 save percentage.
-CUW is averaging 2.75 goals per game, while only surrendering 1.88.
-Concordia is outshooting opponents by a combined 48 shots this season.
-The Falcons are 7-0-1 when scoring first and 2-5-1 when allowing the first goal.
Series Record: CSS leads 12-4-7
(Last Meeting: 2-0 CSS – 2/24/2018)
Series History: CSS has dominated the win/loss category throughout this series, but these teams have combined for seven ties. That's 30-percent of the games between these two have ended in a tie. The Saints are 3-1-1 in the last five, and are 6-1-3 in the last 10.
Looking Ahead: The Saints will host last place and winless Finlandia University (Mich.) in a weekend where they look to inch closer to locking up a playoff berth. Puck drop is at 4 p.m. Friday February 1 and 2 p.m. Saturday February 2.
