DULUTH, Minn. (
csssaints.com) – The St. Scholastica women's hockey team returns to Mars Lakeview Arena to host St. Norbert College (Wis.) in its first Northern Collegiate Hockey Association (NCHA) home series this weekend.
Where:
Mars Lakeview Arena – Duluth, Minn.
When:
Friday at 7 p.m.
Saturday at 5 p.m.
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St. Scholastica Saints
Stats
Record: 2-5-0,
0-2-0 NCHA
Northern Collegiate Hockey Association: Standings | Stats
What You Need to Know about the Saints:
-CSS dropped a pair of one-goal games at Lake Forest College (Ill.) to open its conference scheduled three weeks ago.
-The Saints have not played since November 23 when they defeated Northland College on the road 4-0
-The Saints were projected to finish second in NCHA preseason coaches' poll behind Adrian College (Wis.). They received two first-place votes.
-The Saints currently sit fourth in the NCHA with goals for with 16.
-Junior
Taylor Thompson (Buffalo, Minn./Buffalo HS) ranks fifth in the conference with 10 points, also fifth with six assists.
-Thompson also leads all Saints with four goals, Junior
Rachel Anderson (Shoreview, Minn./Mounds View HS) ranks second in all categories behind Thompson
-Senior
Sam Gorecki (Homer Glen, Ill./Providence Catholic (Chicago Fury)) is tied for third among NCHA defensemen with four points.
-Senior
Lexi Thomeczek (St. Louis, Mo./St. Joseph Academy (St. Louis AAA Blues)) is fourth amongst NCHA goaltenders with a .931 save-percentage.
-CSS owns a .125 power-play percentage on the season and has a .895 penalty-kill rating.
-The Saints are 1-5 in one-goal games.
What You Need to Know about St. Norbert:
Record: 2-4-0, 2-0-0 NCHA
-The Green Knights are a perfect 2-0-0 in conference play this year with a sweep over Finlandia University (Mich.), but are 0-4-0 in out of conference play.
-St. Norbert was projected to finish sixth in the NCHA coaches' poll.
-The Green Knights are led by new head coach AJ Aitken.
-The Green Knights are a young team this season, in 2018-19 they graduated five seniors. Including leading goal scorer Lauren Michael, and four of the top five scorers.
-Freshman Eve Parker (6 points) and Jordan Moore (5) lead the Green Knights in scoring.
-Anais Aurard has started five of seven games for St. Norbert, owning a .884 save percentage and a 2.50 GAA.
-St. Norbert has a .167 success rate on the power-play, but allow opponents to score at a .250 rate, which is worst in the league.
-The Green Knights have been shut out in three of their four losses.
Series Record: CSS leads 14-10-2
(Last Meeting: 4-1 CSS, 12/01/18)
Series History: In the last eight games the Saints have dominated owning a 7-0-1 record over the Green Knights and outscoring them 26-6 in the span.
Looking Ahead: The Saints will jump back out of NCHA play and host University of Wisconsin-Superior in the annual bridge battle. Puck drop is scheduled for 7 p.m. next Tuesday at Mars Lakeview Arena.
