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This Week: The Saint Benedict hockey team will be facing off against the No. 7 ranked Gustavus on Friday (Jan. 31) at 5 p.m. in St. Peter, and will bring the contest home the next day at 2 p.m. in the MAC. The Blazers will be playing hard against the Gusties, who are ranked first in the MIAC, in search for a big upset as the Blazers (4-13-0, 1-9-0 MIAC) currently sit in last place in the MIAC.
 
About the Gusties: The Gusties lead the MIAC with 20 points this season and sit with a record of 12-3-2 with an undefeated 10-0 conference record. The Gusties started the season with a record of 1-1-1 with a win against Saint Mary's followed by their only series loss of the season to UW-Superior with a 2-1 loss and a 2-2 tie. From here, the Gusties went on a six game winning streak followed by two consecutive losses to UW-River Falls and UW-Stevens Point. The Gusties have still yet to lose a game this season to any team outside of the UW schools system.
 
Last meeting: The Blazers last played the Gusties in their last game of the season last year. When the two teams faced off, the Blazers had a record of 5-11-4 and the Gusties were ranked No. 2 in the country. In the first game, which was played at the MAC, the Blazers fell by a score of 1-0 and goalie Kaitlyn Rolando finished with 45 saves in the night. In the second game of the series, the Blazers fell by a score of 8-2. Aly Hoffman started out the Blazer's scoring by bringing the score to 2-1 with an unassisted goal. Late in the game Ally Nielsen scored another goal, this time with the assist coming from Alli O'Brien.

L, 1-0 @ CSB	L, 8-2 @ GAC

 
The Storyline: The Gusties will be coming into this matchup with five game winning streak, which followed their only losing streak this season of two straight losses. Sitting at the top of the MIAC will offer the Blazers a unique opportunity to have the biggest upset possible, as they will be fighting from last place in the MIAC to overthrow the number one spot. With only eight games left in the regular season, the Blazers will once again be fighting hard to add some wins to their record, which currently stands at 4-13-0 with a conference record of 1-9-0.
 
Who to Watch: Stephanie Kirk leads the Blazer's offense this season with eight goals and 10 points as Christine Brodersen adds another four goals and four assists. Elli Marvin and Alli O'Brien lead the team in shots with 43 and 42 respectively. The two also lead the team with five assists each. Jenna Traut leads the three goalies with 145 saves, while Dory Johnson leads the team with a save percentage of .895.

Stephanie Kirk	Christine Brodersen	Elli Marvin

 
Last Time Out: The Blazers are coming into this game after being swept by St. Catherine. In the first game, in St. Cloud, the Blazers took an early 1-0 lead with a goal coming from Aly Hoffman with assists from Maddie Rainey and Megan Lawry. The Blazers then held their lead for the rest of the first period and the majority of the second. St. Catherine then took two goals in the end of the second period and followed it up with a third goal early in the third period to put the score at 3-1. Dory Johnson stayed in the goal for the whole game and finished with a total of 22 saves on the night.