Women's Hockey | 01/26/2017

ST. JOSEPH, Minn. –The College of Saint Benedict hockey team is back in action this Friday and Saturday, Jan. 27-28, when it takes on University of St. Thomas in a pair of MIAC games. The two teams play at 7:30 p.m. Friday at the MAC in St. Cloud and 7 p.m. Saturday in St. Paul.
 
About St. Thomas
St. Thomas is 5-8-3 overall and 4-3-3 and in sixth in the MIAC heading into this weekend. The Tommies are coming into this game after a 5-1 loss against No. 2 UW-River Falls on Tuesday. Kathryn Larson leads the team with 17 points and is third in the MIAC with 10 assists, and Leah Schwartzman has seven goals and 14 points this season. Mackenzie Torpy leads the team in net with 334 saves and a .903 save percentage in 15 appearances.
 
Last Year
CSB beat the No. 4-ranked Tommies twice last season. On Jan. 29 in St. Paul, the Blazers won 3-2, thanks to two second period goals from Eli Marvin. In St. Cloud on Jan. 30, CSB won 5-2 to complete back to back upsets. The Blazers were led by Brigette Miller who had two goals and two assists in the win. In the two games, Angel Hillstrom made 85 saves for CSB.
 
Who to Watch
Senior Elli Marvin is first in the MIAC with 21 points and third in goals with 12. Brigette Miller has seven assists and six goals. Julia Carle is fifth in the league with 304 saves this season, and she has a .916 save percentage in 11 games played.
 
The Storyline
CSB comes into the weekend looking for its first MIAC win of the year. The Tommies are in sixth and look to stay in the top six in the conference as the regular season starts to wind down, and Saint Benedict is looking to pick up some wins to get its season back on track. CSB is 3-1 against the Tommies in the past two seasons, and Saint Benedict is looking to continue that trend in 2016-17. CSB also looks to take advantage of playing at home while it can as it only has three home games left in the regular season, including Friday.