ST. JOSEPH, Minn. – The College of Saint Benedict hockey team is on a five-game unbeaten streak following a weekend sweep of Finlandia. This is the longest winning streak for the team since its 2002-2003 season. CSB hopes to continue this milestone with a win on Thursday, Jan. 16, against MIAC opponent Hamline. Game time is 7 p.m. at the MAC in St. Cloud. The two teams play again at 3 p.m. Friday, Jan. 17, in St. Paul. Friday's game time was moved up due to the winter storm scheduled to hit the area Friday afternoon and evening.
 
About the Pipers
Hamline is 9-3-1 overall this season and 5-1 in MIAC play. The Pipers had a weekend off, and are also sitting on a five-game win streak after beating Lake Forest 3-2 on Dec. 4. Their loses come from earlier in the season, losing their first game 4-1 to the second-ranked Adrian, and losing to both Augsburg and UW-Eau Claire 4-3. Overall the Pipers have 49 goals this season from 12 different players. Sophie Rausch leads the team with seven goals and 16 points overall, and both Bre Simon and Michaela Arnold are right behind her with six goals each. Hamline has let in 22 goals this season, and Jaela O'Brien has a save percentage of .914 with 159 shots on and just 15 goals allowed.
 
Last Meeting
The last time these two teams faced off was Nov. 9, 2018, and the result was Hamline winning 7-1. Courtney Conlin had the lone goal for CSB. Hamline started the game fast and scored two goals within the first three minutes of play and in the end out shot CSB 46-14. Overall against the Pipers CSB is 13-9-4 and 8-7-4 at home.
 
The Storyline
Both Hamline and CSB are looking to keep their five-game streaks alive to help them continue to climb in the MIAC rankings. With the success that the Bennies have had both at home and on the road, they hope to continue to use this momentum going into the rest of their season with some tough opponents ahead.
 
Who to Watch
After a solid performance against Finlandia CSB's junior forward Rylan Bistodeau won the MIAC Athlete of the Week. She has seven goals so far this season, leading both CSB and tied for the lead in the MIAC for goal scored so far this season. CSB also has a very versatile team this year with 34 goals scored overall scored by 13 different players. Annika Brodt has six of them and 11 points overall and Mollie Wise is right behind her with five goals overall and seven points this season. In net both Ally Frantizick and Maggie Gilchrist have had solid seasons each with more than 130 saves a piece this season.