What's On Tap: Minnesota State women's hockey starts Western Collegiate Hockey Association play with a two-game series at Minnesota Duluth on Friday and Saturday.  The puck drops at 7:07 p.m., on Friday and 4:07 p.m., on Saturday.

Looking Back at Last Weekend: The Mavericks (2-0-0, 0-0-0 WCHA) were fast out of the gates -- defeating RIT on Friday and Saturday at Verizon Wireless Center. Minnesota State won both games 2-1. The Mavericks are 2-0 for the first time since 2011-12 when they won three straight games to start the season.

Scoring By Committee: Minnesota State's four goals in their opening-weekend sweep of RIT were scored by four different players: senior Savannah Quandt,  junior Lindsey Coleman, sophomore Emily Antony and freshman Sofia Poinar. 

Sharing the Puck: The Mavericks had eight assists on their four goals against RIT. Junior Anna Keys tallied two assists, while sophomore Corbin Boyd, junior Amanda Conway, junior Hannah Davidson, sophomoreLena Duesterhoeft, senior Anna Fiegert and sophomore Jordan McLaughlin recorded one helper each.

A Weekend of Firsts: Junior Lindsey Coleman scored the Mavericks' first goal of 2016-17 in their 2-1 opening night win over RIT. Sophomore Emily Antony tallied Minnesota State's first game-winning goal of the season with an overtime score in the Mavericks' opening night victory.  Senior Savannah Quandt recorded her first-career game-winning goal in Saturday's 2-1 win over RIT and freshman Sofia Poinar scored her first-career goal on Saturday.    

Between the Pipes: Senior Brianna Quade (1-0-0) and sophomore Katie Bidulka (1-0-0) each started one game against RIT. Quade started the season opener -- making 22 saves to earn the win. Bidulka started on Saturday afternoon and made 12 saves in the victory. Quade's .957 save percentage ranks fourth in the WCHA and fifth in the nation. Bidulka's .923 save percentage is the seventh-highest in the WCHA.

In the Positive: Seven Mavericks are tied in plus/minus at +1. They are: junior Emma Wittchow, sophomore Anna Keys, junior Amanda Martin, sophomore Emily Antony, juniorLindsey Coleman, sophomoreLena Duesterhoeft, senior Savannah Quandt, and sophomore Corbin Boyd.

Winning on Special Teams: Minnesota State, which is 1-of-4 on the power play and 7-of-7 on the penalty kill, leads the nation with a 72.7 combined special teams percentage. 

Contributions Across Classes: The Mavericks received offensive contributions from each class in their opening weekend sweep of RIT. Seniors tallied one goal and one assist for two points, juniors added one goal and four assists for five points, sophomores collected one goal and three assists for four points, and freshmen contributed one goal for one point. 

Scouting Minnesota Duluth: The Bulldogs (1-0-1, 0-0-0 WCHA), who finished 2015-16 with a 15-21-1 record, including a 10-17-1 mark in WCHA play, started the 2016 season with a 3-3 tie on Friday and a 5-2 win on Saturday against No. 5 Boston College in Duluth, Minn.

The Bulldogs were led against Boston College by Ashleigh Brykaliuk, who garnered four goals and one assist for a team-high five points. 

Sidney Morin was Minnesota Duluth's main playmaker against Boston College -- recording a team-best four assists. Morin, whose four points are second behind Brykaliuk, is tied for second in the WCHA with a plus/minus of +5.  

Between the pipes, Maddie Rooney (1-0-1) has a .921 save percentage -- the eighth-best in the WCHA. Rooney has made the third-most saves (58) in the WCHA.  

Last Time Around: The Mavericks are 6-61-4 all-time against the Bulldogs. Minnesota State and Minnesota Duluth met four times last season -- twice in Duluth, Minn., and twice in Mankato, Minn., -- with The Bulldogs winning each time.