What's On Tap: Minnesota State women's hockey steps away from Western Collegiate Hockey Association play for a two-game nonconference series at Union in Schenectady, N.Y., on Friday and Saturday. Puck drop is scheduled for 5:00 p.m. CDT on Friday and 2:00 p.m. CDT on Saturday.
Looking Back at Last Weekend: The Mavericks (5-13-2, 3-12-1-0 WCHA) split a two-game home WCHA series with former-No. 3 ranked Minnesota Duluth over the weekend. The Mavericks lost to the Bulldogs 3-0 on Friday before bouncing back for a 2-1 come-from-behind win on Saturday at Verizon Wireless Center.
Power Play Sharpshooter: It took sophomore defenseman
Megan Hinze (4-0--4) two shots to score the game-tying and game-winning goals -- both on the power play -- against former-No. 3 ranked Minnesota Duluth on Saturday at Verizon Wireless Center. Her two goals tied a career high -- set at No. 10 North Dakota on Oct. 15. Hinze leads the Mavericks and is tied for fourth in the WCHA with three power play goals in 2016-17. Her .190 goals per shot on goal percentage is the fifth highest in the WCHA. Hinze is tied with sophomore forward
Emily Antony (4-6--10) for the team lead in goals. For her role in the Mavericks' win on Saturday, Hinze was named the WCHA Defensive Player of the Week for the first time in her career.
Assist Experts: Sophomore forwards
Emily Antony (4-6--10) and
Corbin Boyd (0-6--6) are tied for the team lead in assists. Antony, who also leads the Mavericks in points and is tied with sophomore defenseman
Megan Hinze (0-4--4) for the most goals amongst Mavericks, dished out two assists in Minnesota State's 2-1 come-from-behind win over former-No. 3 ranked Minnesota Duluth on Saturday. Antony earned a WCHA Offensive Player of the Week Honorable Mention.
Keeping Up With Quade: Senior netminder
Brianna Quade (3-8-2) tied her career high in wins in a season with Minnesota State's 2-1 come-from-behind victory over former-No. 3 ranked Minnesota Duluth on Saturday. In the win, she tallied two season bests: saves (39) and save percentage (.975). Quade, who lowered her 2016-17 goals against average to 2.68 and raised her save percentage to .912 over the weekend, has played in 62 career games and recorded 1,809 saves -- the fifth-highest save total in Minnesota State history.
Watching AMC: The forward line of sophomores
Emily Antony (4-6--10) and
Jordan McLaughlin (2-3--5), and junior
Lindsey Coleman (3-4--7) has shown its offensive chemistry this season. Over their last eight games, Antony, Mclaughlin, and Coleman have combined for five goals and 10 assists for 15 points. The trio tallied three assists in the Mavericks' 2-1 come-from-behind win over former-No. 3 ranked Minnesota Duluth on Saturday.
Clogging the Shooting Lanes: The Mavericks tied their season high in blocked shots with 22 in Saturday's 2-1 come-from-behind win over former-No. 3 ranked Minnesota Duluth on Saturday. Minnesota State also had 22 blocked shots at home against No. 1 Wisconsin on Oct. 28. Junior defenseman
Anna Keys, who leads the Mavericks with 39 blocked shots in 2016-17, garnered a season-high seven blocked shots against the Bulldogs on Friday.
Winning in the WCHA: Minnesota State picked up its third WCHA win in its last six association games with a 2-1 come-from-behind victory over No. 3 Minnesota Duluth on Dec. 10 at Verizon Wireless Center. The Mavericks have split three consecutive WCHA series: Ohio State (Nov. 18-19), Bemidji State (Dec. 2-3) and former-No. 3 ranked Minnesota Duluth (Dec. 9-10).
Scouting Union: The Dutchwomen (2-16-0, 0-8-0 ECACH) enter the weekend on a 12-game losing streak, including dropping two games at Maine over the weekend. The scores were 2-1 on Friday and 3-1 on Saturday.
The Dutchwomen are led on offense by freshman forward Haley Shugart (5-2--7), junior defenseman Caitlyn McLaren (3-3--6) and senior forward Emily Erickson (2-4--6).
In goal, freshman Kate Spooner (2-9-0) has recorded a 3.23 goals against average and .905 save percentage in 13 games -- 11 starts.
Last Time Around: The Mavericks played Union for the first time in 2015-16 in Mankato, Minn. The two teams tied 2-2 on Sept. 25, 2015 and the Mavericks won 3-0 on Sept. 26, 2015.
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