Minnesota Duluth (0-0) at St. Cloud State (0-0)
When: 7:07 p.m. today and Saturday
Where: The National Hockey Center
What: A Western Collegiate Hockey Association series
On Air: KDAL 610 AM
ADVERTISEMENT
Series At a Glance
* UMD went 6-1 against St. Cloud State last season, including a 2-1 series win in the first round of the WCHA playoffs. UMD leads the all-time series at 30-6-1.
Coaches
* Jeff Giesen (12-18-7) in his second season at St. Cloud State
* Shannon Miller (200-57-24) in her ninth season at UMD
Huskies Update
St. Cloud welcomes back its top three scorers from a year ago in Holly Roberts (18-17--35), Laura Fast (16-14--30) and Caitlin Hogan (12-17--29). ... The Huskies separated goaltending three ways last season with Carmen Lizee and Kendall Newell returning this year. ... "[St. Cloud is] a fast and physical team that always has good goaltending," Miller said.
Bulldogs Update
ADVERTISEMENT
UMD is ranked No. 5 in the USCHO.com poll and picked to finish second to Wisconsin in the WCHA. The Bulldogs beat the Minnesota Whitecaps 7-2 in an exhibition game Sept. 29 in Blaine, Minn. ... Saara Tuominen, Haley Irwin and Iya Gavrilova each scored two goals against the Whitecaps. ... ... This year's captains are Tuominen and Karine Demeule with Tawni Mattila and Kim Martin serving as assistants.
Probable Lines
Iya Gavrilova, Saara Tuominen, Elin Holmlov
Sara O'Toole, Haley Irwin, Laura Fridfinnson
Karine Demeule, Tawni Mattila, Erin Olson
Defensive Pairings
Joss Larocque, Heidi Pelttari
Jaime Rasmussen, Myriam Trepanier
ADVERTISEMENT
Tara Gray, Sarah Murray
Goalies
Kim Martin, Johanna Ellison
