The No. 1-ranked UW-River Falls women's hockey team has a pair of home games this week, hosting No. 15-ranked Saint Benedict and Gustavus Adolphus.
UW-RIVER FALLS (4-0, 0-0 WIAC) VS. SAINT BENEDICT (3-1, 0-0 MIAC)
Date: Tuesday, Nov. 10
Time: 7:05 p.m.
Site: River Falls, Wis. // Hunt Arena
UW-RIVER FALLS (4-0, 0-0 WIAC) VS. GUSTAVUS (1-1, 0-0 MIAC)
Date: Saturday, Nov. 14
Time: 2:05 p.m.
Site: River Falls, Wis. // Hunt Arena
FALCON NOTES
- UWRF remains ranked No. 1 in both of this week's USCHO and DIII Hockey News national polls.
- The Falcons are off to a 4-0 start, averaging 5.0 goals per game while outscoring opponents 20-9.
- Sophia Hess leads UW-River Falls and ranks among the WIAC's top scorers with 10 points (3 goals, 7 assists) through four games. Her seven assists and 10 points both pace the Falcons.
- Sami Pool has recorded at least one point in all four games this season and enters the weekend second on the team with nine points (4 goals, 5 assists), while her +11 rating leads the Falcons.
- Freshman forward Blake Schultz, the WIAC's opening Player of the Week, has a team-high five goals, including a hat-trick at Saint Mary's on Oct. 31.
- In goal, Olivia Hansen is 4-0 with a 2.25 goals-against average and .893 save percentage, stopping 75 of 84 shots faced.
