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NCAA.com | November 1, 2013

DI Weekend Preivew

SCHOOL	WEEKEND GAMES		LAST TIME OUT	QUICK STROKES
No. 1 Minnesota	Fri. vs. Minnesota State-Mankato Sat. at Minnesota State-Mankato		Beat Bemidji State 4-3 on Saturday.	Despite meeting 67 times in the past, this is the first home-and-home series between the Gophers and Mavericks.
No. 2 Wisconsin	Sat. and Sun. vs. No. 10 Ohio State.		Beat Lindenwood 4-1 on Saturday.	Wisconsin ranks second nationally in the penalty kill with a 93.3 clip.
No. 3 Cornell	Fri. at Princeton Sat at Quinnipiac		Beat St. Lawrence 6-4 on Saturday.	After earning two wins last weekend, senior Lauren Slebodnick is now the winningest goaltender in Cornell history.
No. 4 North Dakota	Fri. and Sat. at Bemidji State		Beat St. Cloud St. 6-1 on Saturday.	With a record of 6-1-1, North Dakota is off to its best start through eight games in program history.
No. 5 Clarkson	Fri. vs. Brown Sat. vs. Yale		Beat Colgate 2-0 on Saturday.	The Knights have outscored opponents 33-14 this season.
No. 6 Boston College	Fri. at Providence Sat. vs. Providence		Lost 4-1 to Syracuse on Friday.	The Eagles have an 18-33-3 overall record against Providence, tbut they have won eight of the past 10 and three consecutive games.
No. 7 Harvard	Fri. at Rensselaer Sat. at Union (N.Y.)		Beat Princeton 4-0 on Saturday.	Coming into the weekend, Harvard (2-0-0) is one of three teams in the nation to remain undefeated to start the season.
No. 8 Mercyhurst	IDLE		Beat Maine 5-0 on Saturday.	Half of Amanda Makela's six career shutouts have come this season.
No. 9 Quinnipiac	Fri. vs. Colgate Sat. vs. Cornell		Beat Dartmouth 4-2 on Saturday.	The Bobcats are off to their best start in program history at 6-1-1.
No. 10 Ohio State	Sat. and Sun. at No. 10 Wisconsin		Beat then-No. 5 North Dakota 2-1 on Oct. 19.	Junior defensemen line mates and twin sisters, Sara and Kari Schmitt, are off to a hot start through five games this season, leading the Buckeyes in scoring with nine and seven points, respectively.

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