The Portage Collegiate Institute (PCI) Saints open their semifinal series with Garden City today in Portage. They host the Gophers at Stride Place for game one of their Winnipeg Women's High School Hockey League best-of-three playoff series.

The Saints needed three games to get by Fort Richmond in the first round. They found themselves down 1-0 in the best-of-three series after losing game one in Winnipeg, but they won games two and three in Portage to finish off the Centurions.

Garden City finished the season in sixth place, and managed to upset third place Sturgeon Heights in two games. The Saints and Gophers have met twice this season, both times PCI made quick work of their opponents winning 6-1 in the first game, and 4-0 in the second.

The Saints and Gophers face off at 4 p.m. at Stride Place.