Dec. 11, 2007

Full MCHA Release for December 10, 2007

Adrian Wins First-Place Battle; Marian Keeps Pace With Sweep
Three teams in the Midwest Collegiate Hockey Association entered play last weekend with just one loss and a 5-1-0 mark. Two survived, thanks to Adrian 's sweep of MSOE and Marian's sweep of Concordia to both improve to 7-1-0 in league play and find themselves in first place.

The Bulldogs won, 5-1, Friday and 4-0 Saturday to record the sweep, while the Sabres recorded wins of 4-1 Friday and 5-2 Saturday. Finlandia moved into third place after a sweep of Minnesota-Crookston, improving to 6-2-0 with 5-2 and 3-6 victories. Lawrence took a pair of games from Northland, getting a come-from-behind, 4-3, win Friday and a 4-0 decision Saturday.

The league will take a break from conference play from now until January 11, 2008. Included in the list is a battle between MSOE and current No. 1 St. Norbert's and Marian taking on current No. 6 UW-River Falls Jan. 4.

Players of the Week
- Lawrence University sophomore forward Marc Howe ( Cedarburg , Wis. ) is the MCHA Player of the Week for his role in LU's weekend sweep of Northland. He keyed a big comeback win Friday to start things out. Down 3-1, he assisted the next goal before adding the winner to give him three points (2G/1A) in the contest. Then, he tallied another goal Saturday, netting a short-handed goal to start things out and ended +3 for the weekend.
Other Nominees: Nick Cinquegrani (Marian), Ryan Sullivan (Finlandia), Jared Kopp (Minnesota-Crookston)

-Adrian College Bulldogs freshman goalie Brad Fogal (Sharon, ONT) earns MCHA Defensive Player of the Week honors for his work in the Bulldogs sweep of MSOE. He gave up just one goal against the defending regular season champs, making 18 saves on Friday and 23 Saturday for a 0.50 GAA and .976 save percentage for the week. He also recorded Adrian 's first-ever shutout and currently leads MCHA goalies with a .940 save percentage and 1.67 GAA.
Other Nominees: Jason Jadczak (Marian), Jason Woll (MSOE), Ross Rouleau (Finlandia), Jim Ryan ( Lawrence )

-Finlandia University Lions freshman goalie Ryan Donovan ( Pinckney , Mich. ) played well in his team's sweep on the weekend, earning him MCHA Freshman of the Week honors. He stopped 25 of 27 shots in Friday's 5-2 win and made 15 more saves Saturday. For the weekend, he held the Golden Eagles to a 3-for-16 showing on the power play.
Other Nominees: Mike Dahlinger ( Adrian ), Matt Jacobs ( Lawrence )