Lawrence University (6-14-3, NCHA) vs. Lake Forest College (14-9-0, NCHA)

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1 Lawrence University (6-14-3, NCHA) vs. Lake Forest College (14-9-0, NCHA) Friday and Saturday, Feb , LAWRENCE SCHEDULE Date Opponent Time/Res 10/28 at UW-Eau Claire L, /29 at UW-Stevens Point L, 3-2 OT 11/4-5 Battle of Highway 41 11/4 at Marian L, /5 Marian W, /18 Finlandia W, /19 Finlandia W, /26-27 Thanksgiving Showdown 11/26 at St. Olaf L, /27 at St. John s L, /2 St. Norbert T, 1-1 OT 12/3 at St. Norbert L, /9 Augsburg W, 5-3 1/6 at Concordia (Wis.) L, 4-3 1/7 Concordia (Wis.) L, 4-3 1/13 at Aurora T, 2-2 OT 1/14 at Aurora W, 5-3 1/20 at St. Scholastica L, 7-2 1/21 at St. Scholastica L, 2-1 1/27 Adrian L, 5-3 1/28 Adrian L, 2-1 2/2 MSOE L, 3-0 2/3 at MSOE T, 2-2 OT 2/10 Northland L, 4-3 2/11 Northland W, 6-5 OT 2/17 Lake Forest 7 p.m. 2/18 at Lake Forest 7 p.m. 2/22 NCHA Quarterfinal TBA 2/24-25 NCHA Semifinals TBA 3/4 NCHA Championship TBA Home games in bold SCHEDULE }The Vikings will battle for their playoff lives this weekend in a home-andhome series with Lake Forest. Lawrence hosts the Foresters at 7 p.m. Friday at the Appleton Family Ice Center. The regular-season finale is set for 7 p.m. Saturday at Alumni Memorial Fieldhouse at Lake Forest. WEBCAST/LIVE STATS }Both games will be webcast this weekend. Friday s game is at: portal.stretchinternet.com/lawrence/ with Lawrence SID Joe Vanden Acker on the call. Saturday s game at Lake Forest is available at: stretchinternet.com/lfc/. THE COACHES }Mike Szkodzinski (St. Norbert 2000) is in his 11th season at Lawrence and has a record of (.418). }Patrick Kelliher (St. Lawrence 2010) is in his third season at Lake Forest and has a record of (.553). THE SERIES }In a series that started in the season, Lake Forest holds a advantage over the Vikings. The teams split the two games a season ago. LAST SERIES Lawrence kept its playoff hopes alive last Saturday with a thrilling 6-5 NCHA victory over Northland at the Appleton Family Ice Center to split the weekend series. Brad Mueller s goal just 57 seconds into overtime gave Lawrence the victory after Northland rallied to tie it on three different occasions in the third period. Mueller scored off a pass from Josh Koepplinger to score his second goal of the season and the first game-winner of his career. Lawrence led 3-2 heading into the third period after Austin Frank s goal early in the second period had put the Vikings on top. Lucas DeBenedet scored on the power play just 2:27 into the third to tie the game at 3-3. It didn t stay tied for long as Lane King scored at the 4:36 mark to put Lawrence up 4-3. Jacob Jeske tied it again for Northland when he scored at the 13:41 mark to make it 4-4. The Vikings then took advantage of a power-play chance when Koepplinger scored on the man-advantage off a pass from King with 1:09 left in regulation. Northland came right back for the equalizer as Ty Kraus scored with 32 seconds left to tie it at 5-5. Northland jumped on top with a power-play goal from Max Glashauser just 3:15 into the game. Koepplinger countered with a power-play goal of his own at the 5:07 mark to tie the game at 1-1. Nick Trefry put Northland back on top with a goal at the 8:23 mark, but Blake Roubos scored 31 seconds later to tie the game at 2-2. Evan Cline picked up his third victory of the season by making 33 saves for the Vikings. AJ Smith stopped 48 shots and took the loss for Northland. Lawrence had a edge in shots. Northland held off a flurry of shots in the final two periods Friday to score a 4-3 victory over Lawrence. The Vikings fired 27 shots on goal in the final two periods, but Northland took advantage of its limited opportunities to score twice in the third

2 period for the victory. Lawrence had a edge in shots for the game. The game was tied at 2-2 heading to the third period when Northland scored twice in a span of just 1:25 to take control. Kalib Ford s slap shot from above the face-off circle at the 13:14 mark gave Northland a 3-2 edge. Kurt Sonne then scored at the 14:39 mark to put the Lumberjacks up 4-3. Lawrence battled back when Matt Beranek scored off a rebound at the 16:45 mark to slice the advantage to 4-3. The Vikings pulled Cline with 1:42 left for an extra attacker and fired multiple shots at Smith. With the defense piled up in front of the net, the Lumberjacks were able to block several shots and hang on. Smith finished with 34 saves to pick up the win. Cline stopped 15 shots and took the loss. The Lumberjacks grabbed a 2-0 lead with first-period goals from Kyle Salmon and Josh Racek. Lawrence then scored twice in the second period in a span of 1:58 to even the score. Luke McDiarmid got the scoring started for Lawrence when he created a turnover and beat Smith at the 8:21 mark to cut the margin in half. After the Vikings were whistled for roughing at the 9:20 mark, Lawrence picked up a short-handed goal. The Vikings had the puck and caught Northland in a line change. Some pretty passing led to Sean Reynolds short-hander at the 10:19 mark to tie the game at 2-2. VIKINGS UPDATE }The Vikings need to win and need some help this weekend if they hope to make the NCHA playoffs. Lawrence must beat Lake Forest twice, and the Vikings also need Concordia (Wis.) to beat visiting Northland twice. That would put the Vikings in a tie with Northland, but Lawrence would advance due to goal differential. LAWRENCE S CAREER LEADERS Points 116 Marc Howe Nick Jennette Ryan Blick Joe Searl Mike Burkhart Matt Hughes Tom Conti Brad Scurfield Josh Peterson Jameson Raymond Goals 65 Marc Howe Nick Jennette Mike Burkhart Matt Hughes Joe Searl Brad Scurfield Tom Conti Ryan Blick Andy Rozanski Matt Melchiori Assists 65 Ryan Blick Josh Peterson Joe Searl Nick Jennette Jameson Raymond Marc Howe Mike Burkhart Brandon Boelter Tom Conti William Thoren Brad Scurfield Josh DeSmit Pete Mossberg Power Play Goals 19 Nick Jennette Brad Scurfield Mike Burkhart Joe Searl Marc Howe Jameson Raymond Ryan Blick Wins 41 Evan Johnson Andrew Isaac Mattias Soderqvist 2013-present 16 Daniel Ljung Peter Emery Grant Henderson Saves 2519 Andrew Isaac Evan Johnson Grant Henderson Mattias Soderqvist 2013-present 1682 Daniel Ljung Shutouts 9 Evan Johnson Andrew Isaac Mattias Soderqvist 2013-present 2 Peter Emery Jim Ryan HEAD COACH MIKE SZKODZINSKI Hometown Brighton, Mich. Alma mater St. Norbert 2000 Playing Experience Ferris State ; St. Norbert Coaching Experience Lawrence 2006-present; St. Norbert (assistant); Findlay (assistant); UW-Eau Claire (assistant) Szkodzinski s Year-by-Year Record Year NCHA Overall Totals Szkodzinski vs. the NCHA School Record Adrian Aurora Concordia Finlandia Lake Forest Marian MSOE Northland St. Norbert St. Scholastica Situational Records Under Szkodzinski Overall NCHA Home Away Neutral Scoring First Scored On First Leading After First Trailing After First Tied After First Leading After Second Trailing After Second Tied After Second Overtime Games

3 }Lawrence has reached the conference playoffs in each of Mike Szkodzinski s previous 10 seasons as the head coach. }Junior forward Lane King (Waunakee, Wis.) tied for the second-highest number of assists in a game when he tallied four in Lawrence s 6-5 overtime victory Lane King over Northland. He is one of nine Lawrence players to have tallied four assists in a game. The record is seven set by Lawrence Hall of Famer Tom Conti vs. Benedictine in King has a team-high 15 assists this season to go with four goals for 19 points. }Leading scorer Josh Koepplinger (Saginaw, Mich.) had his biggest game of the season with three points in the 6-5 overtime win over Northland. Koepplinger matched his Josh Koepplinger season high with two goals and added an assist for a season-high three points. Koepplinger has a team-best nine goals to go with 11 assists for a team-high 20 points. }The Vikings top scoring defenseman is junior Matt Montemurro (Glenview, Ill.), who has run his point streak to three games. Montemurro has 10 assists to go with three goals for 13 points. }Senior forward Sean Reynolds (Anaheim, Calif.) picked up his second short-handed goal of the season in the series opener against Northland. That is his second short-hander of the season. Reynolds, who has seven goals and two assists for nine points, is tied with Koepplinger for the team lead with three power-play goals. }Rookie goaltender Evan Cline (Free- Lawrence University Hockey Facts Location Appleton, Wis. Founded 1847 Enrollment 1,500 President Mark Burstein Affiliation NCAA Division III Conference Northern Collegiate Hockey Assoc. Nickname Vikings School Colors Blue and White Home Arena Appleton Family Ice Center (capacity 1,000) Director of Athletics Christyn Abaray First season of hockey Seasons of hockey 29 All-time record (.378) NCHA titles 0 Northern Division titles 1 ( ) Harris Cup appearances 4 (2009, 2010, 2011, 2012) NCHA Overall North Division Pts W L T W L T *St. Norbert *St. Scholastica Northland Lawrence Finlandia South Division Pts W L T W L T *Adrian Marian Lake Forest MSOE Concordia (Wis.) Aurora * Denotes clinched playoff berth Game Thursday St. Norbert at MSOE Games Friday Lawrence at Lake Forest St. Scholastica at Adrian Northland at Concordia (Wis.) Marian at Aurora Games Saturday Lawrence at Lake Forest St. Scholastica at Adrian Northland at Concordia (Wis.) Aurora at Marian MSOE at St. Norbert

4 land, Mich.) saw his numbers dip just a bit after the Northland series, but he is second in the NCHA with a.920 save percentage and is sixth with a 2.70 GAA. }Lawrence will honor its seven seniors before the game on Friday night. The group is captain Brad Mueller (Oak Park, Ill.), assistant captain Ryan Eardley (Ile Bizard, Quebec), goaltender Mattias Soderqvist (Stockholm, Sweden), forwards Blake Roubos (Niagara Falls, Ontario) and Sean Reynolds (Anaheim, Calif.) and defensemen Felix Henriksson (Helsinki, Finland) and Ryan Robertson (Alpharetta, Ga). }Lawrence scored a season-high six goals in its last game and is ninth in the league in scoring at 2.43 goals per game. The Vikings are eighth in scoring defense at 3.30 goals per game. }Northland scored three power-play goals against the Vikings last weekend, and Lawrence is now sixth in the league on the penalty kill at (80.8 percent ( ). }Lawrence went 2-for-7 on the power play against Northland and improved to 16-for-118 (13.6 percent) on the man-advantage. That ranks eighth in the NCHA. SCOUTING LAKE FOREST }Lake Forest is fighting for a NCHA playoff berth as well. The Foresters are tied for third in the South Division with MSOE with 20 points. Marian is second with 22, and Concordia (Wis.) is in fifth place with 19. }The Foresters have been red-hot over the past few weeks and ran their win streak to five games with a sweep at Finlandia last weekend. }Senior forward Jack Lewis is one of the league s top offensive players. Lewis is tied for the conference lead The Last Time It Happened Overtime Game 2/11/17 Lawrence 6, Northland 5 Tie Game 2/3/17 Lawrence 2, MSOE 2 Shutout by Lawrence 11/19/16 Lawrence 5, Finlandia 0 Shutout by Opponent 2/2/17 MSOE 3, Lawrence 0 Lawrence Hat Trick 11/29/13 Blake Roubos vs. Gustavus Opponent Hat Trick 2/24/16 Keegan Bruce, St. Scholastica Lawrence Short-handed Goal 2/10/17 Sean Reynolds vs. Northland Opponent Short-handed Goal 2/3/17 Nick Redmon, MSOE Lawrence Extra Attacker Goal 1/23/16 Lane King vs. St. Scholastica Opponent Extra Attacker Goal 1/7/17 Connor Hogg, CUW Lawrence Penalty Shot 11/10/12 Matt Moore at Northland Penalty Shot by Opponent 2/24/16 Kristofer McKinzie, St. Scholastica with 15 goals and he has 14 assists. He ranks third in the conference with 29 points. }Sophomore George Argiropoulos and senior Billy Cooper have split time in net this season. Argiropoulos is with a 3.11 GAA and.901 save percentage. Cooper is with a 2.60 GAA and.911 save percentage. }Lake Forest is third in the NCHA in scoring at 3.57 goals per game. The Foresters rank third in scoring defense at }Lake Forest is tops in the conference on the power play at 26.7 percent (32-120). Lewis has a team-high seven power-play goals. }The Foresters are seventh in the league on the penalty kill at 80.4 percent (90-112). USCHO.com Top 15 No. Team Record Pts. Last 1. Norwich (19) St. Norbert Oswego UWSP (1) Adrian UWEC Hobart Geneseo Hamilton Endicott Augsburg Trinity Buffalo State Colby Utica NR Others receiving votes: Williams 21, New England College 15, St. Thomas 10, Nichols 7, Neumann 5, Amherst 2, Marian 2, Plattsburgh 2, Manhattanville 1. D3hockey.com Top 15 No. Team Record Pts. Last 1. Norwich (15) Oswego State (3) St. Norbert (1) UWSP (1) Adrian SUNY Geneseo Hobart Endicott Hamilton UWEC Augsburg Utica Buffalo State Trinity (Conn.) Plattsburgh State NR Others receiving votes: Colby 11, Nichols 11, Plymouth State 11, Manhattanville 9, Williams 9, New England College 7, St. Thomas 6, Neumann 3, Babson 2

5 LAWRENCE UNIVERSITY ROSTER No. Name Yr. Pos. Ht. Wt. Hometown/Previous Team 2 Ryan Robertson Sr. F/D Atlanta, Ga./Nepean Raiders (CCHL) 3 Evan Ketner Fr. F Washington, Mich./Soo Eagles (NOJHL) 4 Alex Rickoff Fr. D Winona, Minn./La Crosse Freeze (NA3HL) 5 Jake Roeper Jr. F/D Thiensville, Wis./Hawkesbury Hawks (CCHL) 6 Brad Mueller C Sr. D Oak Park, Ill./Soo Eagles (NAHL) 7 Matt Montemurro Jr. D Glenview, Ill./Soo Eagles (NAHL) 8 Sean Reynolds Sr. F Anaheim, Calif./Ontario Avalanche (WSHL) 9 Lane King Jr. F Waunakee, Wis./Finlandia Lions (NCHA) 10 Daniel Gysi Fr. D Basel, Switzerland/Syracuse Stars (USPHL) 11 Chase Wiedemann Fr. F Clarkston, Mich./Rochester Jr. Americans (USPHL) 12 Justin Gregory Jr. F Franktown, Colo./Aurora (NCHA) 14 Carson Knop Fr. F Lake Bluff, Ill./Wilkes Barre/Scranton Knights (NAHL) 15 Jake Drinkard Fr. F Lapeer, Mich./Metro Jets (NA3HL) 16 Blake Roubos Sr. F Niagara Falls, Ontario/Amarillo Bulls (NAHL) 17 Mikkel Joehnk Jr. F Vienna Austria/Valley Jr. Warriors (EHL) 18 Matt Beranek Fr. F Lake Villa, Ill./Wilkes Barre/Scranton Knights (NAHL) 19 Tomas Vesely So. D Prague, Czech Republic/Castleton State (NEHC) 20 Nick Felan So. F Highlands Village, Texas/Northern Cyclones (EHL) 21 Austin Frank Jr. D DeForest, Wis./Minnesota Ice Rangers (SIJHL) 22 Luke McDiarmid Jr. F Alden, Mich./Corpus Christi Ice Rays (NAHL) 23 Jordan Boehlke Fr. F Richfield, Wis./Wisconsin Whalers (NA3HL) 24 Ryan Eardley A Sr. F Ile Bizard, Quebec/Smith Falls Bears (CCHL) 25 Reed Gregory Fr. F Franktown, Colo./Soo Eagles (NOJHL) 27 Felix Henriksson Sr. D Helsinki, Finland/Pelicans U20 28 Josh Koepplinger So. F Saginaw, Mich./Florida Jr. Blades (USPHL) 30 Mattias Soderqvist Sr. G Stockholm, Sweden/Lone Star Brahmas (NAHL) 33 Evan Cline Fr. G Freeland, Mich./Syracuse Stars (USPHL) 35 Greg Procopio So. G Philadelphia, Pa./Philadelphia Little Flyers (EHL) Head Coach: Mike Szkodzinski (St. Norbert 2000, 11th season) Assistant Coaches: Ryan Petersen, Patrick Coyne, Jameson Raymond Student Mangers: Kenny Grode, Ryan Clark Athletic Trainer: Ashley Rottier

6 Lawrence University Hockey Lawrence University Combined Team Statistics (as of Feb 16, 2017) All games Date Opponent Score Att. 10/28/16 at #9 UW-Eau Claire L /29/16 at #1 UW-Stevens Point L o t * 11/04/16 at Marian University L * 11/05/16 MARIAN UNIVERSITY W * 11/18/16 FINLANDIA UNIVERSITY W * 11/19/16 FINLANDIA UNIVERSITY W /26/16 at St. Olaf College L /27/16 at Saint John's Univ. L * 12/02/16 #3 ST. NORBERT COLLEGE T o t * 12/03/16 at #3 St. Norbert College L /09/16 #6 AUGSBURG COLLEGE W * 01/06/17 at Concordia (Wis.) L * 01/07/17 CONCORDIA (WIS.) L * 01/13/17 at Aurora University T o t * 01/14/17 at Aurora University W * 01/20/17 at St. Scholastica L * 01/21/17 at St. Scholastica L * 01/27/17 #8 ADRIAN COLLEGE L * 01/28/17 #8 ADRIAN COLLEGE L * 02/02/17 MSOE L * 02/03/17 at MSOE T o t * 02/10/17 NORTHLAND COLLEGE L * 02/11/17 NORTHLAND COLLEGE Wot TEAM STATISTICS LU OPP SHOT STATISTICS Goals-Shot attempts Shot pct G o a ls/g a m e S h o ts/g a m e POWER PLAYS Goals-Power Plays Conversion Percent Shot Attempts Shot Percent GOAL BREAKDOWN Power Play S h o rt-h a n d e d 3 2 Empty net 2 0 P e n a lty 0 0 U n a ssiste d 3 3 O ve rtim e 1 1 S h o o to u t 0 0 Delayed Penalty 0 0 PENALTIES N u m b e r M in u te s P e n a ltie s/g a m e Pen minutes/game SHOOTOUTS (Made-Att) Record: Overall Home Away Neutral ALL GAMES CONFERENCE NON-CONFERENCE ## Player gp g a pts sh sh% pen-min pp sh 28 Josh Koepplinger Lane King Blake Roubos Matt Montemurro Matt Beranek Austin Frank Sean Reynolds Nick Felan Daniel Gysi Carson Knop Jake Drinkard Mikkel Joehnk Brad Mueller Evan Ketner Reed Gregory Luke McDiarmid Jake Roeper Ryan Eardley Justin Gregory Ryan Robertson Mattias Soderqvist Tomas Vesely Jordan Boehlke Felix Henriksson Chase Wiedemann TM TEAM Total Opponents ## Goalie gp min ga gaavg saves save% w-l-t 33 Evan Cline : Greg Procopio 5 240: Mattias Soderqvist 8 370: TM EMPTY NET 12 9: Total : Opponents : Attendance Summary LU Opponent Total Dates/Avg Per Date 11/545 12/365 Neutral Site #/Avg 0/0 Goals by Period 1st 2nd 3rd OT Total Lawrence University Opponents Saves by Period 1st 2nd 3rd OT Total Lawrence University Opponents

7 Lawrence University Hockey Lawrence University Game-by-Game Goals-Assists-Points (as of Feb 16, 2017) All games Opponent Date Score ROBERTSON, KETNER,EVA ROEPER,JAK MUELLER,BR MONTEMURR REYNOLDS,S KING,LANE GYSI,DANIEL WIEDEMANN, GREGORY,JU KNOP,CARSO at UWEC 10/28/ L DNP DNP DNP at UWSP 10/29/ L DNP DNP DNP at MU 11/04/ L DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP MU 11/05/ W DNP DNP DNP FU 11/18/ W DNP DNP DNP FU 11/19/ W DNP DNP at STO 11/26/ L DNP DNP DNP at SJU 11/27/ L DNP DNP SNC 12/02/ t DNP DNP DNP at SNC 12/03/ L DNP DNP DNP AUG 12/09/ W DNP DNP DNP at CUW 01/06/ L DNP DNP DNP CUW 01/07/ L DNP DNP DNP at AU 01/13/ t DNP DNP DNP at AU 01/14/ W DNP DNP DNP DNP at CSS 01/20/ L DNP DNP DNP at CSS 01/21/ L DNP DNP DNP AC 01/27/ L DNP DNP DNP AC 01/28/ L DNP MSOE 02/02/ L DNP DNP DNP at MSOE 02/03/ t DNP DNP NC 02/10/ L DNP DNP DNP DNP NC 02/11/ W DNP Opponent Date Score DRINKARD,J ROUBOS,BLA JOEHNK,MIK BERANEK,MA VESELY,TOM FELAN,NICK FRANK,AUSTI MCDIARMID,L BOEHLKE,JO EARDLEY,RY GREGORY,RE at UWEC 10/28/ L DNP DNP DNP at UWSP 10/29/ L DNP DNP DNP at MU 11/04/ L DNP MU 11/05/ W DNP DNP DNP FU 11/18/ W DNP DNP DNP FU 11/19/ W DNP DNP DNP DNP at STO 11/26/ L DNP DNP at SJU 11/27/ L DNP DNP DNP DNP SNC 12/02/ t DNP DNP DNP at SNC 12/03/ L DNP DNP DNP AUG 12/09/ W DNP DNP DNP at CUW 01/06/ L DNP DNP DNP CUW 01/07/ L DNP DNP DNP at AU 01/13/ t DNP DNP DNP at AU 01/14/ W DNP at CSS 01/20/ L DNP DNP DNP at CSS 01/21/ L DNP DNP AC 01/27/ L DNP DNP AC 01/28/ L DNP DNP DNP DNP MSOE 02/02/ L DNP DNP at MSOE 02/03/ t DNP DNP DNP DNP NC 02/10/ L DNP DNP NC 02/11/ W DNP DNP DNP DNP Opponent Date Score HENRIKSSON KOEPPLINGE SODERQVIST, CLINE,EVAN PROCOPIO,G at UWEC 10/28/ L DNP at UWSP 10/29/ L DNP DNP at MU 11/04/ L DNP MU 11/05/ W DNP DNP FU 11/18/ W DNP DNP FU 11/19/ W DNP DNP at STO 11/26/ L DNP DNP DNP at SJU 11/27/ L DNP DNP SNC 12/02/ t DNP DNP at SNC 12/03/ L DNP DNP AUG 12/09/ W DNP DNP at CUW 01/06/ L DNP DNP CUW 01/07/ L DNP DNP at AU 01/13/ t DNP DNP at AU 01/14/ W DNP DNP at CSS 01/20/ L DNP at CSS 01/21/ L DNP DNP DNP AC 01/27/ L DNP DNP DNP AC 01/28/ L DNP DNP DNP MSOE 02/02/ L DNP DNP DNP at MSOE 02/03/ t DNP DNP NC 02/10/ L DNP DNP NC 02/11/ W DNP DNP DNP