Lawrence University (5-8-2, NCHA) at College of St. Scholastica (8-6-1, NCHA)

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1 Lawrence University (5-8-2, NCHA) at College of St. Scholastica (8-6-1, NCHA) Friday and Saturday, Jan , 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 7 p.m. 1/21 at St. Scholastica 5 p.m. 1/27 Adrian 7 p.m. 1/28 Adrian 4 p.m. 2/2 MSOE 7 p.m. 2/3 at MSOE 7 p.m. 2/10 Northland 7 p.m. 2/11 Northland 4 p.m. 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 travel to Duluth, Minn., for a pair of games against St. Scholastica at Mars Lakeview Arena. Friday s game begins at 7 p.m. and Saturday s contest begins at 5 p.m. WEBCAST/LIVE STATS }Both games feature live stats and a webcast at: schedule.aspx?path=mhockey&&tab =schedule2. THE COACHES }Mike Szkodzinski (St. Norbert 2000) is in his 11th season at Lawrence and has a record of (.424). }Mark Wick (St. Scholastica 1985) is in his 13th season at St. Scholastica and has a record of (.541). He is in his 18th season overall and has a record of (.537). THE SERIES }St. Scholastica holds a lead in a series that started in the season. The Saints have won the last five meetings. LAST SERIES Lawrence grabbed three points last weekend as the Vikings posted a win and a tie in a NCHA series at Aurora. Nick Felan scored a pair of goals last Saturday as Lawrence rallied for a 5-3 victory over Aurora at the Fox Valley Ice Arena. The Vikings trailed 2-1 entering the second period, but Felan scored twice in the second to help stake Lawrence to a 4-3 lead. The Vikings added an insurance goal in the third. Mattias Soderqvist played the final 45 minutes in goal and stopped 23 shots to pick up the win for Lawrence. Jared Rutledge gave up three goals in the first 24:10 before being replaced by Max Kirkwood. Kirkwood stopped 22 shots and took the loss. It was a quick start for both teams as Brendan Logan scored just 1:10 into the opening period to put Aurora up 1-0. Carson Knop countered for the Vikings just 23 seconds later to tie it at 1-1. Aurora s Tim Santopoalo scored with 5:27 left in the opening period and the Spartans led 2-1 after one. The Vikings quickly tied it with the help of a power play. After Liam Stirtzinger was sent off for boarding 43 seconds into the period, the Vikings went on the man-advantage. Lawrence captain Brad Mueller scored off an assist from Blake Roubos a second after the penalty expired to tie it at 2-2. Felan then scored his first goal of the game at the 4:10 mark off assists from Lane King and Josh Koepplinger to put Lawrence up 3-2. Stirtzinger countered with a power-play goal for Aurora at the 10:12 mark, but it didn t stay tied for long. Felan scored just 2:09 later off an assist from Matt Beranek and Lawrence led 4-3. After matching penalties put each man down a skater, Matt Montemurro scored at 6:00 of the third as Koepplinger and King each picked up assists again. Aurora pulled Kirkwood for the final 1:52 but couldn t draw any closer. Lawrence posted a 2-2 overtime tie at Aurora in the series opener on Friday. Aurora scored at the 5:51 mark of the third period to tie the game at 2-2

2 and that was it for the scoring for the final 14 minutes of regulation and the five minutes of overtime. Lawrence led 2-1 after two periods on the strength of a pair of goals in the second. Matt Montemurro scored on the power play just 3:06 into the second period off assists from Austin Frank and Felan to tie the game at 1-1. Lawrence grabbed a 2-1 lead at the 12:34 mark when Koepplinger scored his fifth goal of the season with assists from Felan and King. Aurora s Brendan Logan tied it early in the third period. The Spartans took a 1-0 lead on Anthony Pnewski s goal with 2:19 left in the first period. Evan Cline stopped 31 shots for Lawrence, and Rutledge made 32 saves for the Spartans. VIKINGS UPDATE }The games this weekend loom large as the Vikings and Saints battle for a spot in the playoffs. The top three teams in each division make the playoffs, and St. Scholastica holds down second place in the North Division, three points ahead of the Vikings. St. Norbert is four points clear of St. Scholastica in first place. }Sophomore forward Nick Felan (Highlands Village, Texas) snapped a four-game scoreless streak in a big way against Aurora. Felan picked up assists on Nick Felan both Lawrence goals on Friday, and then scored a pair of goals, including the game-winner, in Saturday s victory. It was the first multi-goal game of the season for Felan, who now has five goals and two assists for seven points this season. }The line of Felan, Josh Koepplinger (Saginaw, Mich.) and Lane King (Waunakee, Wis.) and has been the Vikings most productive. That trio has 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 combined for 29 points, including 12 goals. Koepplinger is tied for the team lead with 13 points on the strength of five goals and a team-high eight assists. King has a pair of goals to go with seven assists for nine points. }Senior forward Blake Roubos (Niagara Falls, Ontario) continues to lead the team with seven goals and he has six assists to match Koepplinger with Blake Roubos 13 points. Roubos is now tied with Huck Saunders for 20th on Lawrence s career list with 53 points. Roubos needs five points to pass Mike Vernon for 19th. }Lawrence used both goaltenders in the series against Aurora. Evan Cline (Freeland, Mich.) played all 65 minutes last Friday and allowed two goals. He Mattias Soderqvist gave way to Mattias Soderqvist (Stockholm, Sweden) in Saturday s game after an injury in the first period. Cline is now on the season with a.935 save percentage and 2.17 GAA. Soderqvist improved to on the season with a 4.36 GAA and.876 save percentage. Soderqvist s numbers continue to improve as he has a.915 save percentage and 2.90 GAA since the Vikings returned from the holiday break. }Lawrence held Aurora to 2-for-10 on the power play last weekend. The Vikings are now 72-for-89 on the penalty kill and that ranks fifth in the NCHA at 80.9 percent. }Lawrence went 2-for-12 on the power play against Aurora and improved to 10-for-82 (12.2 percent) on the man-advantage. That ranks 10th in the NCHA. Matt Montemurro (Glenview, Ill.) and rookie Evan Ketner (Washington, Mich.) are tied for the 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 (.380) 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 Lawrence Northland Finlandia South Division Pts W L T W L T Adrian Marian Concordia (Wis.) Lake Forest Aurora MSOE Games Friday Lawrence at St. Scholastica St. Norbert at Adrian Lake Forest at Marian Finlandia at MSOE Aurora at Northland Concordia (Wis.) at UW-Stout Games Saturday Lawrence at St. Scholastica St. Norbert at Adrian Marian at Lake Forest Finlandia at MSOE Aurora at Northland

4 team lead with two power-play goals apiece. }Lawrence ranks ninth in the NCHA in scoring at 2.53 goals per game. The Vikings are fifth in scoring defense at 3.07 goals per contest. SCOUTING ST. SCHOLASTICA }St. Scholastica also picked up three points last weekend at MSOE. The Saints tied MSOE 3-3 on iday night and then posted a 6-4 victory on Saturday. The Saints trailed 4-2 entering the third period but scored four times in the third to win it. }Senior forward Brandon Millin, who scored a pair of goals and had two assists last weekend, leads the Saints in scoring. He has a team-best 12 goals, is tied for the team lead with 10 assists and has a team-high 22 points. }Junior defenseman Mark Whiteley is tied for the team lead with 10 assists. }Senior netminder Peter Megariotis has seen the vast majority of action in goal for the Saints. He has a record with an.894 save percentage and 2.72 GAA. }St. Scholastica ranks third in the NCHA in scoring at 3.60 goals per game. The Saints have scored at least four goals seven times in 15 games this season. The Saints are third in scoring defense at 2.73 goals per game. }The Saints have been very effective on the power play this season and rank third in the conference on the man-advantage at 21.6 percent (16-74). Senior forward Steven Phee has a team-best five power-play goals this season. }St. Scholastica ranks 10th in the league on the penalty kill at 76.7 percent. The Saints have killed off 46-of- 60 power plays. The Last Time It Happened Overtime Game 1/13/17 Lawrence 2, Aurora 2 Tie Game 1/13/17 Lawrence 2, Aurora 2 Shutout by Lawrence 11/19/16 Lawrence 5, Finlandia 0 Shutout by Opponent 11/27/15 UW-Eau Claire 7, 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 1/6/17 Sean Reynolds at CUW Opponent Short-handed Goal 1/30/16 Jeremy Olinyk, Adrian 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 }St. Scholastica is the least-penalized team in the league and averages only 11.9 penalty minutes per game. USCHO.com Top 15 No. Team Record Pts. Last 1. St. Norbert (18) Norwich (2) Oswego UWSP Geneseo UWEC Adrian Hamilton Hobart Buffalo State Augsburg Endicott Neumann Colby NR 15. Salve Regina Others receiving votes: St. Thomas 9, New England College 8, Trinity 7, Amherst 6, St. Scholastica 6, Nichols 4, UMass-Boston 3, St. Mary s 3, Utica 3, University of New England 2, Concordia (Minn.) 1, Marian 1. D3hockey.com Top 15 No. Team Record Pts. Last 1. St. Norbert (14) Norwich (4) Oswego State (2) UWSP Adrian SUNY Geneseo Hamilton UWEC Buffalo State Hobart Augsburg Endicott Amherst Neumann NR 15. Trinity (Conn.) Others receiving votes: St. Thomas 6, Concordia-Moorhead 5, St. Scholastica 4, Colby 4, Salve Regina 3, Tufts 3, UMass-Boston 2, Nichols 2, New England College 1.

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 Jan 18, 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 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 1 0 Empty net 2 0 P e n a lty 0 0 U n a ssiste d 3 3 O ve rtim e 0 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 16 Blake Roubos Josh Koepplinger Lane King Matt Montemurro Nick Felan Jake Drinkard Carson Knop Sean Reynolds Daniel Gysi Matt Beranek Austin Frank Mikkel Joehnk Evan Ketner Brad Mueller Jake Roeper Ryan Eardley Reed Gregory Felix Henriksson Ryan Robertson Mattias Soderqvist Tomas Vesely Jordan Boehlke Justin Gregory Luke McDiarmid Chase Wiedemann TM TEAM Total Opponents ## Goalie gp min ga gaavg saves save% w-l-t 33 Evan Cline 8 442: Greg Procopio 3 122: Mattias Soderqvist 7 344: TM EMPTY NET 7 4: Total : Opponents : Attendance Summary LU Opponent Total Dates/Avg Per Date 6/526 9/421 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 Jan 18, 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 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 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