Lawrence University (5-7-1) at Concordia (Minn.) College (6-4-3), No. 15 St. John s Univ. (6-3-3)

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1 Lawrence University (5-7-1) at Concordia (Minn.) College (6-4-3), No. 15 St. John s Univ. (6-3-3) Saturday and Sunday, Jan , LAWRENCE SCHEDULE Date Opponent Time/Res 10/31 Concordia (Wis.) W, /1 at Concordia (Wis.) W, /7-8 Battle of Highway 41 11/7 at Marian L, /8 Marian L, /14 Northland W, /15 Northland W, 5-4 OT 11/21 at UW-River Falls L, /22 at UW-Stout L, /29-30 NCHA/MIAC Showdown 11/29 at Gustavus Adolphus T, 3-3 OT 11/30 vs. St. Olaf W, /5 at St. Norbert L, /6 St. Norbert L, /13 at UW-Eau Claire L, /10 at Concordia (Minn.) 2:00 pm 1/11 at St. John s (Minn.) 2:00 pm 1/16 MSOE 7:00 pm 1/17 at MSOE 7:00 pm 1/23 at St. Scholastica 7:00 pm 1/24 at St. Scholastica 4:00 pm 1/30 Lake Forest 7:00 pm 1/31 at Lake Forest 7:00 pm 2/6 Adrian 7:00 pm 2/7 Adrian 4:00 pm 2/13 at Finlandia 7:15 pm 2/14 at Finlandia 3:00 pm 2/20-21 NCHA Quarterfinals TBA 2/28 NCHA Semifinals TBA 3/7 NCHA Harris Cup Final TBA 3/24 NCAA First Round TBA Home games in bold SCHEDULE }Lawrence travels to Moorhead, Minn., to face Concordia (Minn.) College on Saturday for a 2 p.m. game at the Moorhead Sports Center. }The Vikings then travel to Collegeville, Minn., for a 2 p.m. game on Sunday vs. St. John s at the Herb Brooks National Hockey Center. WEBCAST/LIVE STATS }Live stats are available for Saturday s game at Concordia at: mice/ /boxscores/ _ o0g2.xml. }A webcast and live stats for Sunday s game at St. John s are available at: csbsju/. }Links for both games are available on the Lawrence hockey page at: winter_sports/hockey. THE COACHES }Mike Szkodzinski (St. Norbert 2000) is in his eighth season at Lawrence and has a record of (.445). }Chris Howe (St. John s 1999) is in his seventh season at Concordia (Minn.) and has a record of (.443). }Doug Schueller (Bowling Green 2001) is in his seventh season at St. John s and has a record of (.491). THE SERIES }This is the first meeting between Lawrence and Concordia (Minn.). }St. John s has a record against Lawrence, but it s been a decade since the teams have played. The teams met for the first time iin the season and haven t played since the campaign. LAST SERIES Thirteenth-ranked UW-Eau Claire scored six times in the first period and went on to an 11-2 nonconference victory over Lawrence at Hobbs Ice Center on Dec. 13. Brandon Wahlin had a hat trick and Ross Andersen and Ethan Nauman scored two goals apiece for Eau Claire. Ryan Rumble and Sean Reynolds both scored for the Vikings. Rumble scored just 24 seconds into the game to give Lawrence a 1-0 lead. Wahlin tied the game at the 5:29 mark, and the Blugolds scored five more times over the next 10:52 to go up 6-1. Eau Claire scored early in the second period, but Reynolds scored for Lawrence at the 4:35 mark to cut the margin to 7-2. The Blugolds then scored two more times in the next two minutes to put the game away. Jay Deo made 22 saves to get the win for Eau Claire. Mattias Soderqvist made 37 saves for the Vikings. VIKINGS UPDATE }Lawrence returns to action for the first time in nearly a month when it travels to Minnesota this weekend. Lawrence hasn t played since its Dec. 13 game at UW-Eau Claire.

2 }Sophomore goaltender Mattias Soderqvist (Stockholm, Sweden) saw his numbers balloon after a rough outing in Lawrence s last game at UW- Eau Claire. Soderqvist is now at on the season. He has a.906 save percentage and 3.70 goals against average. }Freshman forward Jake Kreutzer (Lake Orion, Mich.) leads the team with seven assists, and he has three goals for a team-best 10 points. }Junior forward Renato Engler (Davos, Switzerland) is second on the team in both assists (6) and points (9). Two of Engler s three goals have been game-winners. Sophomore forward Blake Roubos (Niagara Falls, Ontario) is second on the team in both goals (4) and points (9). }Junior forward Ryan Rumble (Newmarket, Ontario) has grabbed the team lead with five goals. All five of Rumble s goals have come in the last five games. Ryan Rumble He has picked up at least one goal in four of the last five games. Rumble is tied for third on the team with seven points. }Lawrence got an addition to the squad over the holiday break in freshman forward Tyler Madeley (Lake Forest, Ill.), who played his prep hockey at Lake Forest Academy. }Lawrence ranks eighth in the NCHA in scoring offense at 2.62 goals per game. The Vikings are eighth in scoring defense at 4.00 goals per contest. }Lawrence has dropped to ninth in the league on the penalty kill at 73.5 percent (50-68) after giving up six power-play goals to UW-Eau Claire. }Lawrence is looking for improvement in its power play in the second 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 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 Daniel Ljung Peter Emery 2011-present 13 Grant Henderson Saves 2519 Andrew Isaac Evan Johnson Grant Henderson Daniel Ljung Jim Bauchiero Shutouts 9 Evan Johnson Andrew Isaac Peter Emery 2011-present 2 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 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 half of the season. The Vikings haven t scored a goal on the man-advantage since scoring against St. Olaf on Nov. 30. Lawrence is ninth in the league on the power play at 11.9 percent (7-59). SCOUTING CONCORDIA }The Cobbers will face No. 2-ranked St. Norbert on Friday night before taking on the Vikings Saturday afternoon. Concordia hasn t played since a 4-2 win over NCHA team Northland back on Dec. 13. }Concordia was on a roll prior to taking a break for the holidays. The Cobbers have a record in their last eight games. }Concordia s attack is paced by junior forward Jordie Bancroft and sophomore forward Garrett Hendrickson. Bancroft has a team-best nine goals to go along with six assists for 15 points. Hendrickson tops the team with 11 assists to go with four goals for 15 points. }Bancroft and Hendrickson are tied for the Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference lead at 1.15 points per game. Bancroft leads the league at 0.69 goals per game, and Hendrickson is first at 0.85 assists per contest. }Sophomore Jordyn Kaufer and freshman Alex Reichele have split time in goal this season for the Cobbers. Kaufer has a record with a 2.35 GAA and.904 save percentage. Reichle is with a 2.33 GAA and.918 save percentage. }Concordia ranks third in the MIAC at 2.92 goals per game. The Cobbers are also third in scoring defense at 2.46 goals per contest. }The Cobbers rank seventh in the ninteam MIAC on the power play at 12.8 percent (6-47). Concordia is last in 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 Mike Szkodzinski First season of hockey Seasons of hockey 27 All-time record (.383) NCHA titles 0 MCHA Northern Division titles 1 ( ) Harris Cup appearances 4 (2009, 2010, 2011, 2012) Northern Collegiate Hockey Association Standings NCHA Overall Pts W L T W L T Adrian St. Norbert Lake Forest St. Scholastica Lawrence MSOE Marian Concordia (Wis.) Finlandia Northland Aurora Game Thursday St. Norbert at St. John s Games Friday St. Norbert at Concordia (Minn.) Lake Forest at Hamline St. Scholastica at St. Mary s Marian at UW-Eau Claire Concordia (Wis.) at UW-Superior Adrian at Bethel MSOE at UW-Stout Finlandia at Gustavus Adolphus Northland at St. Olaf Games Saturday Lawrence at Concordia (Minn.) Lake Forest at Bethel Finlandia at St. Olaf St. Scholastica at Gustavus Northland at St. Mary s Marian at St. Thomas Adrian at UW-River Falls MSOE at UW-Superior Concordia (Wis.) at UW-Stout Game Sunday Lawrence at St. John s

4 league on the penalty kill at 76.1 percent (35-46). SCOUTING ST. JOHN S }St. John s returns to action on Thursday when it hosts No. 2. St. Norbert. St. John s hasn t played since a 4-0 loss at UW-River Falls back on Dec. 9. }St. John s fell to No. 15 in this week s USCHO.com Top 15 poll. }The Johnnies have lost three of their last four games. The lone win in that stretch was a 4-2 victory at Augsburg on Dec. 6. }St. John s has a balanced attack paced by junior Neal Smith and freshmen Tyler Dunagan and Huba Sekesi. Smith leads the team with six goals and is tied for the team lead with nine points. Dunagan and Sekesi have five goals apiece. Senior John Haeg is tops on the squad with six assists. }Look for junior Saxton Soley in net on Sunday. He has played all but two games in net this season and has a record with a 2.05 GAA and.930 save percentage. The Last Time It Happened Overtime Game 11/29/14 Lawrence 3, Gustavus 3 Tie Game 11/29/14 Lawrence 3, Gustavus 3 Shutout by Lawrence 2/22/13 Lawrence 3, Northland 0 Shutout by Opponent 12/6/14 St. Norbert 9, Lawrence 0 Lawrence Hat Trick 11/29/13 Blake Roubos vs. Gustavus Opponent Hat Trick 12/13/14 Brandon Wahlin, UW-Eau Claire Lawrence Short-handed Goal 1/18/14 William Thoren vs. MSOE Opponent Short-handed Goal 11/30/14 Brian Hickey, St. Olaf Lawrence Extra Attacker Goal 11/15/14 Brendan Vetter vs. Northland Opponent Extra Attacker Goal 12/14/13 Joe Krause, UW-Eau Claire Lawrence Penalty Shot 11/10/12 Matt Moore at Northland Penalty Shot by Opponent 1/13/12 Josh Ranalli, Adrian USCHO.com Top 15 No. Team Record Pts. Last 1 Norwich (13) St. Norbert (5) UW-River Falls (2) Babson Oswego UW-Stevens Point Plattsburgh Mass.-Boston Adrian Trinity Bowdoin Williams UW-Eau Claire Amherst St. John s Others receiving votes: St. Scholastica 8, Lake Forest 7, Suffolk 7, Hobart 5, Geneseo 2, Neumann 2, St. Thomas 1. }St. John s is tied for third in the MIAC in scoring offense at 2.92 goals per game. The Johnnies are second in scoring defense at 2.25 goals per contest. }St. John s ranks eighth in the MIAC on the power play at 11.6 percent. The Johnnies have just five power-play goals this season (5-43). St. John s is fifth on the penalty kill at 81.2 percent (39-48).

5 LAWRENCE UNIVERSITY ROSTER No. Name Yr. Pos. Shot Ht. Wt. Hometown/Previous Team 1 Anton Olsson Sr. G Stromstad, Sweden/Corpus Christi (NAHL) 2 Ryan Robertson So. D L Atlanta, Ga./Nepean Raiders (CCHL) 3 Cory Bastian Sr. D L Ypsilanti, Mich./Chicago Hitmen (NAHL) 4 Steve Hughes Jr. D L Goodrich, Mich./Wisconsin Wilderness (SIJHL) 5 Jake Roeper Fr. F/D R Thiensville, Wis./Hawksbury Hawks (CCHL) 6 Brad Mueller So. D R Oak Park, Ill./Soo Eagles (NAHL) 7 Matt Montemurro Fr. D L Glenview, Ill./Soo Eagles (NAHL) 8 Sean Reynolds So. F R Anaheim, Calif./Ontario Avalanche (WSHL) 9 Tyler Madeley Fr. F R Lake Forest, Ill./Lake Forest Academy 10 Brendan Vetter Fr. D R Phillips, Wis./Amarillo Bulls (NAHL) 12 Tom Lee Sr. F R Hinsdale, Ill./Helena Bighorns (NORPAC) 14 Renato Engler Jr. F L Davos, Switerland/Wichita Falls Wildcats (NAHL) 15 Brandon Boelter C Jr. D L Saginaw, Mich./Adrian College (ACHA D1) 16 Blake Roubos So. F L Niagara Falls, Ontario/Amarillo Bulls (NAHL) 17 Mikkel Joehnk Fr. F R Vienna Austria/Valley Jr. Warriors (EHL) 18 Luke McDiarmid Fr. F R Alden, Mich./Corpus Christi Ice Rays (NAHL) 19 Ryan Rumble Jr. F L Newmarket, Ontario/Vaughn Vipers (OPJHL) 20 Phil Luongo Sr. D R St. Louis, Mo./St. Louis Jr. Blues (NA3HL) 21 Gustav Lindgren Sr. F R Stockholm, Sweden/Södertälje SK (J20 Superelit) 22 Matt Moore Jr. F R Grosse Pointe Park, Mich./Jamestown Ironmen (NAHL) 23 Kevin Killian A Sr. D L Orchard Lake, Mich./Michigan Warriors (NAHL) 24 Ryan Eardley So. F R Ile Bizard, Quebec/Smith Falls Bears (CCHL) 25 Austin Frank Fr. D L DeForest, Wis./Minnesota Ice Rangers (SIJHL) 26 Jake Kreutzer Fr. F/D R Orchard Lake, Mich./Odessa Jackalopes (NAHL) 27 Felix Henriksson So. D L Helsinki, Finland/Pelicans U20 28 Joey Luongo So. D/F L St. Louis, Mo./St. Louis Jr. Blues (NA3HL) 30 Mattias Soderqvist So. G Stockholm, Sweden/Lone Star Brahmas (NAHL) 33 Peter Emery Sr. G Goleta, Calif./Flint Jr. Generals (NA3HL) 37 Patrick Coyne Sr. F R Murrysville, Pa./Bismarck Bobcats (NAHL) Head Coach: Mike Szkodzinski (St. Norbert 2000, ninth season, ,.446) Assistant Coaches: Jon Sheridan (Lawrence 2011), Brian Garavaglia

6 Lawrence University Hockey Lawrence University Combined Team Statistics (as of Jan 08, 2015) All games Date Opponent Score Att. * 10/31/2014 CONCORDIA (WIS.) W * 11/1/2014 at Concordia (Wis.) W * 11/7/2014 at Marian University L * 11/8/2014 MARIAN UNIVERSITY L * 11/14/2014 NORTHLAND COLLEGE W * 11/15/2014 NORTHLAND COLLEGE Wot /21/2014 at #10 UW-River Falls L /22/2014 at UW-Stout L /29/2014 at Gustavus Adolphus T o t /30/2014 vs St. Olaf College W * 12/5/2014 at #1 St. Norbert College L * 12/6/2014 #1 ST. NORBERT COLLEGE L /13/2014 at UW-Eau Claire L 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 GOAL BREAKDOWN Power Play 7 18 S h o rt-h a n d e d 0 1 Empty net 0 2 P e n a lty 0 0 U n a ssiste d 2 5 O ve rtim e 1 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 Record: Overall Home Away Neutral ALL GAMES CONFERENCE NON-CONFERENCE ## Player gp g a pts sh sh% pen-min pp sh 26 Jake Kreutzer Blake Roubos Renato Engler Ryan Rumble Brendan Vetter Brandon Boelter Matt Moore Austin Frank Matt Montemurro Steve Hughes Sean Reynolds Jake Roeper Patrick Coyne Gustav Lindgren Ryan Eardley Brad Mueller Ryan Robertson Mikkel Joehnk Tom Lee Kevin Killian Cory Bastian Felix Henriksson Mikkel Johnk Joey Luongo Phil Luongo TM TEAM Total Opponents ## Goalie gp min ga gaavg saves save% w-l-t 30 Mattias Soderqvist : Anton Olsson 3 116: TM EMPTY NET 6 5: Total : Opponents : Attendance Summary LU Opponent Total Dates/Avg Per Date 5/588 7/584 Neutral Site #/Avg 1/79 Goals by Period 1st 2nd 3rd OT Total Lawrence University Opponents Shots 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 08, 2015) All games Opponent Date Score OLSSON,ANT ROBERTSON, BASTIAN,CO HUGHES,STE ROEPER,JAK MUELLER,BR MONTEMURR REYNOLDS,S VETTER,BRE LEE,TOM ENGLER,REN CUW 10/31/ W DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP at CUW 11/1/ W DNP DNP DNP DNP at MU 11/7/ L DNP DNP DNP DNP MU 11/8/ L DNP DNP DNP DNP NC 11/14/ W DNP DNP DNP DNP NC 11/15/ W DNP DNP DNP DNP at UWRF 11/21/ L DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP at STOUT 11/22/ L DNP DNP DNP at GAC 11/29/ t DNP DNP DNP DNP vs STO 11/30/ W DNP DNP DNP DNP at SNC 12/5/ L DNP DNP DNP DNP SNC 12/6/ L DNP DNP at UWEC 12/13/ L DNP DNP DNP Opponent Date Score BOELTER,BR ROUBOS,BLA JOEHNK,MIK JOHNK,MIKK RUMBLE,RYA LUONGO,PHI LINDGREN,G MOORE,MATT KILLIAN,KEVI EARDLEY,RY FRANK,AUSTI CUW 10/31/ W DNP DNP at CUW 11/1/ W DNP DNP DNP at MU 11/7/ L DNP DNP DNP MU 11/8/ L DNP DNP DNP NC 11/14/ W DNP DNP DNP NC 11/15/ W DNP DNP DNP at UWRF 11/21/ L DNP at STOUT 11/22/ L DNP DNP DNP at GAC 11/29/ t DNP DNP DNP vs STO 11/30/ W DNP DNP DNP at SNC 12/5/ L DNP DNP DNP SNC 12/6/ L DNP DNP DNP DNP at UWEC 12/13/ L DNP DNP DNP

8 GAME RECAPS October 31 Lawrence 6, Concordia (Wis.) 2 APPLE- TON, Wis. The Lawrence University hockey team scored the game s final four goals on to pull away for a 6-2 Northern Collegiate Hockey Association victory over Concordia University of Wisconsin at the Appleton Family Ice Center. Mattias Soderqvist stopped 40 shots for Lawrence (1-0-0, NCHA) and didn t allow a goal for the final 44:07 of the contest. Renato Engler had a goal and three assists for Lawrence, and Blake Roubos picked up a goal and two assists for the Vikings. Concordia (0-1-0, 0-1-0) led 1-0 when freshman Matt Montemurro scored his first career goal for Lawrence, a power-play tally, to tie the game at 1-1 at the 13:12 mark of the first. Roubos scored less than a minute later at 14:09 to give the Vikings a 2-1 edge. Cody Dixon then tied it at 2-2 when he scored for the Falcons at the 15:53 mark of the first. Lawrence then got two goals in a span of six seconds to take command in the second. Engler swiped the puck and scored unassisted at the 4:02 mak of the second to put Lawrence up 3-0. The Vikings won the ensuing faceoff and Matt Moore scored at 4:08 for a 4-2 edge. Lawrence sealed the win when freshman Jake Kreutzer scored on the power play at 10:47 of the third to give the Vikings a 5-2 advantage. Brandon Boelter added a goal with just 1:21 left to close out the scoring. November 1 Lawrence 4, Concordia (Wis.) 2 MEQUON, Wis. Blake Roubos scored twice and Renato Engler piled up three points to lead the Lawrence University hockey team to a 4-2 Northern Collegiate Hockey Association victory over Concordia University of Wisconsin at the Ozaukee Ice Center. Lawrence (2-0-0, NCHA) completed a sweep of the Falcons (0-2-0, 0-2-0) in the season-opening series. Roubos scored the game s first goals in span of 3:36 in the opening period to give Lawrence the lead. Roubos scored at the 10:09 mark off assists from Engler and Jake Kruetzer for a 1-0 lead. He then added a powerplay goal at 13:45 off a pass from Engler for a 2-0 advantage. The Falcons cut the margin in half on Chris Hughes goal at the 14:34 mark and Lawrence led 2-1 after the opening period. Matt Moore scored 4:31 into the second period, and the score stayed 3-1 until Engler scored just 1:45 into the third period. The Falcons scored with 1:42 remaining for the final margin. Mattias Soderqvist stopped 44 shots to pick up the win for Lawrence. Dylan Frank made 33 saves for Concordia. November 7 Marian 2, Lawrence 1 FOND DU LAC, Wis. The Marian University hockey team scored with less than eight minutes left and hung on for a 2-1 Northern Collegiate Hockey Association win over Lawrence University at the Blue Line Ice Center. Derek Thorogood scored with 7:08 remaining to give the Sabres the win. Lawrence pulled goaltender Mattias Soderqvist for the final minute but could not get the equalizer. After a scoreless first period, Lawrence grabbed a 1-0 lead on Gustav Lindgren s goal at the 7:53 mark. Marian tied the game with just 1:33 left in the second period when Ben Morgan scored on the power play. Marian was 1-for-3 on the power play, and Lawrence was 0-for-1 in a game that had only four penalties. Soderqvist stopped 38 shots for Lawrence, and Mike Gudmandson made 25 saves for the Sabres. November 8 Marian 5, Lawrence 2 APPLETON, Wis Marian University scored three times in the second period and rode that outburst to a 5-2 Northern Collegiate Hockey Association win over Lawrence University at the Appleton Family Ice Center. The Sabres (2-2-0, NCHA) broke a 1-1 tie just 2:04 into the second period when Derek Thorogood scored. Marian made it 3-1 at the 14:11 on Thomas Nosella s goal. The Sabres stretched the lead to 4-1 when Matt Williams scored just 1:50 later. Lawrence (2-2-0, 2-2-0) cut the margin to 4-2 on Austin Frank s first collegiate goal at the 12:10 mark of the third period. Frank s power-play goal came off assists from Blake Roubos and Brad Mueller. Marian then sealed the win on Brodie Jamieson s empty-net goal with 1:16 remaining. Lawrence grabbed a 1-0 lead just 2:39 into the game when Patrick Coyne beat Mike Baldwin. Marian tied it at 1-1 on Brian Berger s power-play goal at the 9:11 mark of the first. Baldwin stopped 26 shots to pick up the win for Marian. Mattias Soderqvist made 21 saves for the Vikings. The game was part of the Battle of Highway 41 series, and Marian retained possession of the traveling trophy by virtue of a series sweep.

9 GAME RECAPS November 14 Lawrence 4, Northland 2 APPLETON, Wis. Lawrence University scored three goals in a four-minute stretch in the second period to take the lead and went on to a 4-2 Northern Collegiate Hockey Association victory over Northland College at the Appleton Family Ice Center. Four different players scored for Lawrence (3-2-0, NCHA), which added an insurance goal in the final period. The Vikings trailed 1-0 midway through the second period when Steve Hughes got his first goal of the season off a pass from Austin Frank at the 9:08 mark. Northland s Michael Berens scored his second goal of the night just 19 seconds later to put the Lumberjacks up 2-1. Lawrence s Tom Lee then slipped behind the Northland defense and beat goaltender Jesse DiLillo one-onone to tie the game at 2-2 at 10:54. The Vikings pulled ahead 3-2 on freshman Brendan Vetter s first career goal off a pass from Frank at the 13:19 mark. Blake Roubos then fired the puck into the upper corner of the net 5:41 into the third period to stretch Lawrence s lead to 4-2. Mattias Soderqvist stopped 31 shots to pick up the win for Lawrence. He also held the Lumberjacks to 0-for- 8 on the power play. DiLillo made 15 saves for Northland (1-4-0, 1-4-0). November 15 Lawrence 5, Northland 4 (OT) APPLETON, Wis. Lawrence University scored two goals in the final 1:27 to tie it and then netted the game-winner in overtime for a 5-4 Northern Collegiate Hockey Association victory over Northland College at the Appleton Family Ice Center. The Vikings (4-2-0, NCHA) put together a stunning rally to sweep the weekend series from the Lumberjacks (1-5-0, 1-5-0). Lawrence trailed 4-2 when the Vikings pulled goaltender Mattias Soderqvist with 1:45 left in the third period. With an extra attacker on the ice, Lawrence s Jake Kreutzer scored just 12 seconds later to trim the lead to 4-3. The Vikings put Soderqvist back in the game, got control of the puck and pulled their goaltender again. With the extra attacker back on the ice, Brendan Vetter scored with just 33 seconds left in regulation to tie it at 4-4. The Vikings then got the gamewinning goal from Renato Engler just 2:15 into the extra period off passes from Kreutzer and Patrick Coyne. Engler, Kreutzer and Matt Montemurro all had a goal and an assist for the Vikings. Soderqvist made 26 saves to pick up the win, and Northland goaltender Tyler Ampe made 28 saves and took the loss. After a scoreless first period, Darius Cole gave Northland a 1-0 lead just 30 seconds into the second period. Montemurro scored at the 15:32 mark to tie it at 1-1 for the Vikings. Lawrence s Mikkel Johnk then scored his first career goal, a power-play tally, 56 seconds later to give the Vikings a 2-1 edge. Northland came back with another goal by Cole to tie it at 2-2 heading into the third period. Michael Berens and Anthony Stempin scored in the first 10:04 of the final period to give the Lumberjacks a 4-2 advantage before Lawrence rallied. November 21 No. 10 UW-River Falls 4, Lawrence 1 RIVER FALLS, Wis. -- The 10th-ranked UW-River Falls hockey team scored a pair of second-period goals to break a tie and went on to a 4-1 nonconference victory over Lawrence University at Hunt Arena. The game was tied 1-1 midway through the second period when Blake Huppert scored on the power play for the Falcons (5-0-0) at 9:59. River Falls added to that lead just 3:14 later when Mike Fazio scored his second goal of the game for a 3-1 edge. The Falcons added a power-play goal with just 26 seconds left in the game to seal the win. Fazio gave the Falcons a 1-0 lead when he scored at the 8:16 mark of the first period. Lawrence tied it at 1-1 when Sean Reynolds scored his first goal of the season for the Vikings off a feed from Brendan Vetter at the 8:22 mark of the second period. Mattias Soderqvist made 24 saves and took the loss for the Vikings (4-3- 0). Tanner Milliron stopped 28 shots for River Falls. November 22 UW-Stout 2, Lawrence 1 MENOMONIE, Wis. -- A goal early in the third period proved to be the difference as the UW-Stout hockey team defeated Lawrence University 2-1 in a nonconference game at the Dunn County Ice Arena. The Blue Devils (2-5-0) got a goal from Justin Moody just 1:24 into the third period to break a 1-1 tie. The Vikings had a edge in shots in the final period and pulled goaltender Anton Olsson for the final 1:27 but could not get the equalizer. Stout had grabbed a 1-0 lead on Tyler Cayemberg s power-play goal with just two seconds left in the first period. Lawrence (4-4-0) tied it on Matt Moore s goal off a feed from Brandon Boelter at the 17:08 mark of the second period. Olsson made 25 saves for the Vikings, and Spencer Viele made 30 saves for the Blue Devils.

10 GAME RECAPS November 29 Lawrence 3, Gustavus 3 (OT) ST. PETER, Minn. -- The Lawrence University hockey team skated to a 3-3 overtime tie with Gustavus Adolphus College in a nonconference game at the Northern Collegiate Hockey Association-Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference Thanksgiving Showdown. Lawrence (4-4-1) scored a pair of second-period goals to grab the lead, but Gustavus (3-2-4) got the equalizer at the seven-minute mark of the third. Gustavus had three power-play opportunities later in the third but couldn t cash in. The Gusties went 0-for-6 on the power play, and Lawrence was 0-for- 2. Jake McCann gave Gustavus a 1-0 lead with his goal at 8:36 of the opening period. Lawrence tied it at 1-1 just over two minutes later when Brendan Vetter scored off a pass from Matt Moore. Gavin Tufte gave the Gusties a 2-1 lead when he scored at 3:47 of the second, but the Vikings scored twice in a two-minute span to take the lead. Ryan Rumble scored off a pass from Brandon Boelter at 8:47 to tie it, and Jake Kreutzer scored off a pass from Austin Frank at 10:44 to give Lawrence a 3-2 advantage. Andy Pearson then scored at 7:11 of the third for the Gusties to tie it at 3-3. Mattias Soderqvist made 42 saves for the Vikings, and Erik Johnson stopped 20 shots for Gustavus. November 30 Lawrence 4, St. Olaf 3 ST. PETER, Minn. -- Ryan Rumble scored Lawrence University s final two goals to lift the Vikings to a 4-3 nonconference victory over St. Olaf College in the Northern Collegiate Hockey Association-Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference Thanksgiving Showdown. Rumble gave Lawrence (5-4-1) a 3-2 lead late in the second period and then broke a tie early in the third, and that proved to be the difference against the Oles (2-8-0). Rumble gave Lawrence the lead when he scored off assists from Ryan Robertson and Jake Roeper with 1:30 left in the second period. That lead didn t last as Matt Guerts scored on the power play with just 19 seconds left in the period to tie it at 3-3. Lawrence grabbed the 4-3 lead when Rumble scored 3:45 into the third period with Roeper and Robertson picking up assists again. Lawrence goaltender Mattias Soderqvist made that lead stand up as he stopped all 15 St. Olaf shots in the final period. Soderqvist finished with 37 saves. The Vikings also had to kill off a pair of third-period penalties and held the Oles to 1-for-5 on the man-advantage for the game. St. Olaf pulled their goaltender for the final 1:22 but couldn t get the equalizer. Lawrence trailed 1-0 when Brendan Vetter scored with 9:00 left in the first period. The score remained tied at 1-1 until Roeper scored his first collegiate goal, a power-play tally, at the 5:58 mark of the second. The Oles tied it at 2-2 on a short-hander by Brian Hickey at the 14:21 mark of the second. Luke Andriuk made 27 saves and took the loss for St. Olaf. December 5 No. 1 St. Norbert 3, Lawrence 1 DE PERE, Wis. -- Top-ranked St. Norbert College edged Lawrence University 3-1 in a Northern Collegiate Hockey Association game at the Cornerstone Community Center. The No. 1 Green Knights (9-0-1, NCHA) got a pair of third-period goals to pull away from Lawrence (5-5-1, 4-3-0). Lawrence goaltender Mattias Soderqvist kept the Vikings in it by stopping a career-high 54 shots. His previous best was 50 last season at MSOE. St. Norbert s All-America goaltender David Jacobson was forced to make just 16 saves to pick up the win. After a scoreless first period, the Green Knights got on the board when Tyler Zepeda scored 5:11 into the second period. The score remained that way until Erik Cooper scored on a two-man advantage on the power play just 59 seconds into the third period to put the Green Knights up 2-0. Michael Hill gave St. Norbert a 3-0 lead with 3:29 left, but Lawrence did manage deny the shutout when Ryan Rumble scored with 1:01 remaining. December 6 No. 1 St. Norbert 9, Lawrence 0 APPLETON, Wis. -- Top-ranked St. Norbert College put on an impressive display in a 9-0 Northern Collegiate Hockey Association victory over Lawrence University at the Appleton Family Ice Center. The Green Knights (10-0-1, NCHA) scored four times in the opening 8:38 and had a advantage in shots. Michael Hill had a hat trick for St. Norbert and Erik Cooper scored two of the Green Knights first three goals. David Jacobson improved to for the season while making 16 saves for the shutout. Lawrence goaltender Mattias Soderqvist gave up the first three goals of the contest and took the loss. Anton Olsson came on in relief in the first period and finished with 41 saves for the Vikings (5-6-1, 4-4-0). Lawrence missed a great scor-

11 GAME RECAPS ing chance in the first 20 seconds of the game, and St. Norbert s Ross Pavek scored at 1:09 to put the Green Knights up 1-0. Cooper then scored at 6:35 and 8:25, and Hill got his first goal of the night at 8:38 for a 4-0 lead. St. Norbert added three more goals in the second and a pair of goals in the third period. December 13 No. 13 UW-Eau Claire 11 Lawrence 2 EAU CLAIRE, Wis. -- The No. 13 UW-Eau Claire hockey team scored six times in the first period and went on to an 11-2 nonconference victory over Lawrence University at Hobbs Ice Center. Brandon Wahlin had a hat trick and Ross Andersen and Ethan Nauman scored two goals apiece for Eau Claire (7-3-2). Ryan Rumble and Sean Reynolds both scored for the Vikings (5-7-1). Rumble scored just 24 seconds into the game to give Lawrence a 1-0 lead. Wahlin tied the game at the 5:29 mark, and the Blugolds scored five more times over the next 10:52 to go up 6-1. Eau Claire scored early in the second period, but Reynolds scored for Lawrence at the 4:35 mark to cut the margin to 7-2. The Blugolds then scored two more times in the next two minutes to put the game away. Jay Deo made 22 saves to get the win for Eau Claire. Mattias Soderqvist made 37 saves for the Vikings.