Here's this weeks edition of the NCHA Newsletter, originating in the
office of the NCHA Sports Information Officer, Terry Owens, at UW-Stevens
Point. All typos are mine.
Debbie
FALCONS VAULT INTO SECOND WITH SWEEP; BLUGOLDS WIN ELMIRA TOURNEY
LAST WEEK: In the only conference series of the week, UW-River Falls
swept St. Norbert to jump into second place in the NCHA. In notable
non-conference play, UW-Eau Claire won the Elmira Tournament and UW-
Superior and UW-Stevens Point split a pair of games.
THIS WEEK: The eight teams all get back into league play as December
hits. Bemidji State takes its league-leading status to UW-Eau Claire,
who has won five straight; hot UW-River Falls is at struggling Lake
Forest; UW-Superior and St. Scholastica resume a neighborly rivalry;
and St. Norbert and UW-Stevens Point play a home-and-home series.
UW-RIVER FALLS 4 ST. NORBERT 3
UW-RIVER FALLS 6 ST. NORBERT 0
Friday: The Falcons got three goals in the second period and held on
at the end for the win. SNC struck first on Todd Deacetis score at
2:27 of the first. But, UWRF hit hard in the second period with three
unanswered goals by Chris Coakley, Matt Mauer and Brian Wilson before
Keith Mizwicki snapped the string for the Green Knights at 18:17 of
the period. Mike Porcaro brought St. Norbert within one at 7:20 of
the third but they could get no closer as Tom Bachmeier shut them down
the final 13 minutes. Bachmeier had 22 saves for the win while Scott
Vettraino and Roby Gropp combined for 29 saves in a losing effort.
Saturday: Brian Wilson scored a pair of goals and Jeff Heil stopped
20 shots on goal as the Falcons completed the sweep. Wilson started
things with a shorthand goal 52 seconds into the second period that
began a five-goal outburst by UWRF. Following Wilson were Brian
Savage, Chris Coakley, Wilson again, and Matt Mauer. Scott Bachinski
closed out the scoring midway through the third.
UW-SUPERIOR 2 UW-STEVENS POINT 0
UW-STEVENS POINT 3 UW-SUPERIOR 2
Friday: Dave Graichen turned away 30 shots for the shutout. Dustin
Fahl scored at 13:06 of the first and Doug Smith at 5:21 of the third
for the only scoring. Graichen stopped five shots in the first, 11 in
the second and 14 in the third for the win. David Fletcher had 21
saves in a losing effort.
Saturday: Brian Ensign s goal with under four minutes left gave Point
a split. Casey Howard and Willy Frericks tallied in the first period
to five UWSP a 2-0 lead but UWS got powerplay scores from Dustin Fahl
at 15:46 of the second and Kevin Sobb at 1:36 of the third to tie it,
setting the stage for Ensign s game-winner. Dave Ketola stopped 21
shots on net for the win while Dave Graichen made 17 saves in a losing
effort.
UW-EAU CLAIRE 3 CONNECTICUT COLLEGE 1 (Elmira Tournament)
UW-EAU CLAIRE 7 ELMIRA COLLEGE 6 (Elmira Tournament)
Friday: Steve Kueppers scored what proved to be the game-winner at
19:25 of the second and Jason Ledford scored his second goal of the
game for insurance early in the third as the Blugolds advanced to the
Elmira College Star-Gazette Invitational Championship Game. Bob Thorp
made 23 saves for the win in net.
Saturday: Tourney MVP Jason Ledford and Trapper Niccum each scored a
pair of goals to lead the Blugolds to the Championship of the Invite.
Besides Ledford and Niccum, Matt Loen, Bill Houck and Dan Granato also
scored in the back-and-forth contest. Niccum s second goal at 14:46
of the third proved to be the game-winner. Bob Thorp stopped 32 shots
for the win in net.
MANKATO STATE 9 ST. SCHOLASTICA 1
MANKATO STATE 5 ST. SCHOLASTICA 3
Friday: The Mavericks got three in the first, two in the second and
four in the third to run away from the visiting Saints. CSS s lone
score came from Doug Chos at 10:27 of the first period that cut the
MSU lead to 2-1. But Mankato then scored the next seven goals.
Saturday: The Mavericks built a 3-0 lead after two and then held off
a Saints rally in the third for the sweep. Jeff Burton and Joe Nosan
scored powerplay goals in a five-minute span of the early third to
make it 3-2 before Mankato bounced back with back-to-back goals to
retake control. Bill Vukelich closed out the scoring for CSS at
18:27.
MERCYHURST 6 LAKE FOREST 2
MERCYHURST 6 LAKE FOREST 0
Friday: The host Lakers broke away from a back-and-forth contest with
three in the second for the win. Craig Cotterell had tied the score
at 1-all at 10:46 of the first before MC took a 2-1 lead after one.
Chris Austin then tied it again at 2-2 just nine seconds into the
second before Mercyhurst rattled off four unanswered goals for the
win. Sean Keck stopped 36 shots in a losing effort.
Saturday: The Lakers got two scores in each period to record the
shutout in a penalty-marred contest. Mark MacGillivray made 39 saves
in the loss.
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NCHA PLAYER OF THE WEEK:
Jeff Heil, Fr, Goalie, Bloomington, MN, UW-River Falls
Jeff Heil wins this week s NCHA Player of the Week honor. Heil
recorded his first collegiate shutout in a 6-0 win over St. Norbert
College on Saturday night, stopping all 20 shots he faced.
Heil received close competition from Jason Ledford, a forward from UW-
Eau Claire, who earned Elmira Tournament MVP honors while scoring four
goals and one assist as the Blugolds took a pair of games to win the
Tourney Championship; and Dave Graichen, a goalie from UW-Superior,
who went 1-1 in a split with UW-Stevens Point, including a 2-0, 30-
save shutout on friday night, his second career shutout.
November 7: Omer Belisle, Bemidji State
November 14: Luke Strand, UW-Eau Claire
November 21: Bernie Adlys, Bemidji State
November 28: Jeff Heil, UW-River Falls
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Overall Home and Road
HOME ROAD
Team W L T W L T
Bemidji State 3 1 0 2 1 0
Lake Forest 1 3 0 0 4 0
St. Norbert 4 0 0 0 2 0
St. Scholastica 1 0 0 0 7 0
UW-Eau Claire 2 1 0 2 2 0
UW-River Falls 2 0 0 2 1 1
UW-Stevens Point 1 2 1 2 0 0
UW-Superior 4 2 0 1 1 0
Neutral: St. Norbert 1-1-0 UW-Eau Claire 1-0-0
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1994-95 OVERALL STANDINGS
TEAM (OVERALL RECORD) W L T Pts GF GA
Bemidji State (5-2-0) 4 0 0 8 27 10
UW-River Falls (4-1-1) 3 0 1 7 17 7
UW-Stevens Point(3-2-1) 2 1 1 5 11 12
St. Norbert (5-3-0) 2 2 0 4 11 15
UW-Eau Claire (5-3-0) 2 2 0 4 21 26
UW-Superior (5-3-0) 2 2 0 4 25 16
Lake Forest (1-7-0) 0 4 0 0 10 15
St. Scholastica (1-7-0) 0 4 0 0 11 32
North Division W L T Pts
Bemidji State 4 0 0 8
UW-Eau Claire 2 2 0 4
UW-Superior 2 2 0 4
St. Scholastica 0 4 0 0
South Division W L T Pts
UW-River Falls 3 0 1 7
UW-Stevens Point 2 1 1 5
St. Norbert 2 2 0 4
Lake Forest 0 4 0 0
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THIS WEEK:
December 2 UW-Superior at St. Scholastica
Bemidji State at UW-Eau Claire
St. Norbert at UW-Stevens Point
UW-River Falls at Lake Forest
December 3 UW-Superior at St. Scholastica
UW-Stevens Point at St. Norbert
Bemidji State at UW-Eau Claire
UW-River Falls at Lake Forest
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Debbie Somers NCAA Div III National Champs
UW-Stevens Point 1988-89, 1989-90, 1990-91,1992-93
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