Men's Hockey Game Notes Vol. VII | Page 3

MARIAN HOCKEY LAST 10 L W W W W L L L T L W W L W W T L W W W W L L W W L L W L W STORYLINES HISTORY: The Cobbers lead the all-time series 2-0-0, with the teams last playing in 1996. ConcordiaMoorhead won both games of that weekend series by scores of 11-3 and 10-3. Saturday will be the first ever matchup between Marian and St. John’s. BIG STORY: Coming off the holiday break, all three teams will be looking to kick things off on the right foot. For Marian, this will be the last weekend of non-conference play before spending the next six weekends in NCHA play. - - - TEAM SCOPE - - MARIAN: Heading into the 2013-14 season, the Sabres were well aware of the challenge that laid in front of them. Although it took them longer than they would have liked to get their first win under their belts, they battled through adversity and are in a position to catch teams off guard in the second half. Just before the holiday break, the Sabres claimed valuable points over Adrian in a 2-2 tie. CONCORDIA-MOORHEAD: With a three-game winning streak intact, the Cobbers will give Marian everything they can handle Friday night. Last time out, Concordia-Moorhead claimed victory over UW-River Falls with a 2-1 overtime win. Senior Chris Neamonitis made 44 saves in the effort, good for his eighth win of the season. ST. JOHN’S: The Johnnies will present a difficult challenge for the Sabres on Saturday, as 21 different players on their roster have tallied at least one point. Last time out, St. John’s were the victors in a non-conference battle with St. Scholastica, winning 3-2. WHO’S HOT: Sabres forward Matt Williams has four points in his last five games, scoring three goals and adding an assist ... For the Johnnies, Josh Gross has posted two goals and five assists in his last five, good for seven points ... The duo of Caleb Suderman and Andrew Deters has the Cobber offense cruising in their last five games. Suderman has three goals and five assists, while Deters has three goals and four assists. GP RECORD HOME AWAY G/G GA/G PP% PK% PIM/G 13 4-8-1 2-2-1 2-4-0 2.54 2.77 16% 84% 17.8 12 8-3-1 2-1-1 4-2-0 3.42 2.08 23% 90% 12.8 12 6-6-0 3-1-0 2-4-0 2.58 2.33 17% 89% 14.8 MUSabreAthletics @MUSabres MUSabres SabreAthletics