{"id":1911,"date":"2011-11-14T10:31:12","date_gmt":"2011-11-14T16:31:12","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.uscho.com\/mens-d3-blog\/?p=1911"},"modified":"2020-08-24T21:24:01","modified_gmt":"2020-08-25T02:24:01","slug":"mchamiacncha-weekend-wrap-nov-14","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.uscho.com\/2011\/11\/14\/mchamiacncha-weekend-wrap-nov-14\/","title":{"rendered":"MCHA\/MIAC\/NCHA weekend wrap: Nov. 14"},"content":{"rendered":"
There was a full schedule on conference games in the west this weekend, as MCHA, MIAC, and NCHA teams started the heart of their respective conference battles. There were two series featuring ranked teams, as No. 4 Adrian traveled to No. 11 Milwaukee School of Engineering (MSOE), while No. 12 Wisconsin-River Falls played host to No. 3 St. Norbert.
\nThe MCHA<\/strong>
\nIn an early season series between two teams who were undefeated coming into the weekend, Adrian split with MSOE. Michael Schenfeld’s unassisted goal in the second period proved to be the game-winner for MSOE Friday night, as it defeated Adrian, 3-1.\u00a0 It was MSOE’s first win ever against Adrian, as MSOE was 0-18 against Adrian in their short history. On Saturday, Adrian’s Grant Telfer registered a game-winning goal of his own at 13:18 of the second, as Adrian earned a 3-2 victory.
\nAlso in the MCHA<\/strong>
\nLake Forest and Concordia (Wis.) also skated to a weekend split of their games. Lake Forest erupted for five goals in the third period Friday to win 6-3. Concordia (Wis.) had its own big third period on Saturday, scoring four times to secure a 5-2 win.
\nLawrence swept Northland by scores of 5-3 and 6-2. Marian also swept its series with Finlandia by scores of 5-3 and 4-2.
\nThe MIAC<\/strong>
\nDefending conference champion Hamline swept a home-and-home with St. Mary’s to take a share of the conference lead. Six different players scored for Hamline Friday night, as the Pipers beat St. Mary’s, 6-4. Scoring his second goal of the weekend, Ryan McElhone put away a rebound shot 43 seconds into overtime Saturday night to cap off the sweep, 4-3.
\nAlso in the MIAC<\/strong>
\nSt. Thomas kept pace with Hamline by sweeping its home-and-home against St. John’s. Five different players scored for St. Thomas, as they downed St. John’s, 5-3, on Friday. Another balanced offensive attack for St. Thomas paved the way for a 5-4 victory, as Chris Hickey’s goal with 6:05 left to play provided the game-winner.
\nSt. Olaf also has part of an early lead in the MIAC conference standings, thanks to a win and a tie of Concordia (Minn.) over the weekend. St. Olaf won handily, 5-1, on Friday, but settled for a 2-2 tie in the second game of the series on Saturday.
\nBethel and Gustavus Adolpus split their series, as both teams won games on home ice. Gustavus won 4-1 on Friday, while Bethel returned the favor Saturday by beating the Gusties 3-2.
\nThe NCHA<\/strong>
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