{"id":25956,"date":"2003-10-01T21:46:46","date_gmt":"2003-10-02T02:46:46","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.uscho.com\/2003\/10\/01\/200304-st-lawrence-season-preview\/"},"modified":"2010-08-17T19:55:31","modified_gmt":"2010-08-18T00:55:31","slug":"200304-st-lawrence-season-preview","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.uscho.com\/2003\/10\/01\/200304-st-lawrence-season-preview\/","title":{"rendered":"2003-04 St. Lawrence Season Preview"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>When the Saints decided to begin offering scholarships to recruits a few years ago, it seemed like a step that would position them for long-term success. They enjoyed back-to-back ECAC tournament titles in 2000 and 2001, but are coming off a pair of 21-loss seasons with little hope for a return to glory anytime soon.<\/p>\n<div class=\"boxright\" style=\"width: 102px\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"boxjpg\" src=\"http:\/\/www.uscho.com\/images\/headshots\/slu_marsh.jpg\" width=\"100\" height=\"135\" alt=\"SLU coach Joe Marsh\" \/><\/p>\n<div class=\"caption\">SLU coach Joe Marsh<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Four of last season&#8217;s top six scorers return, including senior Rich Peverley (15-23-38), who will look to lead the Saints in scoring for a third consecutive season &#8212; a feat not accomplished in Canton since the mid-&#8217;90s.<\/p>\n<p>Sophomores John Zeiler (10-17-27) and T.J. Trevelyan (10-12-22) are likely to play along side Peverley on SLU&#8217;s top line. A young squad, the Saints should enjoy an upgrade in their offense as they building upon last year&#8217;s experiences and receive more production from a large junior class.<\/p>\n<p>SLU gave up over 3.6 goals per game last season and ranked dead last on the power play. Both of those statistics point to a problem on the Saints&#8217; blueline. They gave up the fourth-fewest third-period goals (20) in the ECAC, but the most first-period (31) and fourth-most second-period tallies (28). <\/p>\n<p>Additionally, there are no quarterbacks on defense to help lead the power play. Senior Ryan Glenn (three power-play goals in 2002-03) will need to step up offensively, along with sophomore Mike Madill, for SLU to have any chance on improving on its 11 wins.<\/p>\n<p>Jeremy Symington&#8217;s 2000-01 performances aside, SLU has yet to fill the huge hole in net left by Derek Gustafson&#8217;s early departure in 2000. Juniors Kevin Ackley and Mike McKenna will battle it out for the top spot, but will have a tough fight keeping the Saints in games. Their first test comes Oct. 3 with a season-opening contest at Miami, and they&#8217;ll be severely tested in January when they play six consecutive road contests.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>When the Saints decided to begin offering scholarships to recruits a few years ago, it seemed like a step that would position them for long-term success. They enjoyed back-to-back ECAC tournament titles in 2000 and 2001, but are coming off a pair of 21-loss seasons with little hope for a return to glory anytime soon. 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