NORTH DAKOTA (8-4-2) AT UMD (9-4-1)
SERIES AT A GLANCE
What: WCHA GAMES
WHEN: 7:07 P.M. TODAY AND SATURDAY
WHERE: DECC (5,303)
RANKING: NORTH DAKOTA IS NO. 3, UMD NO. 12 IN U.S. COLLEGE HOCKEY ONLINE POLL
RADIO/TV: KQDS-AM 1490; CHARTER CH. 15; WWW.B2LIVETV.COM, PAY PER VIEW
SERIES: NORTH DAKOTA LEADS 128-72-9.
COACHES
r SCOTT SANDELIN IS 153-177-46 IN 10 YEARS AT UMD.
R DAVE HAKSTOL IS 138-75-21 IN SIX YEARS AT NORTH DAKOTA.
UMD UPDATE
UMD HAS WON THREE STRAIGHT GAMES AND IS 6-2 THE PAST EIGHT, AND 6-2 AT HOME. SOPHOMORE C JACK CONNOLLY IS NO. 2 IN TOTAL POINTS IN DIVISION I WITH 21 IN 14 GAMES AND JUNIOR RW JUSTIN FONTAINE IS SIXTH (20 IN 13 GAMES). THE BULLDOGS RANK NO. 9 IN POWER-PLAY EFFICIENCY AT 25.5 PERCENT AND HAVE AT LEAST ONE POWER-PLAY GOAL IN SEVEN STRAIGHT GAMES (24 TOTAL, NEARLY HALF OF THE TEAM'S 49 GOALS). UMD'S GOALIE ROTATION IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE WITH KENNY REITER TODAY AND BRADY HJELLE ON SATURDAY.
NORTH DAKOTA UPDATE
NORTH DAKOTA STAR SENIOR DEFENSEMAN CHAY GENOWAY TOOK AN ILLEGAL HIT FROM BEHIND NOV. 13 AT HOME FROM ST. CLOUD STATE'S AARON MARVIN AND HASN'T PLAYED SINCE. HE REMAINS OUT. TIED FOR THE TEAM SCORING LEAD ARE FRESHMAN RW DANNY KRISTO 5-8-13, SENIOR C CHRIS VANDEVELDE 4-9-13 AND JUNIOR LW EVAN TRUPP 4-9-13. SOPHOMORE G BRAD EIDSNESS (31-15-6 IN TWO SEASONS) HAS A .920 SAVE PERCENTAGE AND 1.89 GOALS-AGAINST AVERAGE. FIGHTING SIOUX WERE 0-1-1 AT THE DECC LAST SEASON.
UMD PROBABLE LINEUP
LINES
CODY DANBERG-JACK CONNOLLY-MIKE CONNOLLY, JORDAN FULTON-DREW AKINS-MIKE SEIDEL, ROB BORDSON-TRAVIS OLEKSUK-JUSTIN FONTAINE, KYLE SCHMIDT-DAN DELISLE-KEEGAN FLAHERTY
DEFENSIVE PAIRS
MIKE MONTGOMERY-DYLAN OLSEN, DREW OLSON-BRADY LAMB, SCOTT KISHEL-CHAD HUTTEL
GOALIES
KENNY REITER, BRADY HJELLE
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