COLLEGE MEN'S HOCKEY
MINNESOTA DULUTH (5-0-1) AT BEMIDJI STATE (0-2)
What: WCHA MEN'S SERIES
WHEN: 7:37 P.M. TODAY, 7:07 P.M. SATURDAY
WHERE: SANFORD CENTER (4,373), BEMIDJI, MINN.
RANKING: UMD IS NO. 3 IN U.S. COLLEGE HOCKEY ONLINE POLL.
RADIO/TV: KZIO-FM, 94.1 AND 104.3 (106.5 GRAND RAPIDS AND 106.7 VIRGINIA); WDSE-TV, 8.4 AND 31.4 FRIDAY; WDSE-TV, 8.1, 8.4, 31.1, 31.4 SATURDAY; B2LIVETV.COM
SERIES: UMD LEADS 18-9.
COACHES
r Scott Sandelin is 172-190-22 in 11 years at UMD.
R TOM SERRATORE IS 163-130-33 IN 10 YEARS AT BEMIDJI STATE.
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UMD UPDATE
The Bulldogs have won five straight games, allowing three goals or less per game in that stretch. UMD ranks No. 2 in Division I scoring at 5.00 goals per game and No. 7 in power-play efficiency at 27.6 percent. UMD's top line ranks among the top 10 individually in Division I scoring, RW Justin Fontaine at No. 3, LW Mike Connolly at No. 7 and C Jack Connolly at No. 10. Freshman RW J.T. Brown is No. 2 in scoring among rookies. Freshman LW Joe Basaraba has returned from missing four games with an injury.
BEMIDJI STATE UPDATE
THE BEAVERS HAVE PLAYED JUST TWO GAMES, OPENING THE SEASON AT HOME TWO WEEKS AGO AND LOSING TWICE TO WCHA PRESEASON FAVORITE NORTH DAKOTA BY 5-2 SCORES. SENIOR C MATT READ HAS 110 POINTS IN 112 GAMES AND SKATES WITH SOPHOMORE LW JORDAN GEORGE AND SENIOR RW IAN LOWE ON THE TOP LINE. THEY COMBINED FOR 106 POINTS LAST SEASON. JUNIOR G DAN BAKALA HAS CAREER MARKS OF .914 SAVE PERCENTAGE AND 2.43 GOALS-AGAINST AVERAGE. FROM THE NORTHLAND ARE DREW FISHER OF INTERNATIONAL FALLS, SHEA WALTERS OF HIBBING AND SAM RENDLE OF GRAND RAPIDS
KEVIN PATES, NEWS TRIBUNE
