NO. 8 WISCONSIN (14-7-3) AT NO. 2 MINNESOTA DULUTH (14-4-3)
WHAT: WCHA MEN'S SERIES
WHEN: 7:07 P.M. TODAY AND SATURDAY
WHERE: AMSOIL ARENA (6,732)
RANKING: WISCONSIN IS NO. 8 AND UMD NO. 2 IN THE PAIRWISE RANKINGS
RADIO/TV: KZIO-FM, 94.1 AND 104.3 (106.5 GRAND RAPIDS AND 106.7 VIRGINIA); MY9; B2LIVE
SERIES: WISCONSIN LEADS 87-59-13
COACHES
r SCOTT SANDELIN IS 180-194-49 IN 11 YEARS AT UMD.
R MIKE EAVES IS 185-129-41 IN NINE YEARS AT WISCONSIN.
UMD UPDATE
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THE BULLDOGS HAVE THREE OF THE WCHA'S TOP 10 SCORERS FOR ALL GAMES WITH JUNIOR C JACK CONNOLLY TIED FOR FIRST AT 9-22-31, SENIOR RW JUSTIN FONTAINE TIED FOR FOURTH AT 12-16-28, AND JUNIOR LW MIKE CONNOLLY TIED FOR SEVENTH AT 12-14-26. UMD IS THIRD IN SCORING AT 3.57 GOALS A GAME AND FIFTH DEFENSIVELY, ALLOWING 2.57 A GAME, AND FOURTH IN POWER-PLAY PERCENTAGE AT 21.9
WISCONSIN UPDATE
THE BADGERS HAVE THREE OF THE WCHA'S TOP SIX SCORERS WITH SOPHOMORE C CRAIG SMITH TIED FOR FIRST AT 13-18-21, SOPHOMORE D JUSTIN SCHULTZ THIRD AT 13-17-30 AND FRESHMAN RW MARK ZENGERLE TIED FOR FOURTH AT 3-25-28. WISCONSIN SENIOR G SCOTT GUDMANDSON LEADS THE LEAGUE IN GOALS-AGAINST AVERAGE (1.77) AND SAVE PERCENTAGE (.933), AND WISCONSIN LEADS IN POWER-PLAY PERCENTAGE AT 27.2
KEVIN PATES, NEWS TRIBUNE
