NEXT CONTESTANT
The University of Mary hockey team will participate in a home-and-home against the Williston State College Tetons. The Marauders will host the Tetons on Friday, November 9 at the Schwan Cadillac Arena in the Starion Sports Complex. The Marauders will then travel to Watford City, ND on Saturday, November 10 to take on the Tetons at a neutral site. WSC comes into the game against UMary with a 2-5-3 record. They score an average of 4.7 goals per game while allowing an average of 5.7 goals per game.
 
LAST TIME OUT
The last time the Marauders took the ice was for two victories over the Dakota College at Bottineau. They won the first game by a score of 3-2. They followed that up with a dominate win of 6-1.
 
RECORD
The Marauders boast a 19-1 record in the program's inaugural season.
  
20 WIN MARK
The Marauders are just one win short of hitting the 20 win mark on their inaugural season. Only 18 ACHA DII teams reached this mark during the entirety of the 2017-18 season putting the Marauders in elite territory.
 
100!
The Marauders have recorded an outstanding 101 goals in their first 20 games of the season. UMary is averaging over five goals per game.
 
FOUR TIMES MORE
UMary has scored over four times more goals than opponents have this season. The Marauders have outscored their opponents by a score of 101-24 throughout the first 20 games of the season. The Marauders look to continue to dominate in their inaugural season and keep the winning trend going.
 
UNHEARD OF x2
The Marauders have posted plenty of impressive stats this season but possibly none more impressive then what occurred during their second game against UND. The Marauders won the game 9-0 and had NINE different players score a goal. If it wasn't impressive enough to do it once, they did it yet again against the University of Colorado. In their 9-0 win against the Buffalo, NINE different Marauders scored. Now that's called teamwork!
 
NOT IN OUR HOUSE
The Marauders have the luxury of having not one but two dominant forces in the net. The two goalies the Marauders have rank towards the top of the nation in every single statistical category. Aaron Nelson is 10-1 on the season and boasts a .961 save percentage which is the best in the nation. The former NCAA Division I goalie at Minnesota State University has only allowed 12 goals to sneak past him thus far in the season while stopping the other 292 attempts, ranking him second in the nation in saves. Nelson has four shutouts on the season which ranks him second in the ACHA. Lance Knudson is an undefeated 9-0 on the season. He has only allowed in 11 goals so far this season, ranking him 4th in the nation in goals allowed. He has stopped the other 202 attempts for a save percentage of .949. Knudson has three shutouts on the season, ranking him fourth in the nation.
 
GOAL….GOAL…GOAL
The goal horn has become a familiar sound when the Marauders are on the ice this season. The team is averaging over five goals per game. The Marauders have had 17 players score so far this season. Alex Flicek has averaged nearly a goal per game this season recording a Marauders season high with 18 goals. Flicek ranks 6th in the nation in goals scored. Andrew Huber is right behind him with 16 goals tying him for 13th in the nation. Kyler Moore and Zach Garrett are nearing double digits on the season having each scored nine goals so far this year.
 
TEAMWORK MAKES THE DREAM WORK
 Teamwork is the name of the game for the Marauders. All 18 Marauders have recorded at least one assist on the season. Marshall Tschida leads all Marauders with 23 assists on the season. This total is tied for fourth in the nation. Zachery Garrett is second on the team in assists posting 19, tying him for 12 in the nation. Drew Lenertz and Jakob Parisien are both at 15. Benjamin Kottmeier (13) and Phillip Silveria (10) are both in double digits for assists on the season as well.
 
TO BE THE BEST YOU'VE GOT TO BEAT THE BEST
The Marauders possibly have one of the hardest schedules in the country. The Marauders faced the defending champs and winners of three of the last six championships, Florida Gulf Coast. UMary proved they are a force to be wrecking with shutting out the FGCU 2-0 in the first game. They fell 4-2 in the second game of the weekend. In their first twelve games on the season, the Marauders have faced six teams who ranked in the top eleven of the ACHA Division II West region last season. Some of the Marauders notable victories against ACHA powerhouses were beating #1 in the west, Northern Arizona by a score of 3-2. The Marauders took down #2 in the west, Utah State by a score of 5-1. The Marauders also took down the third best team in the west, Northern Colorado by a score of 5-2. The Marauders certainly have positioned themselves to be a powerhouse in the ACHA.
 
GOT FANS?
Got fans? The Marauders sure do! The Marauders have received an incredible amount of support from the community, so much so that they completely packed the house, where even standing room was hard to come by in their first home game of the season. The Marauders look to continue to use the energy from the crowd to make their home ice one of the most difficult places to play in the country.
 
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