NEXT CONTESTANT
The University of Mary Hockey team will participate in a home and home against the #11 ACHA DI Minot State Beavers. The Marauders will take on their in state rivals on Friday and Saturday of this week. The Beavers and Marauders will first go head to head in Minot, ND on Friday, January 11 at 8 PM. UMary will then return home to take on Minot State on Saturday, January 12 at 7 PM in the Schwan Cadillac Arena at the Starion Sports Complex.
 
LAST TIME OUT
The last time UMary took the ice was for a three game road stretch in the Rocky Mountain State. UMary had a challenging weekend on their hands as they took on the #2 Northern Colorado twice for two one versus two match ups. UMary showed exactly why they are #1 taking down UNC in both games. UMary shut out Northern Colorado 4-0 in the first match up and took them down 4-2 in the second. The Marauders also took on #20 University of Denver on their road trip, UMary beat Denver by a score of 4-3.
 
RECORD
The Marauders boast a 31-3-2 record in the program's inaugural season.
 
 
HOME ICE ADVANTAGE
The Marauders boast an impressive 14-1-1 record at the Schwan Cadillac Arena in the Starion Sports Complex. UMary has outscored their opponents 78-23 on their home ice. The Marauders are undefeated at home against DII opponents.
 
NUMBER ONE!!!
The University of Mary hockey team is ranked #1 in the west division! The Marauders have ranked #1 in every poll to come out so far this season.
  
30 WIN MARK
The Marauders have hit the 30 win mark on their inaugural season. Only one ACHA DII teams reached this mark during the entirety of the 2017-18 season putting the Marauders in elite territory. UMary is now at 31 wins which is more than any team in ACHA DII had last season. The Marauders have 11 more games to add onto that impressive total.
 
150!
The Marauders have recorded an outstanding 160 goals in their first 36 games of the season. UMary is averaging nearly 4.5 goals per game.
 
THREE TIMES MORE
UMary has scored nearly three times more goals than opponents have this season. The Marauders have outscored their opponents by a score of 160-56 throughout the first 33 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 rank towards the top of the nation in every single statistical category. Aaron Nelson 16-3 on the season and boasts a .950 save percentage which is the third best in the nation. The former NCAA Division I goalie at Minnesota State University has only allowed 28 goals to sneak past him thus far in the season while stopping the other 534 attempts, ranking him second in the nation in saves. Nelson has five shutouts on the season which ranks him second in the ACHA. Lance Knudson is an undefeated 15-0 on the season. He has only allowed in 28 goals so far this season. He has stopped the other 385 attempts for a save percentage of .932. His 385 saves rank him fourth in the country. Knudson has three shutouts on the season, ranking him fourth in the nation. The 16 wins by Nelson leads the nation, right behind him in second is Knudson with 15 wins.
 
GOAL….GOAL…GOAL
The goal horn has become a familiar sound when the Marauders are on the ice this season. The team is averaging nearly five goals per game. The Marauders have had all 18 players score so far this season. Alex Flicek has averaged nearly a goal per game this season recording a Marauders season high with 31 goals. Flicek ranks 2nd in the nation in goals scored. Andrew Huber is right behind him with 26 goals tying him for 6th in the nation.  Zach Garrett (14), Kyler Moore (14), Josh Colleaux (11), and Marshall Tschida (10) each have double digit goals on the season. Phillip Silveria and Ben Kottmeier are nearing double digit goals on the season with nine. 
 
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 36 assists on the season. This total puts him fourth in the nation. Zachery Garrett is second on the team in assists posting 30, tying him for 6th in the nation. Jakob Parisien (24), Drew Lenertz (21), Benjamin Kottmeier (20), Phillip Silveria (13), Josh Colleaux (12), Alex Flicek (14) and Andrew Heckaman (10) are all in double digits for assists on the season as well.
 
TO BE THE BEST YOU'VE GOT TO BEAT THE BEST
UMary has arguably one of the toughest schedules in the nation, playing ranked teams seemingly every single weekend. The Marauders are undefeated against teams ranked in the West region poll, remaining perfect in 16 games against #2 Northern Colorado (3-0), #4 Boise State (2-0), #3 Northern Arizona (2-0), #7 Dakota College (2-0), #10 Montana State University (4-0), #6 Williston State College (2-0), #13 Utah State University (1-0), #9 Cal State Northridge (1-0), #18 Brigham Young University (1-0), #15 Weber State University (1-0), and #20 University of Denver (2-0). Additionally UMary is 2-0 against #17 North Dakota State and #13 St. Thomas. The Marauders tied #7 Grand Canyon University. The only blemishes on the Marauders season record occurred during a weekend split at defending national champion Florida Gulf Coast University, ranked 1^st in the Southeast region. The Marauders then fell to DI foes #14 Minot State and #16 Jamestown.
 
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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