NEXT CONTESTANT
The University of Mary Hockey team will travel to Colorado to kick off 2019. The Marauders will take on #2 Northern Colorado on Friday, January 4 at 9 PM CST in Greeley, CO. They will follow that up by traveling to Denver, CO to take on #20 University of Denver of Saturday, January 5 at 10 PM CST. The Marauders will then return to Greeley, CO for another game against #2 Northern Colorado on Monday, January 7 at 8:30 PM CST.
 
LAST TIME OUT
The last time the Marauders took the ice was for three home games. The Marauders kicked off hockey against the #16 team in ACHA DI, the University of Jamestown. UMary fell 3-1 against the DI foe. UMary followed that up with two games against St. Thomas. The Marauders dominated the Tommies in both games. The won the first game 4-1 followed by a 7-2 victory in the second. Phillip Silveria posted a hat trick in the 7-2 victory.
 
RECORD
The Marauders boast a 28-3-2 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.
  
25 WIN MARK
The Marauders have hit the 25 win mark on their inaugural season. Only three ACHA DII teams reached this mark during the entirety of the 2017-18 season putting the Marauders in elite territory. The Marauders have 14 more games to add onto that impressive total, currently sitting at 28 wins.
 
100!
The Marauders have recorded an outstanding 148 goals in their first 33 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 148-51 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 14-3 on the season and boasts a .949 save percentage which is the sixth best in the nation. The former NCAA Division I goalie at Minnesota State University has only allowed 26 goals to sneak past him thus far in the season while stopping the other 488 attempts, ranking him first in the nation in saves. Nelson has four shutouts on the season which ranks him third in the ACHA. Lance Knudson is an undefeated 14-0 on the season. He has only allowed in 25 goals so far this season. He has stopped the other 356 attempts for a save percentage of .934. Knudson has three shutouts on the season, ranking him fourth in the nation. The 14 wins by each Marauders goalie ties them with each other for most wins 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 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 29 goals. Flicek ranks 2nd in the nation in goals scored. Andrew Huber is right behind him with 22 goals tying him for 8th in the nation.  Zach Garrett (14), Kyler Moore (14), Josh Colleaux (11), and Marshall Tschida each have double digit goals on the season. Phillip Silveria is nearing double digit goals on the season with eight. 
 
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 31 assists on the season. This total puts him fifth in the nation. Zachery Garrett is second on the team in assists posting 26, tying him for 12th in the nation. Jakob Parisien (24), Drew Lenertz (20), Benjamin Kottmeier (19), Phillip Silveria (13), Josh Colleaux (12), Alex Flicek (13) 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 (1-0), #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), and #15 Weber State University (1-0). 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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