THIS WEEK
After taking Thanksgiving week off following a strong showing at the Chicago Classic, the 15^th ranked University of Mary hockey team returns to the road with a visit to Waldorf University for a pair of Midwest College Hockey games on Friday and Saturday, December 6-7. Game one of the weekend between the Marauders and the Warriors is set for 7:30 pm on Friday. A second game is slated for 2 pm Saturday. Both games will be played at City Arena in Albert Lea, MN.
 
300
Friday's Marauders game at Waldorf will be the 300^th contest in program history. Under the direction of head coach Dan Huntley, UMary is 230-47-9-10-2-1 since first taking to the ice September 15, 2018, in an 8-0 win over visiting North Dakota State.
 
FOLLOW LIVE
Links to live stats and video found at www.goumary.com/coverage.
 
RECORDS
The Marauders are 13-5-0-0-0-0 (W-L-OTL-T-SOW-SOL) overall, 12-5-0-0-0-0 in ACHA MD1 play and 6-2-0-0-0-0 against Midwest College Hockey competition… Waldorf is 4-10-0-0-0-0.
 
HISTORY
UMary is 9-0 all-time against Waldorf, including 5-0 on the road against the Warriors. The Marauders won all four games last season.
 
LAST TIME OUT
UMary went 2-1 at the Chicago Classic Nov. 22-24. The Marauders opened with a 3-2 win against the University of Michigan-Dearborn and closed with a 1-0 overtime victory over the University of Rhode Island. In-between the two wins was a 2-0 loss to #5 University of Nevada-Las Vagas.
 
AFTER THE ACTION
Marauders fans should make plans to stop Buffalo Wild Wings following all home hockey contests. With two convenient Bismarck locations and great food and drink specials, it's easy to see why Buffalo Wild Winds is the preferred post-game hangout of Marauders Hockey! 
 
LEADERBOARD
Newcomers are playing a big role in the Marauders impressive start to the season as the top four scorers this season are in their first season at UMary.

• First-year player Joe Gronholz is tied for the team lead in points with 20 (9 goals 11 assists)
• Alex Senf (11G 9A 20 points) leads the team in goals (11) and power play goals (7) and is tied with Gronholz for the team lead in points (20)
• Crae Dawson (8G 8A 16 points) and Hunter Mangan (5G 11A 16 points) are tied for 3^rd in scoring. Mangan trails only Senf in power play goals (3) while Dawson owns the team lead in game-winning goals (3).
• Team captain Michael Heitkamp leads the UMary defensemen in scoring (6G 9A 15 points) and is tied with Derek Dropik (4G 11A) as the top scorer among returners.
• Jake Murray (5G 9A 14 points) is right behind Dropik and Heitkamp in scoring among returners
• First year defenseman Dylan Cunningham (1G 12A 13 pts) is the team leader in assists

 
NET GAINS
A trio of Marauders goalkeepers have combined for a 2.59 goals against average with a .911 save percentage this season.

• Marino Ramirez is 5-4 in net with a 3.21 GAA and a .901 save percentage
• Caleb Cross is 6-1 with a 2.36 GAA and a save percentage of 91.4
• Zane Clausen has saved 95.5% of the shots he has faced for a record of 2-0 and a 0.98 GAA  

 
RANKED
13 of the Marauders first 17 ACHA MD1 games of the season came against ranked opponents. 
 
UMARY DIPS TO #15 IN ACHA MD1 NATIONAL RANKINGS
The University of Mary is 15^th in the 5^th American College Hockey Association Men's Division 1 computer rankings of the 2024-25 season.
 
Released November 27, This is the 8^th ranking of the regular season and 5^th by computer. The computer rankings determine the 24 teams that qualify for the 2025 ACHA Men's Division I National Championships in addition to eight league champions. The preseason poll and the first three rankings of the regular season were conducted by a vote of coaches.
 
UMary opened the 2024-5 season ranked #11 in the preseason poll, spent week's 1-2 at #8 in the poll before jumping to #7 in the third and final coaches' ranking of the regular season. The Marauders have ranked #18 (Week 4), #17 (Week 5), #13 (Week 6), #14  (Week 7) and #15 (Week 8) in the computer rankings. 
 
Overall 13 of the Marauders ACHA MD1 17 games have been played against ranked teams.
 
The 2025 ACHA Men's Division I National Championships presented by FloHockey will be hosted March 13-18 for the third time at the Centene Community Ice Center in Maryland Heights, MO.  This will be the second year of the 24-team format.
 

2024-2025 ACHA Men's Division I Ranking #8
Rank	School Name	M1 Record	Previous	Trend	Conference
1	Ohio	10-2-0	3	↑2	INDEP
2	Adrian	12-1-2	4	↑2	GL6
3	Liberty	11-4-2	7	↑4	INDEP
4	Minot State	14-2-2	1	↓3	MCH
5	Jamestown	15-2-0	2	↓3	MCH
6	Nevada-Las Vegas	12-1-0	5	↓1	WCHL
7	Niagara	13-2-1	6	↓1	INDEP
8	Maryville	11-5-2	8	―	INDEP
9	Drury	15-1-0	10	↑1	INDEP
10	Utah	9-3-1	11	↑1	WCHL
11	Calvin	14-2-0	9	↓2	GL6
12	Indiana Tech	14-2-0	15	↑3	WHAC
13	Grand Canyon	7-3-1	12	↓1	WCHL
14	Oklahoma	13-3-1	13	↓1	WCHL
15	Mary	12-5-0	14	↓1	MCH
16	Arizona	6-8-0	16	―	WCHL
17	Oswego State	12-4-3	18	↑1	NECHL
18	Midland	9-11-1	17	↓1	MCH
19	Purdue Northwest	6-6-0	19	―	GL6
20	Davenport	12-9-0	24	↑4	GL6
21	Northwood	14-2-0	NR	↑5	GLCHL
22	Delaware	8-7-2	NR	↑4	ESCHL
23	Missouri State	8-8-2	25	↑2	WCHL
24	Stony Brook	6-7-2	NR	↑2	ESCHL
25	Drexel	11-3-0	NR	↑1	ESCHL

 
MIDWEST COLLEGE HOCKEY STANDINGS (THROUGH NOVEMBER 23)
North Division
Jamestown 30 points (10 games)
Minot State 24 (8)
UMary 17 (8)
Midland 15 (12)
Waldorf 12 (12)
 
South Division
McKendree 21 points (14 games)
Illinois State 14 (10)
Illinois 12 (12)
Iowa State 10 (10)
Northern Illinois 7 (12)
 
THE JUG SERIES OPENED SATURDAY, OCTOBER 14, 2024
Located just 100 miles apart on I-94, the University of Mary and the University of Jamestown have agreed to present the winning team of the yearly series of games a traveling trophy, the Bridgeman Russell Company Jug, or simply "The Jug". UMary has purchased and had "The Jug" painted and logoed. Each winning team is responsible for placing their institution's name and record in the series on "The Jug" each season at their cost using Mann Signs of Bismarck, ND, to ensure consistency.
 
MARAUDERS PICKED 3^rD IN MCH NORTH PRESEASON POLL
The University of Mary is picked to finish third in the Midwest College Hockey North Division in the preseason coaches poll. A powerhouse division, the top three teams are all ranked nationally in the  ACHA Men's Division I poll. Preseason favorite and MCH newcomer Minot State is ranked 3^rd in the country. Jamestown, the defending MCH regular season and tournament champion, is #8. The Marauders, the regular season and post-season runner-up in their first season in the MCH, is #11 in the nation.
   
MCH NORTH DIVISION PRESEASON POLL
Rank, Team Points
1. Minot State (8) 96
2. Jamestown (1) 78
3. UMary (1) 62
4. Midland 40
5. Waldorf 24
(First Place votes in parentheses)
 
MCH SOUTH DIVISION PRESEASON POLL
Rank, Team Points
1. Illinois State (9) 98
2. McKendree (1) 64
3. Iowa State 62
4. Illinois 54
5. Northern Illinois 22
(First Place votes in parentheses)
 
MCH NOTES
Teams in MCH plays each program in their own division each season and will play teams in the opposite division every other season. The Marauders will play North Division teams Minot State, Jamestown, Midland and Waldorf and South Division foes Illinois State and Northern Illinois. UMary will face Iowa State three times – all non-conference – and will not play McKendree and Illinois.
 
WE'RE BACK
The University of Mary returns nine players from last season: Michael Heitkamp, Liam Massie, Lucas Medeiros, Luke Schleusner, Jake Murray, Derek Dropik, Nick Bradshaw, Tucker Kruse and Brandon Kelly. Dropik is the most experienced returner as the forward is back for his fourth season. Massie, Medeiros and Kruse are back for their third seasons.
 
YEAR 2 IN ACHA MD1
2024-25 is year two for UMary competing in American Collegiate Hockey Association Men's Division I. The Marauders spent their first five seasons at ACHA MD2, twice winning a national title (2021, 2022) and finishing with an all-time record of 13-1 at the national tournament.
 
YEAR 2 IN MIDWEST COLLEGE HOCKEY
The Marauders joined Midwest College Hockey in 2023-24, finishing the season second both the regular season (46 points with a record of 15-4-0-0-1) and the MCH tournament, which was hosted by UMary.
 
CENTURY CODE
The Marauders are 107-17-2-3-0-0 (W-L-OTL-T-SOW-SOL through Sept. 27, 2024) all-time at home. UMary earned its 100th win at home against Minot State University on January 24, 2024.
 
NEW
UMary has 16 newcomers. One recognizable name is Ben Tschida, whose older brother Marshall was an award-winning defenseman on both UMary national championship teams.
 
PROGRAM HISTORY LESSON
Under the direction of head coach Dan Huntley, a 2-time coach of the year, the University of Mary was a dominant force in ACHA M2 for all five years the program has existed.

• 2018-19 | 39-5-1-2 (not eligible for postseason as 1st year program)
• 2019-20 | 39-9-2-0 (#1 West Region seed | MWCHL tourney runner-up | #2 nationally in final poll | ACHA M2 tourney cancelled for pandemic)
• 2020-21 | 38-4-1-6 (ACHA M2 national champion | Ranked #1 in final ACHA M2 poll | #1 seed at ACHA M2 championships)
• 2021-22 | 38-4-1-2 (ACHA M2 national champion | Ranked #1 in final ACHA M2 rating | #1 seed from West region)
• 2022-23 | 38-6-3-1 (Ranked #1 in final ACHA M2 rating | #1 seed from West region | was 2-0-1-0 at ACHA M2 championships
• 2023-24 | 26-14-0-0-1 (W-L-OTL-SOW-SOL) | #10 seed at ACHA MD1 tournament | 1-1 at nationals | 23-14-0-0-1 v ACHA MD1 foes | 15-4-0-0-1 in Midwest College Hockey (2nd place with 46 points) | 1-1 at MCH tournament (2nd place) | #11 in final rankings | ranked as high as #4 in regular season

TOTAL THROUGH 2023-24 SEASON | 218-42-8-11-0-1 (W-L-OTL-T-SOW-SOL)
 
NATIONALS
The Marauders are 13-2 all-time at ACHA nation tournaments (12-1 in three MD2 tournaments, 1-1 in MD1).
 
HOCKEY TICKETS FAQ

• Fans who purchase tickets online receive a discount over tickets purchased at the gate. Single game adult hockey tickets are $10 plus fees when fans buy online at www.UMaryTickets.com or via the Hometown Fan app. Tickets for seniors (ages 65 and older) and youth (ages 13-18) are $5 plus fees.
• Single game hockey tickets purchased at the gate are $15 for adults and $10 for seniors and youth.
• Children under the age of 13 are free when accompanied by an adult. Unaccompanied children ticket prices are $5.
• Tickets purchased at the gate are CASH ONLY transactions. Debit and credit cards purchases are online only at www.umarytickets.com or via the HomeTown Fan App.
• UMary students and faculty and staff with their MCard are admitted FREE.

 
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