THIS WEEK
The Jug Series takes center stage as the #10 University of Mary hockey team faces the #8 University of Jamestown in a home-and-home weekend series.
 
On Friday, November 13, the Marauders host the Jimmies at 7 pm at the Starion Sports Complex Schwan Cadillac Rink in Mandan, ND. The two I-94 rivals reverse sites with the Jimmies hosting the Marauders in Jamestown at 7 pm on Saturday, November 14.
 
FOLLOW LIVE
Links to live stats and video are available at www.goumary.com/coverage.
 
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The Marauders home contests stream live on the NSIC Network powered by Midco Sports Net. Games can be purchased individually for $10. A monthly subscription is available for $15 with an annual subscription $79. Visit www.MidcoSportsPlus.com to subscribe today.
 
TICKETS
Tickets for Marauders home games at the Starion Sports Complex Schwan Cadillac Rink are available online at www.UMaryTickets.com and at the door.
 
THE RECORD
The Marauders are 8-4-0-0-1-0 (W-L-OTL-T-SOW-SOL) this season. The Jimmies are 10-3-1-0-0-0.
 
MIDWEST COLLEGE HOCKEY STANDINGS

TEAM	WINS	LOSSES	OTL	POINTS
Jamestown	7	1	0	21
Midland	4	2	0	12
UMary	4	2	0	11
Iowa State	1	5	0	3
Waldorf	0	5	1	1

NOTE: The UMary/Jamestown Nov. 13-14 series does not count in the MCH standings.  
 
MARAUDERS RETURN TO #10 IN ACHA MD1 RANKINGS
The University of Mary hockey team finds itself in a familiar sport in the national rankings this week, slotting in at #10 in the 2026-27 regular season American Collegiate Hockey Association (ACHA) Men's Division 1 poll. This is the fourth time in six weeks the Marauders are #10.
 
Prior to rising to #7 last week in the first computer rankings this season, the Marauders had been either #10 or #11. UMary was #11 in the preseason coaches poll, rose to #10 in the first poll of the regular season, dropped to #11, checked in at #10 for weeks 3-4 before rising to #7 for week five.
 
The preseason poll and the first four regular-season rankings were conducted by polling coaches. The 5^th regular season poll, released November 4, 2026, was the first computer ranking for 2026-27.
 
UMary is 4-3 when facing a ranked opponent this season. Of the Marauders 20 remaining games, 11 are against currently nationally-ranked programs.
LAST WEEK
UMary earned a weekend split with visiting Iowa State University. The Marauders dropped the opener 4-2 despite a 52-32 edge in shots… UMary rebounded to win game two 8-1. Dain Sardelli paced the Marauders with two goals. David Loahr and Kaeden Krieg had a goal and two assists each while Joe Gronholz, Lynden Orr, Nick Bradshaw and Crae Dawson had both a goal and an assist. John Lang delivered three assists and Isaac Flatley provided two helpers.
 
THE JUG SERIES
Located just 100 miles apart on I-94, the University of Mary and the University of Jamestown compete annually for a travelling trophy called simply "The Jug." The team that wins the yearly series of games claims possession of The Jug, which is a Bridgeman Russell Company Jug. UMary purchased the trophy 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.
 
This is year three of The Jug series, with the Jimmies claimed the trophy in 2024-25 (4-1 series win) and 2025-26 (4-1 series win).
 
2026-27 The Jug Series Scoreboard (UMary 1, Jamestown 1)

• UMary 8 Jamestown 0 (Oct. 1 in Mandan)
• Jamestown 5 UMary 1 (Oct. 3 in Jamestown)
• Nov. 13 in Mandan
• Nov. 14 in Jamestown
• Jan. 22 in Jamestown
• Jan. 23 in Mandan

 
HISTORY
The Marauders are 12-19-1-0-0-0 against the Jimmies ACHA MD1 program.
 
LEADING THE WAY

• Dain Sardelli is having an impressive season. Through 12 games the UMary forward leads the team in goals (8), assists (10), points (18) and power play goals (3).
• Joe Gronholz is second on the team in goals (6) and points (15).
• Top line center John Lang also owns 15 points this season with five goals and ten assists. He owns both a power play and shorthanded goal. 
• David Loahr is 4^th in scoring with 11 points on five goals and six assists.
• In his first season at UMary, Andrew Brubakken has ten points on three goals and seven assists.
• Hunter Mangan and Crae Dawson both have nine points. Mangan owns three goals and six assists while Dawson owns five goals and four .
• Isaac Flatley is tied with Sardelli for the team lead in game-winning goals with two each. Flatley has four goals and four assists for eight.
• 15 Marauders have a goal this season and 18 have a point.

 
DOUBLE DUTY SPECIALTY TEAM PLAY
Three Marauders have scored on both the penalty play and the penalty kill: Dylan Cunningham, Kaeden Krieg and John Lang all have a power play goal and a shorthanded goal.
 
SHARING THE GLORY
In the Marauders seven regulation/overtime wins, five Marauders have claimed the game-winning goal. Isaac Flatley and Dain Sardelli lead the way with two game-winners each.
 
NET GAIN
The Marauders goalkeepers are off to another strong start. Caleb Cross owns a .923 save percentage and a 2.64 goals against average in nine games. Zane Clausen owns a 3.40 GAA and a .892 save percentage. Malte Hedlund has a shutout in his lone game. Combined the trio has a .919 save percentage and a 2.64 goals against average.
 
DOUBLE DOWN
After scoring one goal last year in his first season at the University of Mary, John Lang has five goals this season. Used in a variety of roles last year, Lang opens this season centering UMary's top line and has taken advantage of the opportunity. He also has ten assists and is second on the team in scoring with 15 points.
 
274 AND COUNTING
Head Coach Dan Huntley, entering his ninth season as the Marauders head coach, has led UMary to all 274 program wins and owns 368 collegiate wins as a head coach.
 
BACK IN THE BLUE AND ORANGE
The Marauders return 16 players, including 2026 All-Midwest College Hockey 2^nd team forward Dain Sardelli, MCH all-rookie team selection Isaac Flatley and ACHA MD1 All-tournament performer Will Falconer. 
 
Sardelli is the Marauders leading returning scorer with 19 goals, including seven game-winners. Joe Gronholz and Sardelli both had 38 points in 40 games prior to the ACHA tournament. Gronholz (16 goals), David Loahr (14), Hunter Mangan (13) and Flatley (12) are all back after reaching double digits in goals.
 
The Marauders also return both of their goaltenders. Caleb Cross finished with 20 wins and four shutouts with a 2.24 goals against average and a 92.7 save percentage. Zane Clausen had one shutout with a 2.68 goals against average and a 91.3 save percentage.
 
A LOOK BACK
The Marauders set an ACHA MD1 program record for wins in a season last year, finishing 2025-26 with a record of 27-14-0-0-0-1 (W-L-OTL-T-SOW-SOL) overall. The 10^th seed at the ACHA MD1 2026 ACHA national tournament, UMary opened the championships with a win to remain undefeated in the opening round of ACHA national tournaments (6-0).
 
HISTORY LESSON
UMary, which won back-to-back ACHA Men's Division II national championships in 2020 and 2021, made the move up to MD1 for the 2022-23 season. Head Coach Dan Huntley has directed the incredibly successful UMary program since the Marauders first took to the ice in September 2018. Over the course of eight seasons UMary has fashioned a record of 266-70-9-11-2-2 (W-L-OTL-T-SOW-SOL), posting a winning season with 20 or more wins each year (all-time record through the 2025-26 season).
 
The Marauders made their third straight MD1 national tournament last spring and went 1-1, defeating #23 Lawrence Tech 2-1 in the opening round before falling to #7 Maryville University 5-1. Throughout program history covering seven national tournaments, the Marauders are 15-3-1-0-0-0 (W-L-OTL-T-SOW-SOL) in ACHA tournament games and has only three losses in regulation. 
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