NCHA Men
#1 St. Norbert 10, Northland 0
*St. Norbert College moved into position to claim the Northern Collegiate Hockey Association regular-season title and the Peters Cup with a 10-0 win over Northland College at Cornerstone Community Center. The Green Knights (20-3-1, 15-2 NCHA) scored seven second-period goals to take a 9-0 lead after 40 minutes. It was St. Norbert's first-ever meeting with Northland (4-20, 4-13). Two players led the charge – Michael Hill was credited with four goals and Mason Baptista with three. David Jacobson made 16 saves for the shutout.
#2 Adrian 4, Lake Forest 2
*The Adrian College men's hockey team entered their final regular-season weekend against a very hot Lake Forest College squad. The Bulldogs in second place took on the third place Foresters who had their 10-game unbeaten and nine-game winning streak halted by the final score of 4-2 at Arrington Ice Arena. The second-ranked Bulldogs returned to form against a quality opponent and after falling behind 1-0 ended up scoring four straight goals.
Marian 3, RV St. Scholastica 1
*Josh Baker, the reigning NCHA Defensive Player of the Week, made 33 more saves to post his seventh win in a row as Marian University topped St. Scholastica, 3-1. The Sabres broke up a 1-1 tie in the third period with goals by Aaron Leonard at the 9:57 mark and Matt Williams not even two minutes later.
MSOE 5, Concordia Wisconsin 1
*The MSOE hockey team tied a season-high with five goals and clinched a place in the Harris Cup Playoffs with a 5-1 victory over Concordia Wisconsin Friday evening at the Kern Center. With the win, the Raiders (7-16-1, 6-11 NCHA) clinched their place in the Harris Cup Playoffs and can finish as high as the sixth seed with a series sweep of the Falcons (9-11-4, 6-9-2 NCHA) when the series shifts to Mequon Saturday. The Red and White also remained unbeaten in the all-time series, beating CUW for the 14th-straight time and improving its all-time record in the series to 24-0-1. MSOE jumped on Concordia out of the gates, outshooting the visitors 21-8 in the first period and getting a pair of goals from freshmen Brandon Unser and Jon Stevanovich.
Finlandia 4, Lawrence 3 OT
*Finlandia helped play spoiler Friday night with a thrilling 4-3 win over Lawrence University in overtime. The Lions jumped out to a 3-0 lead on goals by Collin Saint-Onge, Jesse Parker and Shigenobu Kakudate, only to see the Vikings respond with three unanswered to force overtime. Kakudate was the hero, netting his seventh goal of the season at the 3:08 mark of OT to send the Lions to the win.
NCHA Women
Concordia Wisconsin 3, Marian 2
*Three first-period goals helped the Concordia University Wisconsin Women's Hockey team get a much needed win Friday night. The Falcons scored three times in a 5:34 span to down Marian University by a 3-2 count in Northern Collegiate Hockey Association at the Ozaukee Ice Center. The Sabres held a 1-0 lead on Amanda Waigand’s 12th goal of the season. That lead was short-lived, however, as Samantha Reither tied it, Beylee Darling extended the lead to 2-1 and Brandi Muller added the eventual game-winner shorthanded.
Chris Zills - NCHAhockey.org