Lawrence’s Saunders, St. Norbert’s Jacobson
Earn NCHA Men’s Hockey Weekly Honors

Lawrence University senior Huck Saunders (Sr, F - Seattle. Wash.) is the NCHA Men’s Offensive Player of the Week and St. Norbert College junior David Jacobson (Jr, G - Janesville, Wis.) is the NCHA Men’s Defensive Player of the Week, the league office announced Tuesday.

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Saunders is the NCHA Offensive Player of the Week after helping Lawrence to a first in program history when the Vikings knocked off No. 15 St. Scholastica, 3-2, Saturday. Saunders scored his first goal to help overcome an early 1-0 deficit in the first period and then went on to net the game-winner as Lawrence defeated a Top-15 opponent for the second time this season - the first time they have ever beaten ranked opponents twice in the same season (LU beat No. 2 St. Norbert earlier this year). It was his second multi-goal game of the campaign and he also had a goal in the series opener Friday.

Jacobson is the NCHA Defensive Player of the Week after a near-perfect series against MSOE on the scoresheet. He recorded his second and third shutouts of the season in two close games, highlighted by a 25-save performance in Saturday’s 2-0 victory. On top of that, he added an assist on the second goal in the contest to run his season total to three. His win-loss record of 13-0-1 ranks first in the NCAA in winning percentage and he is also third in the nation with a 1.41 goals against average.

Adrian College continues to hold on to its No. 1 national ranking after the 2-0-0 week and is now unbeaten through a school-record 19 games at 16-0-3. That sets up quite the highly-anticipated battle this upcoming weekend as the Bulldogs battle No. 2 St. Norbert at the Cornerstone Community Center in De Pere, Wis., for the first-ever regular-season meetings between the two teams.

2013-14 NCHA WEEKLY TOP PERFORMERS

Brian Berger, Marian (Wis.) (Jr, F - Hartland, Wis., 26)
Berger led the Sabres offensive attack this past weekend in the sweep of Northland, scoring two goals and adding two assists. In Saturday’s game, Berger scored short-handed in the first period as well as the game-winner in the third.

Michael Hoy, Adrian (Fr, D - South Lyon, Mich., 27)
Hoy turned in a very solid all-around weekend in a sweep of Finlandia. On Friday in a 6-3 win, Hoy had an assist and was a +4 with two shots on net. He followed that on Saturday with a goal and assist along with a +1 and three shots on net. He currently has the most goals among defensemen for the Bulldogs and ranks tied for second in the NCHA in defensemen scoring (10 pts).

Jeremy Olinyk, Adrian (Fr, F - Winnipeg, Man., 67)
Olinyk finished the weekend against Finlandia with three points including two goals in a 5-3 win over the Lions on Saturday. He recorded an assist in Friday’s 6-3 win with three shots on goal. On Saturday along with the pair of goals, he had a +2 and three more shots on net. Olinyk is currently tied for second in the conference in freshman scoring with 11 points in league action with three goals and eight assists.

Brett Penner, Concordia (Wis.) (Fr, F - Medstead, Saskatchewan, 13)
Penner had three points over two games last week. He scored a goal in a loss against Lake Forest and added a goal and an assist in a 4-4 tie against Amherst. Penner assisted on the game’s opening goal against the Lord Jeffs and scored a goal to tie the score at 3-3 in the second period.

Derek Perl, Marian (Wis.) (Fr, D - Toronto, Ont., 5)
Perl helped anchor the Marian defense this weekend in their sweep over Northland College. Perl notched an assist in each game, took six shots, and finished at +2.

Mattias Soderqvist, Lawrence (Fr, G - Stockholm, Sweden, 30)
Soderqvist picked up his first collegiate victory in net and did it in impressive fashion, backstopping the Vikings to their second victory over a Top-15 team this season. He made 30 saves Saturday as Lawrence turned away No. 15 St. Scholastica, 3-2. He also made 29 saves Friday for a .922 save percentage for the week.