Standings Heating Up!

The end of January has arrived in the NCHA and the race for the regular-season titles on both sides continues to heat up.

On the men’s side, the top three current seeds – Aurora, St. Norbert, and Adrian – are all competing in weekend series against programs from the middle of the pack. And on Friday night, each of the three teams posted victories – with the Bulldogs and Green Knights winning relatively comfortably (especially after two goals in 11 seconds for SNC!), while the Spartans needed a goal from Matt Weber in overtime to keep hold of their four-point lead in the standings.

On the women’s side, St. Norbert needed a third-period goal to get past Marian by a final score of 2-1 to stay unbeaten at 10-0-1 (31 points), while Adrian (26 points) blanked Lake Forest, 4-0, and Aurora (26 points) downed Trine by a final score of 4-1. Lawrence also broke through for its first league victory, knocking off Finlandia by the same 4-1 scoreline.

MEN
St. Norbert 4 v. Trine 2
Adrian 8 v. Concordia Wis. 2
MSOE 4 v. Finlandia 2
Aurora 5 v. Marian 4 OT
Lake Forest 7 v. Lawrence 0

WOMEN
St. Norbert 2 v. Marian 1
Adrian 4 v. Lake Forest 0
Aurora 4 v. Trine 1
Lawrence 4 v. Finlandia 1