Men’s D-III West: Wisconsin-Stout in midst of renaissance
Hunter Anderson has been one of the keys to the turnaround for Wisconsin-Stout, which is 12-5-1 this season after winning only seven games last season.
Hunter Anderson has been one of the keys to the turnaround for Wisconsin-Stout, which is 12-5-1 this season after winning only seven games last season.
Wesleyan, led by juniors Walker Harris and Tim Sestak, is undefeated in conference play and looking for success in the postseason.
Tim Sestak made 47 shots over the weekend in Wesleyan’s shutout wins over Bowdoin and Colby, Oswego tied Utica, and Norwich edged Hobart.
Marian upset No. 6 St. Norbert, No. 1 Wisconsin-Stevens Point rallied to beat No. 4 Augsburg, and St. Thomas swept Gustavus Adolphus.
A battle between undefeated No. 1 Wisconsin-Stevens Point and No. 4 Augsburg is just one of the highlights of a busy weekend out West. Brian Lester picks the weekend’s games.
Teams like No. 2 Geneseo and No. 10 Trinity face stout tests this weekend. Tim Costello picks the weekend’s action.
Though they have one of the youngest rosters in D-III college hockey, Babson has come together and bonded after a trip out West and is looking to move up in their conference.
Johnny Panvica is back from an injury and playing well, which is good for St. Thomas’ chances of climbing back to the top of the MIAC.
Cortland got a huge performance in net from Nick Modica to capture the Codfish Bowl, Plattsburgh rallied to win its tournament in a shootout, and New England College won the Boston Landing Invitational. Tim Costello recaps the weekend.
Ranked teams Wisconsin-Stevens Point, Wisconsin-Eau Claire, and Augsburg rolled to wins, Northland swept No. 10 St. Scholastica, and Concordia (Wis.) tied No. 9 Salve Regina. Brian Lester recaps the weekend action.
WIAC schools face MIAC schools, with Concordia looking to upset top-ranked and undefeated Wisconsin-Stevens Point, while No. 5 Augsburg faces an in-conference test from Hamline. Brian Lester picks the weekend’s games.
There are five holiday tournaments this weekend, with several ranked teams in action. Tim Costello picks the first-round games in each.
The holiday tournaments on tap this weekend kick off the second half of the season in earnest, and see teams looking to continue upset wins, such as Canton, or recover from recent losses, such as Norwich.
Cole Golka is having a career season at St. Scholastica, and he and his teammates hope are currently ranked 10th in the country and are gunning for the postseason.
The light action includes some tough nonconference games, with No. 15 Hobart facing No. 11 University of New England and No. 12 Trinity traveling to face Wisconsin-Superior. Tim Costello picks the games.
As we hit the break, Tim Costello looks at three surprises from the first half, which include tight conference races, the good play of first-year programs Anna Maria and Wilkes, and the big goal differentials from Geneseo and Endicott.
As we head into the holiday break, Brian Lester looks at some of the surprises from the first half of the season in the West region for D-III men’s hockey.
It was a light weekend in the East, but Anna Maria, Worcester State, Morrisville and Chatham closed their first half on a positive note.
Wisconsin-Stevens Point finished the first half undefeated, Wisconsin-Stout continued its turnaround, and Augsburg got a key win over St. Scholastica.
Several of the teams in the West are in position to contend for the national championship. Brian Lester tells us what they hope for under the Christmas tree, and what some other teams are hoping for as well.