Men’s D-III West: Golka and St. Scholastica look to postseason in turnaround season
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.
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.
To close out our first half coverage, intrepid columnist Tim Costello pieces together a wish list for Santa for teams in each of the conferences in the East.
Many of the ranked teams in the East, including No. 4 UMass-Boston, No. 5 Salve Regina, No. 12 Hobart, No. 13 Plymouth State, and No. 14 Fredonia all suffered losses, while No. 2 Geneseo and No. 8 Oswego posted solid wins.
Augsburg notched a win and tie over St. Norbert, Concordia stayed hot with a sweep of Hamline, and Wisconsin-Stevens Point remains undefeated with one game left before the break.
Alex Rodriguez and No. 9 Augsburg take on T.J. Black and No. 3 St. Norbert, while No. 1 Wisconsin-Stevens Point travels to Lake Forest and Marian looks to get back on track against No. 6 Wisconsin-Eau Claire. Brian Lester picks the weekend’s games.
An East versus West battle between No. 5 Salve Regina and No. 7 Adrian, and renewal of the rivalry between No. 4 UMass-Boston and Massachusetts-Dartmouth are among the highlights this weekend. Tim Costello picks the games.
Max Glashauser and Northland are moving up in the NCHA behind a fearsome defense, and are on track to better last year’s win total. A tie with top team Adrian last week shows their progress.
First-year program Wilkes rebounded from a slow start and is now looking to move to the top of the conference in the UCHC.
Chris Schultz of Geneseo earned his 200th career win, No. 10 Trinity suffered its first loss of the season, and No. 13 Norwich held on for a win in a tight conference game.
St. Norbert rolled over No. 14 Marian, and No. 1 Wisconsin-Stevens Point is still without a loss.
A clash between No. 14 Marian and No. St. Norbert is just one of the big games on tap in the West this weekend. Brian Lester picks the best games.
I love the holiday tournament season, and while much of the cream rose to the top last weekend, it is still the upset that grabs our attention when scoreboard watching. As we go back to league play, there are some great rivalry games and contending team matchups this weekend. Yes, the calendar is turning to … Read more
T.J. Roo transferred from Bemidji State to play his senior year at Wisconsin-Stevens Point with his brother, Carter. The Roo brothers have the Pointers gunning for a national championship.
Brockport is off to its best start in recent memory, and possibly best start ever, in part due to the play of both young guns and veterans.