{"id":96752,"date":"2011-03-06T19:25:54","date_gmt":"2011-03-07T01:25:54","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.uscho.com\/mens-d3-blog\/?p=1814"},"modified":"2011-03-06T19:25:54","modified_gmt":"2011-03-07T01:25:54","slug":"mcha-miac-and-ncha-championship-round-up-march-6","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wwwproxy.uscho.com\/2011\/03\/06\/mcha-miac-and-ncha-championship-round-up-march-6\/","title":{"rendered":"MCHA, MIAC and NCHA championship round-up March 6"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>In collecting its fourth-straight Harris Cup, Adrian made a statement about the next step in its journey as an NCAA tournament-bound team.<br \/>\nThe fifth-ranked Bulldogs skated to a 5-0 victory over Marian on Sunday in the Midwest Collegiate Hockey Association title game at Arrington Ice Arena.<br \/>\nSeniors Shawn Skelly and Zach Graham led the Bulldogs with two goals each. Jordan Watts supplied the game&#8217;s other goal while Brad Fogal stopped 30 shots to secure the shutout.<br \/>\nThe milestone victory also marked Adrian&#8217;s 100<sup>th<\/sup> win in only four years as a Division III program.<br \/>\nIn capturing the league crown, Adrian earned its second trip to the NCAA tournament where the team crashed out 4-3 to St. Norbert in the first round last year.<br \/>\nThis time is different, said Fogal, who earned his first shutout of the season. The senior netminder also shared in a 3-0 shutout with teammate Jeremy Cross in the team&#8217;s highly publicized outdoor game against Concordia (Wis.) at University of Michigan Stadium Dec. 4.<br \/>\n&#8220;This year, we know what to expect,&#8221; Fogal said. &#8220;Last year, we went into it sort of blind and didn&#8217;t know what to expect in terms of what it takes to prepare for it. This year, we&#8217;re taking the right steps and peaking at the right time.&#8221;<br \/>\nAdrian (23-3-1) maintained a 2-0 lead going into the third period, killing a hooking penalty to Mike Dahlinger before going on a three-goal rampage. Marian (19-8) was 0 for 4 on the power play as MCHA leading scorer Dakota Dubetz (15 goals, 34 assists, 49) and fellow triggerman Brendan Hull (22-21-43) were held pointless.<br \/>\nHull (3 goals and 2 assists) and Dubetz (a goal and 3 assists) combined for nine points in the Sabres&#8217; 9-2 thrashing of No. 3-seed and No. 9-ranked Milwaukee School of Engineering in the semifinal Saturday. The spigot was shut tight a day later.<br \/>\nAdrian outshot Marian, 40-30.<br \/>\n&#8220;We just couldn&#8217;t sustain any pressure and get pucks to the net,&#8221; Marian Coach Jasen Wise said. &#8220;I thought defensively that was one of the best games I&#8217;ve seen from Adrian in a long time.<br \/>\n&#8220;They took away our time and space in their D-zone and really didn&#8217;t give our forwards any scoring chances.&#8221;<br \/>\nDefensemen Quinn Waller and Jeremy Klaver got the assignment to keep the Sabres&#8217; scoring duo in check. Klaver finished with two assists and was plus-2 while Waller was plus-one.<br \/>\n&#8220;We just played smart defensively, clearing pucks out,&#8221; Adrian Coach Ron Fogarty said.<br \/>\nThe offense took its cue from the rearguards.<br \/>\nSkelly earned MCHA Tournament MVP with his 8 points on 2 goals and 6 assists during the weekend.<br \/>\nThe senior right wing had five assists in Adrian&#8217;s 9-2 win over No. 4-seed Lawrence in Saturday&#8217;s semifinal. Left wing Eric Miller cashed in for 3 goals and 3 assists for 6 points against the Vikings (14-13-1).<br \/>\nSkelly scored Adrian&#8217;s first two goals on Sunday while assisting on Graham&#8217;s second marker with 6:37 left to make it 5-0.<br \/>\nSkelly, who is one shy of 100 career goals, credited his line mates Graham and Miller for the superlative performance.<br \/>\n&#8220;We want to be recognized as big-time players and big-time players step up in big time games,&#8221; said Miller, who is one point away from amassing 200 career points. &#8220;A lot of us haven&#8217;t gotten respect outside of the MCHA. &#8220;This (fourth-straight title) may have done it or may not have done it. We don&#8217;t care about that. It&#8217;s about helping our team &#160;win.&#8221;<br \/>\n<strong>St. Norbert repeat NCHA champs<\/strong><br \/>\nSt. Norbert captured its ninth Northern Collegiate Hockey Association Peters Cup by scrapping out a 2-1 win over No. 2 -seed Wisconsin-Superior on Saturday at the Cornerstone Community Center.<br \/>\nAs NCHA champs, the No. 1-ranked Green Knights return to the NCAA D-III tournament where they finished as runners up after losing 2-1 to Norwich in double-overtime in last year&#8217;s championship game.<br \/>\nJohan Ryd&#8217;s goal at 15:41 of the second period stood as the game-winner as No. 1-ranked St. Norbert held a 2-0 lead entering the final frame.<br \/>\nNick Tabisz opened the Green Knights&#8217; account with his seventh goal at 7:18 of the first period. Brandon Hoogenboom and Ryd assisted on the power-play tally.<br \/>\nWith the goalie pulled for an extra attacker, UW-Superior&#8217;s Derek Stauber scored with 45 seconds left. The Yellowjackets couldn&#8217;t convert in the final 25 seconds with freshman goalie Drew Strandberg off for a sixth skater.<br \/>\nB.J. O&#8217;Brien stopped stopped 30 of 31 shots, including 11 in the third period, to earn the victory. UW-Superior (16-12-1) outshot the hosts, 31-22.<br \/>\n&#8220;(Superior) was good,&#8221; St. Norbert coach Tim Coghlin told the Green Bay Press Gazette afterwards. &#8220;I thought they played one heck of a game &#8212; they really did. I just feel like we have more to give. It feels like we have more gas in the tank and we&#8217;re going to have to bounce back next week and we need more bodies to be at their peak.&#8221;<br \/>\n<strong>Hamline captures MIAC crown<\/strong><br \/>\nJordan VanGilder, Brett Burgau and Brian Arrigoni scored during a three-goal barrage in the first period, which propelled No. 11-ranked Hamline to a 5-2 victory over visiting Concordia (Minn.) in the Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference title game Saturday.<br \/>\nWith the win, the Pipers (16-6-5) earned an automatic invite to the NCAA tournament, which starts Wednesday.<br \/>\nArrigoni finished with a hat trick, adding two goals in the third period &#8211; the last one an empty-netter with 34 seconds left.<br \/>\nCaleb Sunderman and Aaron Wheeler scored for the Cobbers (11-11-4), who pulled to within two, 4-2, with 9:51 left.<br \/>\nPiper netminder Beau Christian (14-4-3) made 19 saves to earn the win. Concordia goalie Kelly Andrew was replaced at 8:54 of the first period by Chris Neamonitis, who was tagged with the loss.<br \/>\nVanGilder&#8217;s scored 52 seconds into contest while Burgau bagged a goal four minutes later. Arrigoni struck for the first of three goals at the 9:03 mark of the period.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In collecting its fourth-straight Harris Cup, Adrian made a statement about the next step in its journey as an NCAA tournament-bound team. The fifth-ranked Bulldogs skated to a 5-0 victory over Marian on Sunday in the Midwest Collegiate Hockey Association title game at Arrington Ice Arena. 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