UAH (0-12-0) at Notre Dame (8-5-1)
Nov. 29, 2013 - Notre Dame, Ind. - 6:35 p.m. CT
Compton Family Ice Arena
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UAH vs Northeastern/Western Michigan
Nov. 30, 2013 - Notre Dame, Ind. - 3:35 p.m. CT
Compton Family Ice Arena
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About the Chargers
WEEKEND WRAPUP
The Chargers saw their record slip to 0-12-0 this weekend and 0-8-0 in the WCHA after a weekend sweep at Northern Michigan. UAH fell 3-0 and 4-0 to the Wildcats, as they were shutout on back-to-back nights for the first time this season.
LOOKING AHEAD
UAH will travel to Notre Dame, Ind., this weekend to participate in the Shillelagh Tournament. They will face Notre Dame on Friday at 6:35 p.m. CT and either Northeastern or Western Michigan on Saturday at 3:35 p.m.
TEAM LEADERS
Alex Allan and
Chad Brears have led the way offensively for UAH as both have score three goals this season. Allan scored all three of his goals in WCHA play, while Brears scored two against Northeastern and one at Alaska Anchorage.
BLOCK PARTY
Ben Reinhardt and
Brandon Carlson have done a solid job of getting in the shooting lanes as the two lead UAH in blocks. Reinhardt has blocked 29 shots and Carlson has knocked down 27.
YOUNG AND PLENTY
The Chargers have been playing 11 freshmen on a consistent basis so far in 2013-14, more than any other team in the country. Those 11 have combined to appear in 118 games this season, which includes 12 starts in goal by Carmine Guerreiro and
Matt Larose.
SOQUILA SCORING
Freshman Regan Soquila continues to lead UAH points with 4 as he has scored a goal and added three assists in his first season in Huntsville.
About the Opponents
Notre Dame: Notre Dame came into the weekend series with UMass-Lowell having surrendered just four power-play goals but gave up four to the River Hawks in two games…Friday' shutout was the first time that Notre Dame was blanked in a game since Feb. 17, 2012 when Miami's Connor Knapp stopped 31 shots in a 3-0 win…Saturday's 3-1 loss (3 ppgs) marked the first time the Irish had given up three PPG's in a game since Feb. 9, 2013 when Michigan had three in a 6-4 Notre Dame win. The road sweep by UMass.-Lowell was the first time the Irish lost two on the road since Feb. 17-18, 2012 when Notre Dame dropped a pair of games at Miami (OH)…The Irish again played without five players in the UMass-Lowell series as forwards Vince Hinostroza, Thomas DiPauli, Mike Voran and Steven Fogarty and defenseman Eric Johnson remain sidelined with injuries…Notre Dame will host the 2013 Shillelagh Tournament at the Compton Family Ice Arena on Nov. 29-30 with Alabama-Huntsville, Northwestern and Western Michigan rounding out the tournament field.
Northeastern: Northeastern secured its first Hockey East weekend sweep since Jan. 27-28, 2013 at Vermont, and its first weekend sweep of Merrimack since Jan. 9-10, 2009. Witt's shutout on Saturday was the first for a Husky since Chris Rawlings shut out Massachusetts on Nov. 30, 2012…Northeastern scored five goals at Merrimack on Saturday night, its most goals scored against the Warriors since Feb. 5, 2010…Both wins this weekend helped NU to its fourth road and home victories of the season, matching last season's totals at both venues…Four different Huskies have tallied three assists in a game this season; all four of them are freshmen (Aston-Reese, N. Ferriero, Hedges, Szmatula)…The Northeastern freshman class had 12 points (four goals, eight assists) this weekend, and is tied with Boston College for the nation's lead in rookie scoring with 57 points (15g, 42a).
Western Michigan: Shane Berschbach led the Broncos (5-5-2) to a sweep of in-state rival Michigan State with a four-point weekend. In Friday's 2-0 win at MSU, the senior assisted on WMU's second goal to secure the victory, while posting a +1 rating. On Saturday, Berschbach had a hand in three of the Broncos' four goals in a 4-1 win, scoring WMU's final goal while assisting on the game-winning goal in the first period and handing out another helper on the Broncos' third goal, which came on the power play. Berschbach finished with a goal and three assists on the weekend while posting a +3 rating, including +2 on Saturday. He has now claimed NCHC Offensive Player of the Week twice this year.
Series History
Notre Dame: The Irish hold a tight 7-6-0 record over UAH all-time. The teams first met in 1985 and battled most recently in 2009, when UAH fell 3-1.
Northeastern: UAH opened this season in Boston with a two-game set against Huskies, both of which were won by Northeastern. They have only met four times, both coming in the last two years, and Northeastern is 4-0-0.
Western Michigan: The Chargers have beaten the Broncos just once in their 12 meetings against one another. WMU holds an 11-1-0 record all-time with the most recent meeting coming in 2011.
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