MARSHALL, Texas – Following two weeks off after their sweep in California, the East Texas Baptist University hockey team will resume their season with a two-game road series against Texas Christian University in Euless, Texas. ETBU is off to their best start in program history at 13-0.
Below is the information about the two games.
ETBU vs. Texas Christian University | Mansfield, Texas | Friday, Oct. 4th and Saturday, Oct. 5th
Arena: Stars Center - Mansfield
Time: 7:00 PM (Friday) and 2:00 PM (Saturday)
All-Time Series: ETBU 9-2
- Last ETBU Win: Oct. 5, 2019 (7-0)
- Last TCU Win: August 27, 2016 (3-2)
ETBU
- 13-0 following sweep of California State-Northridge (4-3 OT), California State-Fullerton (5-2), Long Beach State (9-1), which continues to extend their best start in program history
- Against CSUN, Filip Soderstrom scored two goals, including the overtime winner
- Timothy Zittel posted a hat trick against LBSU while Riley Knott added two goals
- Soderstrom named TCHC Player of the Week with 10 points (four goals, six assists)
- Last swept TCU on Oct. 4 (4-1), and Oct. 5 (7-0). Knott would finish with five goals in the series. Alex Domas would record 23 saves in the first game while combining with Nick Buzzuto in the second game for 24 saves
- Scoring 110 goals with 181 assists while allowing 18 goals
- Davis Van Gemerden and Knott each have 18 goals.
- Skyler Spiller leads with 22 goals
TCU
- 0-8 following series loss to University of Texas El-Paso
- Lost previous nine meetings to ETBU since ETBU's first two games
- Scored 11 goals all season long while conceding 55 goals.
- Jack Purcell scored the lone goal for the Horned Frogs in the last series against ETBU.
- Owen Roche has a GAA of 7.17
