MARSHALL, Texas – Facing their biggest challenge of the year, the East Texas Baptist University hockey team will hit the road traveling to College Station, Texas, to take on Texas A&M University (10-4; 2-2) this weekend. ETBU is 17-0 on the year and 10-0 in Texas Collegiate Hockey Conference play. ETBU (North Division) and Texas-El Paso (South Division; 6-0) are the only undefeated teams in the TCHC.
Below is the information about the games.
ETBU vs. Texas A&M University | College Station, TX. | Friday, Nov. 22nd and Nov. 23rd
Arena: Spirit Ice Arena
Time: 7:00 PM (Friday & Saturday)
All-Time Series: 2-2
- Last ETBU Win: Nov. 30, 2018 (7-4)
- Last TAMU Win: Dec. 1, 2018 (8-5)
ETBU
- 17-0 following sweep of Dallas Baptist University
- Last played on November 8-9
- Won November 8th game over DBU, 5-2, with Knott scoring two goals while Timothy Zittel, Nick Scott, and Davis VanGemerden added a goal as well. Filip Soderstrom would contribute three assists
- Rallied from a 4-2 deficit on November 9th to win the second game, 7-4, against DBU. Knott dished out two assists to go with a goal while VanGemerden scored a hat trick and recorded two assists for five points
- Tyler Fitzgerald collected 55 saves over the weekend
- Knott would be awarded TCHC Player of the Week honors for his performance over the weekend
- ETBU has scored 134 goals (7.88 goals per game) and dished out 215 assists (12.6 per game) for 349 points in total
- Concede 24 goals, including fewer than 10 in the first (six) and third periods (eight)
- Tallied 25 power play goals
- Knott leads ETBU with 51 points (24 goals, 27 assists) while sharing the goals lead with VanGemerden and assists with Skyler Spiller
- Fitzgerald has a GAA of 1.69 with 311 saves
TAMU
- 10-4 following loss to DBU
- Scored 92 goals (6.57 per game) and have recorded 93 assists (6.64 per game) for 185 points in total. 33 of the goals come in the first period
- Concede 36 goals in total with 17 coming in the third period
- Huston Svondrk leads with 13 goals and 19 assists for 32 points in total
- Joseph Reynolds has a GAA of 2.66 with 191 saves
