MARSHALL, Texas – After almost two months off, the East Texas Baptist University hockey team returns to action this week with four straight games starting on Wednesday night. They will open this week with their last two home games of the season against the University of Texas-El Paso before going to the University of North Texas on Thursday and Friday. Below is the information for the games.
ETBU vs. Texas-El Paso | Shreveport, LA | Wednesday, Jan. 15th and Thursday, Jan. 16th
Arena: George's Pond
Time: 7:00 PM (Wednesday and Thursday)
All-Time Series: UTEP 4-1
* Last ETBU Win: Feb. 2, 2018 (4-3)
* Last UTEP Win: Feb. 8, 2019 (7-1)
ETBU at North Texas | Valley Ranch, TX | Friday, Jan. 17th and Saturday, Jan. 18th
Arena: Stars Center
Time: 8:30 PM (Friday), 7:30 PM (Saturday)
All-Time Series: ETBU 12-0
* Last ETBU Win: Sep. 28, 2019 (14-1)
ETBU
- 17-1-1 overall and 14-1-1 in the Texas Collegiate Hockey Conference after a 3-3 tie to Texas A&M
- Saw their 17-game winning streak end with a 5-4 loss to TAMU. Matt Duncan (two assists), Davis Van Gemerden (three assists) and Timothy Zittel each scored two goals in the series with TAMU. Alex Domas recorded 26 saves in the 5-4 loss while Tyler Fitzgerald stopped 25 shots in the 3-3 tie
- Last defeated UTEP on Feb. 2, 2018 (4-3). Alec Shea and Riley Knott would have a goal in the game while Nick Buzzuto got the win in net
- Undefeated all-time against UNT in 12 meetings
- Last swept the Eagles on the weekend of Sept. 27-28. Outscored them 35-1 with wins of 21-0 and 14-1. Van Gemerden, Knott, and Zittel had six goals during the series while Skyler Spiller recorded five goals and Ryan Gruszka added four
- Lead the TCHC with 143 goals (7.42 gpg)
- First in the TCHC in second period goals (57) and third period goals (47)
- First in the TCHC with a 1.68 goals against average having allowed 32 goals.
- Lead the TCHC in power play conversions with 70.0%
- Knott is third in the TCHC and first on ETBU with 53 points (25 goals, 28 assists).
- Van Gemerden leads ETBU with 26 goals, which is third in the TCHC. This includes a TCHC best eight power play goals
- Fitzgerald has a GAA of 1.80, which is third amongst goalies with more than 10 appearances in net. He also is seventh with 366 saves
UTEP
- 18-2 overall and 13-1 in the conference following a sweep of the University of Texas
- Won four straight meetings against ETBU
- Third in the TCHC with 137 goals. Second with 6.90 gpg
- Second in the TCHC with 85 power play goals and 103 penalty kills (91.3% PK)
- Second in the TCHC with a 2.42 GAA per game having allowed 46 goals.
- Austin Simpson leads the TCHC and the Miners with 63 points (28 goals, 35 assists). This includes a TCHC best 11 power play assists
- Goaltender Scott Kasaboski has a 2.83 GAA with 34 goals allowed
- Goaltender John-Luke Prystayko has a 1.71 GAA having allowed 12 goals.
UNT
- Winless in 13 games after losing 8-7 and 7-3 to TCU
- Sixth in the TCHC with 45 goals scored (2.8 per game)
- Have the highest GAA in the TCHC with 8.07
- Third in the TCHC in power play conversions with 38.9%.
- Goaltender Ethan Venable has a GAA of 14.26
