Game Time... This weekend, the Defender Hockey team is heading to Chesterfield, MO for the MACHA Conference Tournament and set for an opening round matchup with the University of Nebraska Cornhuskers at 2:45pm (CST) on Friday afternoon. You can watch that game live through Maryville Hockey's Youtube Channel.
 
Tournament Teams and Seeding… Dordt will start the tournament out as the #2 seed. The rest of the teams are seeded as followed: #1 Washington University at St. Louis, #3 Missouri State, #4 Maryville University, #5 Arkansas, #6 Creighton, #7 Nebraska, and #8 Missouri. Here's a quick rundown on each team.

• #1 Washington University at St. Louis
  • Currently ranked #19 in ACHA D3
  • 12-3 overall record
  • .900 winning percentage in MACHA games
  • Scored 73 goals, allowed 41 goals, 181 penalty minutes
  • Points leader: Eamon McNamara - 21 points on 15 goals and 6 assists
• #3 Missouri State University
  • Currently ranked #10 in ACHA D3
  • 21-6-2 overall record
  • .750 winning percentage in MACHA games
  • Scored 139 goals, allowed 74 goals, 529 penalty minutes
  • Points leader: Tyler Culleton – 45 points on 13 goals and 32 assists
• #4 Maryville University
  • 9-7 overall record
  • .800 winning percentage in MACHA games
  • Scored 54 goals, allowed 52 goals, 317 penalty minutes
  • Points leader: Devein Tockman – 17 points on 6 goals and 11 assists
• #5 University of Arkansas
  • Currently ranked #5 in ACHA D3
  • 21-3 overall record
  • .750 winning percentage in MACHA games
  • Scored 164 goals, allowed 44 goals, 377 penalty minutes
  • Points leader: Cameron Mcatee – 64 points on 34 goals and 34 assists
    • Mcatee is leading ACHA D3 in points
• #6 Creighton University
  • Currently ranked #20 in ACHA D3
  • 8-1-2 overall record
  • .750 winning percentage in MACHA games
  • Scored 78 goals, allowed 31 goals, 133 penalty minutes
  • Points leader: Charles Altier – 21 points on 10 goals and 11 assists
• #7 University of Nebraska
  • Currently ranked #18 in ACHA D3
  • 12-6-2 overall record
  • .620 winning percentage in MACHA games
  • Scored 84 goals, allowed 55 goals, 495 penalty minutes
  • Points leader: Evan Detina – 28 points on 18 goals and 10 assists
• #8 University of Missouri
  • Currently ranked #12 in ACHA D3
  • 15-6 overall record
  • .620 winning percentage in MACHA games
  • Scored 112 goals, allowed 61 goals, 531 penalty minutes
  • Points leader: Nick Spolec – 41 points on 19 goals and 22 assists

Dordt Notes: 

• Head Coach: Tyler Morgan – 3^rd Year
• ACHA Men's Division 3
• So far this season:
  • MACHA Central Division Regular Season Champions
  • Currently ranked #24 in ACHA D3
  • 16-5-1 overall record
  • 7-1 MACHA league play record (.880 winning percentage)
  • Scored 101 goals, allowed 70 goals, 269 penalty minutes
• Stat Leaders
  • Mason Carrels leads the team with 31 points on 13 goals and 18 assists.
  • Noah Wilmes has 25 points on 12 goals and 13 assists.
  • Lucas Van Berkel and Alex Espenson, and Zach Espenson each have 23 points.
    • Van Berkel, 12 goals and 11 assists
    • Alex Espenson and Zach Espenson, 9 goals, 14 assists
• Graeme Edmund has played in 13 games at goalie and has held opponents to an average of 2.91 goals per game. Hayden Stevens has played in 10 games, has two shutouts, and has held opponents to 3.13 goals per game.

This Season against teams in the Tournament... The Defenders have played against Nebraska, Creighton, Missouri, and Missouri State this season and are 4-4 in those matchups, with 3 of those wins coming in shootout fashion. The Defenders beat Creighton with back-to-back shootout wins by scores of 2-1 and 5-4 back in fall. In December, Dordt got a split with Nebraska. dropping the first game 1-0 and then winning the second 4-3 in a shootout. In January, the Defenders went 0-2 against the University of Missouri (ranked #24 at that time), losing 4-1 in the first, and taking a 4-4 overtime loss in the second. Last weekend, Dordt got a hard earned split against Missouri State, losing 5-3 on Friday, but responding with a big 4-3 win on Saturday afternoon. Missouri State has spent much of the season ranked in the top 5 in the ACHA, go as high as #2, but dropped to #10 just before meeting the Defenders last weekend.

Tournament Schedule

Playoffs	Day	Home Team	Away Team	Game Time	Rink
First Round	Friday 2/10	Maryville	Arkansas	11:00 AM	Kaiman
First Round	Friday 2/10	Wash U	Missouri	11:45 AM	Shanny
First Round	Friday 2/10	Missouri State	Creighton	2:00 PM	Kaiman
First Round	Friday 2/10	Dordt	Nebraska	2:45 PM	Shanny
Semi-Final	Saturday 2/11	2nd Highest	3rd Highest	9:30 AM	Shanny
Semi-Final	Saturday 2/11	Highest Seed	Lowest Seed	12:15 PM	Shanny
Championship	*Sunday 2/12*			11:00 AM	Shanny

*If Dordt advances to the Championship game, that game will be played on Monday, Feb. 13^th.*

The teams will be reseeded after the opening round. Continue to check back to godordt.com for the latest updates on Defender Hockey this weekend.