The game that Adrian College and the Midwest Collegiate Hockey Association have been waiting for has finally arrived. The Bulldogs, winners of the first-ever automatic qualifier in the history of the MCHA last weekend, travel to Wisconsin for a first-round clash with St. Norbert College, starting at 7 p.m. tonight, March 10, at the Cornerstone Community Center.
The No. 10 Bulldogs are 24-3-0 and have won their past 14 in a row and lead NCAA Division III in scoring at 6.85 goals per game. The two longest active unbeaten streaks in the country collide tonight, as the No. 3 Green Knights are unbeaten in their past 10 (8-0-2) and are 21-3-3 overall.
For those of you that can't make the trip, you can follow along on your computer.
Adrian will provide an audio broadcast HERE and St. Norbert will be providing a video webcast HERE.
The 2010 NCAA Division III Men's Ice Hockey Tournament pairings were released on Sunday evening around 10:15 p.m. eastern and the Bulldogs (24-3-0), winners of the MCHA, will travel to St. Norbert College (21-3-3) to face-off against the winners of the NCHA at 7:00 p.m. CT.
This will be the first NCAA appearance for the Bulldogs in its third season of existance. St. Norbert is no stranger to the NCAA Tournament as they were national runner-up in 2004 and 2006, while winning the 2008 Division III national title. They have also finished third twice. The Green Knights will be making their 11th trip to the national tournament with an all-time record of 12-9-1.
It was a nailbiter throughout on Saturday afternoon as the Adrian College men's hockey team attempted to make history by winning their third straight MCHA Harris Cup championship. In the end, the experience of the junior-laden Bulldogs showed through as they had a come-from-behind 3-2 win against a talented Marian University squad.
The Bulldogs have advanced to the NCAA Division III Tournament for the first time in school history and will await the official announcement of the pairings either late Sunday night or early Monday morning. It was not without more than a few tense moments for the second straight night for the Bulldogs. Adrian led 1-0 after the first period but fell back 2-1 until midway through the third period. The Bulldogs used a 5-on-3 situation to tie the game and sealed the win with 44 seconds remaining.
The game that Adrian College and the Midwest Collegiate Hockey Association have been waiting for has finally arrived. The Bulldogs, winners of the first-ever automatic qualifier in the history of the MCHA last weekend, travel to Wisconsin for a first-round clash with St. Norbert College, starting at 7 p.m. tonight, March 10, at the Cornerstone Community Center.
The 2010 NCAA Division III Men's Ice Hockey Tournament pairings were released on Sunday evening around 10:15 p.m. eastern and the Bulldogs (24-3-0), winners of the MCHA, will travel to St. Norbert College (21-3-3) to face-off against the winners of the NCHA at 7:00 p.m. CT.
It was a nailbiter throughout on Saturday afternoon as the Adrian College men's hockey team attempted to make history by winning their third straight MCHA Harris Cup championship. In the end, the experience of the junior-laden Bulldogs showed through as they had a come-from-behind 3-2 win against a talented Marian University squad.