ECAC Bound
The Green Terror makes its second ECAC tournament appearance in the last three years. In 2017, McDaniel travelled to Lebanon Valley and defeated Alvernia 2-1 in double overtime in the opening round before falling to the Dutchmen a day later 1-0 in the quarterfinals. This time around, the Green Terror earned the No. 2 overall seed and top seed in its pod, drawing NJCU in the opening round, which will take place at Widener. It is the program’s seventh ECAC tournament appearance.
A Nice Combination
Jacob Wells and Nick Starr have led the McDaniel offense all season. Wells has a team best nine goals while Starr has contributed six tallies. Wells has also contributed five assists for a team-best 23 points while Starr has a team-high seven helpers and ranks second with 19 points. In the 13 games in which the Green Terror has scored a goal this year, either Wells or Starr registered at least one point in 11 of them. The only two in which they didn’t were 1-0 wins in which the only goal was a PK by Randy Hilleary. Wells and Starr both registered at least one point in eight games this season.
One is a Lonely Number
McDaniel played 11 one-goal games this season, including seven of its final eight conference games on the year. Of those 11 one-goal games, eight were 1-0 finals. The Green Terror went 6-5 in one-goal games this season but 5-3 in 1-0 decisions.
THIS WEEK
11/16: NJCU vs. McDaniel, 11:00
The Gothic Knights (11-9) enters the ECAC tournament having lost five in a row and nine of their last 11 games in the regular season. NJCU went winless in NJAC play to finish last in the league but won all 11 of its non-conference games to qualify for postseason play for the first time since 2012. The Gothic Knights outscored their non-conference foes 39-6 but were outscored 23-4 in conference play.
The Leaders:
• Edric De Paula: 8 g, 5a, 21pts
• Joe Burgos: 7g, 7a, 21pts
• Koshane Marshall: 6g, 3a,15pts
• Aldahir Cazun: 11-9, .796 SV%, 1.49 GAA
The Series:
• Series tied, 0-0-1
• Streak: Tied +1
• First Meeting: 2011 (MCD 1, NJCU 1)
• Last Meeting: 2011 (MCD 1, NJCU 1)
• Last McDaniel Win: N/A
• Last NJCU Win: N/A
11/17: ECAC Quarterfinals, 12:00
The winners of the first-round matchups between McDaniel and NCJU and Widener and Brevard will meet in Sunday’s quarterfinals. The winner of the quarterfinal matchup advances to next weekend’s semifinals.
Credits:
David Sinclair