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Niagara University Men’s Hockey Niagara Purple Eagles (1-3-2; 0-1-1 AHA) vs. Holy Cross Crusaders (2-2-0; 1-1-0 AHA) Nov. 4-5, 2011 - 7:05 p.m. - Dwyer Arena On The Ice Purple Eagles Head Back Into AHA Play Niagara hosts Holy Cross in its first conference series at Dwyer this season. Home Sweet Home Niagara is back at Dwyer Arena for a three-game homestand, beginning against the Holy Cross Crusaders. Following the two-game conference series, Niagara will host Canisius on Nov. 15, in its final home date of the 2011 calendar year. Holy Cross Crusaders 2-2-0, 1-1-0 AHA A Night of Firsts vs. Freshman goalie Colby Drost recorded his first career start in net, when he took Niagara Purple Eagles to the ice against the then-No. 16 Colgate Raiders on Oct. 29. Colby made 42 saves 1-3-2, 0-1-1 AHA to backstop the Purple Eagles to a narrow 2-1 victory over the Raiders. The reigning AHA Goalie of the Week also recorded his first career point, picking up an assist on the game-tying goal by Marc Zanette. Details Fri./Sat. Nov. 4-5, 2011 - 7:05 p.m. Tight Games Dwyer Arena (2,100) Niagara’s last five games have been decided by a goal or less, which is tied for the Series Record ................... Niagara leads, 5-1-0 second longest streak in team history. The Purple Eagles played six consecutive games Niagara Head Coach ............Dave Burkholder decided by a goal or less from Jan. 23, 2010 until Feb. 19, 2010. Career Record ........175-157-38 (11th Season) Niagara has also played in five consecutive games decided by one goal or less from Record Vs. Holy Cross .............................3-1-0 Nov. 23, 1999 until Dec. 11, 1999 and from Feb. 24, 2000 until March 10, 2000. Holy Cross Head Coach ..................Paul Pearl Career Record ........245-244-59 (17th Season) Benny’s Big Goal Record Vs. Niagara ...................................1-5-0 Freshman Mike Benedict scored his first career point, first career goal and first Broadcasts career game-winning goal all in one fell swoop, scoring Niagara’s second goal of the TV/Web Streaming evening to defeat then-No. 16 Colgate 2-1 on Oct. 29. America One PurpleEagles.com (Audio) LCTV (Saturday) Before The Puck Drops... - This is the first time Holy Cross has been to Dwyer Arena since a 5-4 win on Oct. 14, 2006. - Niagara is 2-0-0 against Holy Cross at Dwyer Arena. Radio - Dave Burkholder picked up his 175th career win on Oct. 29 against Colgate. WJJL 1440 AM 2011-12 Purple Eagle Schedule O4 @ No. 6/9 Michigan L, 5-0 J7 @ UConn* 7:05 pm O8 @ RIT* T, 0-0 J13 ARMY* 7:05 pm O14 @ Air Force* L, 3-2 OT J14 ARMY* 7:05 pm AHA Standings - As of Oct. 31 O21 No. 12/11 UNION T, 3-3 J20 AIC* 7:05 pm O28 No. 16 COLGATE L, 7-6 OT J21 AIC* 7:05 pm Team AHA Pts. Overall Pct. O29 @ No. 16 Colgate W, 2-1 J27 @ Robert Morris* 7:05 pm Air Force 2-0-1 5 3-2-2 .571 N4 HOLY CROSS* 7:05 pm J28 ROBERT MORRIS* 7:05 pm UConn 2-0-0 4 3-2-1 .583 N5 HOLY CROSS* 7:05 pm F3 @ Mercyhurst* 7:05 pm Canisius 1-0-1 3 1-2-1 .375 N15 CANISIUS* 7:05 pm F4 MERCYHURST* 7:05 pm Bentley 1-0-0 2 1-5-1 .214 N22 @ Cornell 7 pm F10 AIR FORCE* 7:05 pm Mercyhurst 1-0-0 2 2-4-0 .333 N26 @ Sacred Heart* 7:05 pm F11 AIR FORCE* 7:05 pm Holy Cross 1-1-0 2 2-2-0 .500 N27 @ Sacred Heart* 7:05 pm F14 @ Canisius* 7:05 pm AIC 1-1-0 2 1-6-0 .143 D2 @ Bentley* 7:05 pm F16 CANISIUS* 7:05 pm D3 @ Bentley* 7:05 pm F24 RIT* 7:05 pm Niagara 0-1-1 1 1-3-2 .333 D9 @ Robert Morris* 7:05 pm F25 @ RIT* 7:05 pm RIT 0-2-1 1 1-3-1 .300 D10 @ Mercyhurst* 7:05 pm Robert Morris 0-1-0 0 2-5-0 .286 D30 @ No. 5/5 Minnesota 8 pm Army 0-1-0 0 0-3-1 .125 D31 vs. Princeton/Northeastern 4 pm Home Games are in BOLD CAPS * - AHA Game Sacred Heart 0-2-0 0 0-6-0 .000 J6 @ UConn* 7:05 pm Rankings - USCHO.com/USA Hockey-USA Today All times Eastern and are subject to change Athletic Communications Assistant Chris Smith email: [email protected] Office: 716-286-8724 Press Row Phone: 716-286-8794 Niagara vs. 2011-12 Opponents Scouting The Crusaders Did You Know? Part III The Holy Cross Crusaders are 2-2-0 Niagara played three straight games Opponent W L T on the young season, with a 1-1-0 AHA against ranked teams, playing No.12/11 American International 2 0 0 record. Union to a 3-3 tie and splitting a series Air Force 28 14 3 The Crusaders are coming off of a against No. 16 Colgate. Niagara lost to the Army 5 1 0 recent victory over then-No. 7 Boston Raiders 7-6 in overtime, before defeating Bentley 2 0 0 University, a team that Niagara defeated them the next night, 2-1. Canisius 14 8 1 3-0 during the 1999-00 season. Colgate 8 6 2 The Crusaders are led by Adam Schmidt UConn 1 1 0 (4-2-6) and Andrew Cox (1-4-5), along Cornell 2 10 0 with Shayne Stockton (2-1-3). Holy Cross 5 1 0 Matt Ginn has started all four games for Mercyhurst 6 3 1 the Crusaders, earning a 2-2-0 record with a 3.27 goals-against average and an .883 Michigan 1 7 0 save percentage. Minnesota 0 2 0 Game Matchup Northeastern 1 0 0 Last Time vs. Holy Cross Niagara Univ., N.Y. ..Location ..........Worcester, Mass. Princeton 3 1 1 Niagara dropped a 5-1 decision to Purple Eagles ......... Nickname ....................Crusaders 1-3-2 ............................Record ...............................2-2-0 RIT 8 2 5 the Holy Cross Crusaders on the road 0-1-1 .............................Home ................................1-0-0 Robert Morris 21 11 7 on Jan. 8, 2011. Bryan Haczyk scored 1-2-1 ............................. Away .................................1-2-0 Niagara’s only goal of the contest. 0-0-0 ........................... Neutral ...............................0-0-0 Sacred Heart 6 0 0 0-1-1 ..............................AHA ............................1-1-0 Union 0 5 2 Won One ............... W/L Streak ................... Lost One Did You Know? 32.7 ....................... Shots Per Gm ...........................30.2 Totals 113 72 22 2.17 ....................... Goals Per Gm ...........................3.00 Niagara is 1-1-2 in its last four AHA 12.0 ..............................PP Pct. ............................... 25.0 regular season contests. Arnold (7) ..........Leading Scorer .......... Schmidt (6) This Date In Niagara History November 4th/5th (4-1-2) 11/5/00 - Bemidji State - W, 4-2 Did You Know? Part II 11/4/01 - Princeton - T, 1-1 Niagara is 1-0-0 in AHA conference 11/5/04 - Western Michigan - L, 4-3 opening games at Dwyer Arena, while 2-1- 11/4/05 - Wayne State - W, 5-4 0 in conference openers at home (CHA & 11/5/05 - Wayne State - T, 3-3 11/4/06 - Robert Morris - W, 7-5 AHA) since the 2008-09 season. 11/5/10 - Northeastern - W, 4-1 NCAA Rankings (Top 50) (Stats From Collegehockeystats.net - 10-31-11) Category Player Rank Last Week’s Rank Stat National Leader Stat Powerplay Goals Scott Arnold T-20th N/A 2 Jeremy Langlois, Quinnipiac 5 Shorthanded Goals Marc Zanette T-1st N/A 1 Several Players 1 Goals-Against Average Cody Campbell 37th 16th 2.72 Joe Howe, Colorado College 0.90 Save Percentage Cody Campbell 22nd 5th .922 Joe Howe, Colorado College .964 Shutouts Cody Campbell T-5th T-5th 1 Kent Patterson, Minnesota 4 Scoring Offense Niagara T-42nd N/A 2.17 Minnesota 5.38 Scoring Defense Niagara T-34th T-24th 3.17 Merrimack 1.17 Power Play Niagara 43rd N/A 12.0 Cornell 100.00 Penalty Kill Niagara T-48th 18th 75.0 Yale 100.00 Extra Time Good Point! Tough Schedule Niagara has played in four straight over- Niagara is the only team in the AHA to Niagara takes on several teams this time games for the first time in program have two goalies record a point this season; year that earned a spot on the national history during the 2011-12 season. Cody Campbell and Colby Drost. rankings (USCHO/USA Today). Niagara Niagara played RIT to a scoreless tie, Campbell recorded his first career point, already played No. 6/9 Michigan, No. before dropping a 3-2 overtime decision to an assist, during Niagara’s 3-3 tie with No. 12/11 Union and No. 16 Colgate, with Air Force. The Purple Eagles then played 12/11 Union. Drost recorded his first a game coming up against No. 5/5 Min- to a 3-3 tie against then-No.12/11 Union career point, an assist, during Niagara’s nesota. Niagara also has games schedule and dropped a 7-6 overtime decision to 2-1 win over No. 16 Colgate. against teams receiving votes; Air Force, then-No. 16 Colgate. and Cornell. Half Dozen October & Dwyer Arena Niagara scored a season-high six goals Ranked Teams Niagara seems to do quite well during during the 7-6 loss to No.