D2 Nationals: Day 1 Roundup

Box score [PDF]

In the Pool D game opposite the Ice Lions' defeat of Siena, top-seeded Grand Valley State jumped all over Northern Arizona early with first-period goals from Jake Endicott, Tim Marney, Brad Wilhelm and Chad Wilhelm and didn't look back en route to a decisive win. Brad Wilhelm later finished off a hat trick with both of his team's second-period goals.

In the expected romp though, there may be some good news for Penn State: those two goals against tagged to the Lakers, combined with the Ice Lions' shutout of Siena. Should PSU turn in a sound enough defensive effort versus NAU on Saturday afternoon (0 or 1 goal(s) against, possibly more as dictated by the result of the GVSU-Siena game), the Ice Lions will win the goals allowed tiebreaker - the second in the hierarchy after head-to-head - against the Lakers. This means, of course, that should PSU and GVSU both enter Sunday 2-0 and tie each other, PSU would advance to the semifinals.

Other Friday Scores

Pool B: William Paterson 3, Virginia Tech 1
Pool B: Lindenwood 5, Utah State 0
Pool A: Michigan State 3, UMBC 2 (OT)
Pool C: Colorado State 6, Northeastern 5 (OT)
Pool C: Florida Gulf Coast 7, Michigan 3
Pool A: Arizona State 7, New Hampshire 1

Current Standings

Pool A

                    W    L    T   GF   GA  +/-  Pts.
Arizona State       1    0    0    7    1   +6    2
Michigan State      1    0    0    3    2   +1    2
MD-Baltimore County 0    1    0    2    3   -1    0
New Hampshire       0    1    0    1    7   -6    0

Pool B

                    W    L    T   GF   GA  +/-  Pts.
Lindenwood          1    0    0    5    0   +5    2
William Paterson    1    0    0    3    1   +2    2
Virginia Tech       0    1    0    1    3   -2    0
Utah State          0    1    0    0    5   -5    0

Pool C

                    W    L    T   GF   GA  +/-  Pts.
Florida Gulf Coast  1    0    0    7    3   +4    2
Colorado State      1    0    0    6    5   +1    2
Northeastern        0    1    0    5    6   -1    0
Michigan            0    1    0    3    7   -4    0

Pool D

                    W    L    T   GF   GA  +/-  Pts.
Penn State          1    0    0    5    0   +5    2
Grand Valley State  1    0    0    8    2   +6    2
Siena               0    1    0    0    5   -5    0
Northern Arizona    0    1    0    2    8   -6    0

Saturday Tournament Schedule

Pool A

UMBC vs. Arizona State, 11:45 a.m.
New Hampshire vs. Michigan State, 2:30 p.m.

Pool B

Lindenwood vs. William Paterson, 9:15 a.m.
Virginia Tech vs. Utah State 12:00 p.m.

Pool C

Michigan vs. Northeastern, 5:15 p.m.
Colorado State vs. Florida Gulf Coast, 5:30 p.m.

Pool D

Siena vs. Grand Valley State, 9:00 a.m.
Northern Arizona vs. Penn State, 2:45 p.m.