The Lions moved up two spots to second in the latest American Collegiate Hockey Association (ACHA) Men's Division I Ranking. Lindenwood had been fourth the previous week, but moved up after sweeping Robert Morris (Ill.) on home ice, winning with seconds remaining in overtime in game one, before running away with game two 8-1.
Adrian retained the top spot in the poll after sweeping Division II Trine University by a combined score of 17-1. Michigan – Dearborn slipped a spot to third behind the Lions despite sweeping a two-game set over Ohio University, both in a shootout. The No. 4 Wolverines improved to 8-1-1 overall while Indiana Tech improved to 9-2-0 after two wins against Cleary University on the road. Defending national champions Minot State moved up from eighth to round out the top five after sweeping Division II Providence University.
Lindenwood hosts No. 6 Davenport in a weekend series at home November 9-10. The Panthers have a record of 5-2-0 and arrive with a four-game winning streak. The offense is led by Adam Goudelock with eight goals and one assist. Ian Thompson is the assist leader with six and has seven points overall. Jason Rhynold has been the primary goalkeeper for Davenport, posting a mark of 5-1 with a 1.83 goals against average and .943 save percentage.
The Lions counter with four players in double digits for total points, led by
Brendan Murphy with 14 on seven goals and seven assists.
Aapo Nurminen is right behind with 13 points on four goals and nine assists, followed by
Vegard Faret with six goals and five assists for 11 points.
Austin Wilk has the most helpers with 10. On defense, Lindenwood is paced by a pair of solid goaltenders.
Cooper Seedott has seen the most playing time, going 6-2 with a goals against average of 1.00 and a save percentage of .952, but freshman Stephan Friedland is 2-0 with a 0.96 goals against average and .947 save percentage. The Lions will be in good shape regardless of which player is guarding the net.
Lindenwood hosts Davenport Saturday at 7:30 p.m. and Sunday at 2:30 p.m. at the Centene Community Ice Center in Maryland Heights, Missouri.
| 2019-2020 ACHA Men's Division 1 Ranking #6 |
| Rank |
School Name |
M1 Record |
Previous |
| 1 |
Adrian |
8-0-0 |
1 |
| 2 |
Lindenwood |
8-2-0 |
4 |
| 3 |
Michigan-Dearborn |
8-1-1 |
2 |
| 4 |
Indiana Tech |
9-2-0 |
3 |
| 5 |
Minot State |
4-1-2 |
8 |
| 6 |
Davenport |
5-2-0 |
5 |
| 7 |
Arizona |
9-1-2 |
7 |
| 8 |
Liberty |
11-2-0 |
6 |
| 9 |
Ohio |
7-1-2 |
13 |
| 10 |
Nevada-Las Vegas |
10-3-0 |
17 |
| 11 |
Jamestown |
6-2-0 |
25 |
| 12 |
Central Oklahoma |
10-5-0 |
16 |
| 13 |
Calvin |
4-1-1 |
12 |
| 14 |
Illinois |
6-3-1 |
18 |
| 15 |
Arizona State |
9-4-1 |
10 |
| 16 |
Oakland |
9-1-2 |
15 |
| 17 |
Iowa State |
7-6-1 |
20 |
| 18 |
Oklahoma |
7-2-0 |
19 |
| 19 |
Pittsburgh |
11-1-0 |
24 |
| 20 |
Aquinas |
2-7-1 |
14 |
| 21 |
Drexel |
9-1-2 |
11 |
| 22 |
Lawrence Tech |
7-3-0 |
NR |
| 23 |
Stony Brook |
7-3-0 |
9 |
| 24 |
Illinois State |
6-4-2 |
NR |
| 25 |
Robert Morris Illinois |
7-5-2 |
NR |
