The Lindenwood Lions and the #3 Wisconsin Badgers are slated to faceoff on Friday, January 12th and Saturday, January 13th. Puck drop is scheduled for 7:00 pm for both contests.
In their last contests, Lindenwood hosted the #11 Broncos of Western Michigan. In the opening game of the series, the Lions and Broncos were locked into a fierce battle, with WMU edging by LU, 3-2. In Saturday's contest, the Lions fell 6-1.
In their last time out, the Badgers traveled to South Bend, Indiana, to Notre Dame. On Friday, it was a close contest, however, Wisconsin was able to glide away with a 2-1 victory. Saturday, the Badgers secured a 7-4 win to sweep the series.
The last time the Lions and Badgers competed was November 18 and 19, 2022. Wisconsin escaped with a 4-3 win on the 18th and 5-1 on the 19th.
Skaters to watch for Lindenwood are:
Kyle Jeffers,
Jake Southgate,
David Gagnon,
Caige Sterzer and
Kabore Dunn. Jeffers is current pacing the Lions with five goals and six assists for 11-points, while Southgate has recorded five in each category for a total of 10-points. Gagnon, Sterzer and Dunn each have eight-points for the Lindenwood. On the other side of the puck, there are several Wisconsin skaters to keep an eye on. Cruz Lucius has tallied eight goals, 12 assists (20-points) to lead the Badgers in scoring. He is followed closely by Simon Tassy, who has 18-points for the season. Tassy has 10-goals and eight assists.
In the net
Trent Burnham has played the most time for the Lions. He has recorded 640 saves for a .901 save percentage. Kyle McClellan has recorded the most time in the net for the Badgers with 1165:14. During that time, he has recorded 500 saves for a .936 save percentage.
Both games will broadcast on Lindenwood's own 89.1 KCLC.