WILLIAMSTOWN, MA -- Bill Kangas’ 5-0-1 Wiliams men’s ice hockey team has climbed into the national rankings for the first time this season.
Coming off wins over the University of New England (6-1) and the first win over Southern Maine University in four years (3-1) the Ephs are now ranked 14th nationally.
Two other NESCAC teams are ranked nationally
with Bowdoin 10th and Middlebury 8th. Only five of the 15 ranked
teams have not lost a game this year – Norwich third (5-0-1),
Adrian 4th (10-0-0), Bowdoin 10th (5-0-0), Curry 11th (7-0-1) and
the Ephs.
Williams is scoring at a 3.81 clip, while holding the opposition to
1.5 goals a game.
The Ephs will next see action this Saturday at 7:00 PM when they host the U.S. National Under 18 team and then Williams will close out the first semester with a 3:00 PM game in Lansing Chapman Rink the next day vs. Salve Regina University.
USCHO.com Division III Men's Poll
Minneapolis, Minn./December 7, 2009
Team (First Place) Record Pts Last Week
1 Oswego (12) 10-1-0 290 1
2 Plattsburgh ( 5) 7-1-2 270 2
3 Norwich ( 1) 5-0-1 251 5
4 Adrian ( 2) 10-0-0 233 4
5 St. Norbert 10-2-1 224 3
6 Elmira 9-2-0 204 6
7 St. Scholastica 6-2-2 180 7
8 Middlebury 3-1-2 132 8
9 Wis.-River Falls 7-3-1 116 10
10 Bowdoin 5-0-0 97 14
11 Curry 7-0-1 96 12
12 Wis.-Superior 7-3-1 88 9
13 Hamline 6-1-2 65 15
14 Williams 5-0-1 63 NR
15 Salem State 5-1-1 45 NR
Others Receiving Votes: Gustavus Adolphus 19,
Wentworth 19, Amherst 5, New England College 2,
Hobart 1
The USCHO.com Poll is compiled weekly and consists of 20 voters, including 15 coaches of Division III programs and five men's hockey writers.
