Union College remains in sixth place in the ECAC standings after their split
last weekend with Harvard and Brown. On deck this weekend is cross-town
rival Rensselaer and Iona College of the MAAC. Union will not face another
ECAC opponent until January of 2003.
The Dutchmen are ready for RPI, a team that they haven't lost to since
January of 2000. Union earned three of four points vs. the Engineers last
season, taking a 1-1 OT tie at the Houston Field House and skating away with
a 5-4 win at Achilles.
RPI is currently in 10th place in the ECAC with a 1-4-1 conference record (6-
8-1 overall). Their win came against St. Lawrence (2-1 at RPI), they've dropped
games to Harvard, Princeton, Yale, and Clarkson, and their tie came last weekend
vs. Brown.
The Engineers are averaging 1.67 goals/game in-conference while their
opponents average 2.67. They are 6/41 (14.6%) on the power play in the ECAC
and have killed 31 of 36 (86.1%).
Freshmen Kevin Croxton and Brad Farynuk lead RPI overall with .714 points/
game. Croxton averages 1.33 pts/gm in ECAC play. Nathan Marsters and
Kevin Kurk have been splitting time in net with Marsters going 3-3-0 overall (1-
1-0 ECAC) and Kurk going 3-5-1 (0-3-1 ECAC).
Union hosts Iona on Sunday evening, a team with a 2-10-1 overall record
coming into the weekend. The Dutchmen have hosted two MAAC schools
this season, falling 4-1 to Holy Cross and most recently shutting out Connecticut
8-0. The Gaels' wins have come against MAAC opponents Mercyhurst
and Fairfield. RPI is the only ECAC team that Iona has faced this season and
the Gaels were handed a 2-0 loss at RPI. Iona will face Brown later in the
season.
Iona is averaging 1.77 goals/game compared to the 4.15 of their opponents.
They are 4/55 with the man advantage (7.3%) and are 56/69 on the kill
(81.2%).
Mark Hallam and Brent Williams each average .54 points per game to lead
the Gaels. Ian Vigier and Mike Fraser have both spent time in net. Vigier holds
a .902 sv% and 3.15 GAA while Fraser stands at .851 and 5.16.
Leading Union is captain Nathan Gillies (2 shorthanders vs. Brown), Randy
Dagenais (4 assists last weekend, 3-game points streak), Marc Neron (2 goals
vs. Brown), Brian Kerr (2 goals vs. Harvard), Glenn Sanders (2 assists vs.
Harvard), and Jordan Webb (1-1-2 vs. Harvard). Kris Mayotte (5-1-1 overall, 2-
1-0 ECAC) and Tim Roth (1-3-1 overall, 1-1-1 ECAC) continue to split time in net
for the Dutchmen.