Tuesday, October 23, 2018

Wrapping Up the Weekend: Notre Dame Series (Oct. 19-20, 2018)


Can we just forget last weekend?

Ugh.

There have been some tough games to watch in the annals of UNO Hockey history, but rarely have those games come back-to-back (except when the Mavs have been swept out of the playoffs).

The Mavs fell to the Irish 4-1 on Friday and Notre Dame completed the sweep by outscoring UNO 8-2 on Saturday night. The media recaps are linked below.

Jason and Jon talk about the "Irish Tragedy," on the newest episode of the MavPuckCast — plus ticket troubles, the "right" wristband, and a preview of the Arizona State series. Listen here:


Poll Results:

Not surprisingly, the Mavs did not appear in either of the national polls this week. But the Irish's strong performance led them into the top spot in the USCHO weekly poll.




For the third consecutive week, the Mavs didn't even receive votes in the USA Today/USA Hockey Magazine weekly poll:



Media Roundup:
Here's the Omavs story about Friday night's loss:
https://omavs.com/news/2018/10/19/hockey-mavericks-fall-to-irish-in-home-opener.aspx

Here's the OMavs story about the sweep (from Saturday):
https://omavs.com/news/2018/10/20/hockey-irish-stifle-mavericks-for-sweep.aspx

Looking Ahead to the Weekend:
UNO travels to Arizona State for another non-conference series. An important note about this weekend's games. They both begin at 9 p.m. Central and will be webcast (free) here:
Arizona State Livestream


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