Wrapping Up the Weekend: Arizona State Series (Nov. 23-24, 2018)

What a big weekend for the Mavs! Following a bye week (and a bonus podcast from Jason & Jon), the Mavs returned to action at Baxter Arena and put together an impressive series, defeating #16 Arizona State 6-4 and then 4-0.

Evan Weninger backstopped the Saturday night shutout and earned NCHC Goaltender of the Week honors as a result. Mason Morelli had seven points on the weekend, and earned NCHC Offensive Player of the Week honors.

☑️ 23 saves in 6-4 win Fri. vs. ASU
☑️ 44-save shutout Sat. (1st of season, 5th of career)
☑️ First ⭐️ Sat.
☑️ Helped UNO go 6-6 on PK in sweep

Bauer #NCHCHockey Goaltender of the Week ✅

📰: https://t.co/6QrndqLSy3 | #EveryoneForOmaha pic.twitter.com/rCNxgVJjQ1

— The NCHC (@TheNCHC) November 27, 2018

☑️ Career highs of 4⃣ points & 3🍎 Fri.
☑️ 3rd career multi-goal game Sat. (GWG)
☑️ 7⃣-point weekend
☑️ Second ⭐️ both nights

Bauer #NCHCHockey Offensive Player of the Week ✅

📰: https://t.co/6QrndqLSy3 | #EveryoneForOmaha pic.twitter.com/qEGzkccHHw

— The NCHC (@TheNCHC) November 26, 2018

And Mason Morelli garnered "First Star" honors from the NCAA:

You can hear Jason & Jon's reaction to the series on the ninth episide of the MavPuckCast:




Poll Results:
The Mavs finally got a vote in a poll this week, garnering a single vote in the USCHO poll:

USCHO poll for Monday, Nov. 26:

But the Mavs didn't make the USA Today/USA Hockey Magazine weekly poll at all:

Media Roundup:
Here's the OMavs story about Friday night's win:
https://omavs.com/news/2018/11/23/hockey-mavericks-outslug-sun-devils-6-4.aspx

Here's the Omavs story about Saturday night's win and sweep:
https://omavs.com/news/2018/11/24/hockey-weninger-morelli-lead-mavericks-to-sweep.aspx

Finally, here's our MavPuck writeup of Tuesday's news conference:
UNO Hockey Press Conference Noves – Nov. 27

Looking Ahead to This Weekend:
The Mavs are back at Baxter ice this weekend, facing Colorado College.