NCAA.com | November 1, 2013

DI Weekend Preview

SCHOOL	WEEKEND GAMES		LAST TIME OUT	QUICK STROKES
No. 1 Minnesota	IDLE		Beat then-No. 5 Boston College 6-1 on Sunday.	Nate Condon led the nation in points (12) at the end of Sunday.
No. 2 Notre Dame	Fri. and Sat. at Vermont		Lost 4-1 to Minnesota-Duluth on Saturday.	The Fighting Irish haven't faced the Catamounts since 2002.
No. 3 Providence	Fri. at Boston University Sat vs. Boston University		Tied then-No. 3 Miami (Ohio) 4-4 on Saturday.	Providence enters Friday tied for the national lead in offense with Northeastern as both squads are averaging 5.00 goals per game.
No. 4 Michigan	Fri. and Sat. vs. Michigan Tech		Lost 2-1 to Massachusetts-Lowell on Saturday.	This weekend will mark Michigan Tech’s first visit to Yost Ice Arena since Feb. 17-18, 1984, though the teams will meet for the 217th time on Saturday.
No. 5 North Dakota	Fri. and Sat. vs. No. 9 St. Cloud St.		Lost 6-2 to then-No. 1 Miami 6-2 on Oct. 19.	North Dakota has allowed teams to score on the power play once in 24 chances.
No. 6 Miami (Ohio)	Fri. and Sat. vs. Canisius		Tied then-No. 8 Providence 4-4 on Saturday.	Riley Barber currently is tied for first in the nation in scoring with 12 points and second with eight goals.
No. 7 Quinnipiac	Fri. at Colgate Sat. at Cornell		Beat Holy Cross 4-1 on Saturday.	Connor Jones is two points away from becoming the 19th Bobcat to reach the 100-point mark.
No. 8 Boston College	Fri. vs. Northeastern Sat. at Northeastern		Lost 6-1 to then-No. 1 Minnesota on Sunday.	Johnny Gaudreau became Boston College's 74th player in program history to score 100 points for his career.
No. 9 St. Cloud St.	Fri. and Sat. at North Dakota		Beat Colgate 4-3 on Saturday.	Senior forward Nic Dowd gained his second short-handed game winner of the season
No. 10 Rensselaer	Fri. at Harvard Sat. at Dartmouth		Tied 3-3 to Harvard on Tuesday.	Heading into this weekend's action, junior forward Ryan Haggerty is first in the nation in goals (nine), goals per game (1.50) and power-play goals (four).