Purple Eagles Return To Ice Tuesday At Clarkson

PURPLE EAGLES HOCKEY
GAME 7	Niagara Purple Eagles (1-3-2, 0-3-2 AHA) vs. No. 10 Clarkson Golden Knights (4-3-0, 0-0-0 ECAC)
DATE \| TIME	Tuesday, December 29 \| 5 PM
LOCATION	Cheel Arena – Potsdam, NY
GAME NOTES	Niagara \| Clarkson
SERIES	Clarkson Leads 9-5-2
STREAK	Niagara, W1
BROADCAST	ESPN+
AUDIO	Tune-In – Frank Gallo
LIVE STATS	ClarksonAthletics.com
TWITTER	@NiagaraMHKY
INSTAGRAM	@NiagaraMHKY

The Niagara Purple Eagles are back on the ice to take on the No. 10 Clarkson Golden Knights on Tuesday, December 29 at 5 p.m.

Match Notes

The Purple Eagles and Golden Knights will meet for the second time this month. Niagara and Clarkson haven't met in five seasons prior to their December 9 meeting.
The Purple Eagles, who led 3-0 midway through the second period, played a complete game en route to upending the then-seventh ranked Golden Knights, 4-1, at Dwyer Arena.
In his debut as a Purple Eagle, goaltender Mike Corson made a career-high 23 saves and had a. 958 save percentage. He was named Atlantic Hockey Goalie of the Week for his performance.
NU, which trails in the all-time series, is looking for consecutive wins for the first time in the series history.
Tuesday's matchup features two teams who are averaging three goals or more per game. Clarkson is seventh in the nation at 3.86 goals per game and Niagara is 17^th at 3.17 goals per game. The Purple Eagles have scored at least three goals in five out of six games this season.

Niagara Notes

Niagara begins a stretch where it will play seven games in 13 days, starting on December 29.
The Purple Eagles are winless in their last three games, with their last victory coming against Clarkson on December 9.
Ludwig Stenlund and Ryan Naumovski lead the team in points with six. Stenlund and Walker Sommer share team-high honors in goals with three, while Naumovski has a team-best five assists.
Ludwig Stenlund and Ryan Naumovski are tied for 15th in the conference in points. Stenlund and Sommer are tied fo sixth in goals, and Naumovski is tied for sixth in assists.
Walker Sommer and Jared Brandt are the only Purple Eagles to score in consecutive games this season.
Niagara scored its first power-play goals of the season against RIT on December 22. Jared Brandt and Ludwig Stenlund netted the goals.
Brian Wilson made his season debut in Niagara's last game, joining Chad Veltri and Mike Corson as goalies who have played this season.
19 Purple Eagles have recorded a point through six games.
Croix Evingson's four points (4 assists) rank him third in defenseman scoring in Atlantic Hockey.
Carter Randklev is fourth in the league amongst freshman scorers. He has three points (2 goals and one assist) in four games.

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