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Friday December 9

RMC Maroon D2 8
Central Michigan 4

The #4 ranked Maroon team remains perfect in GLIHA as they defeat the #5 ranked Central Michigan Chippewa's at Addison Friday night.  It was a nice night for the former gold team players: Chris Goerdt had two goals, Sergei Vahmistrouvs and Dante Salinas each had one.  Mike Benson kept his scoring streak alive with another goal.

Most impressive is the Maroon team continuing to win despite numerous injuries.  We'll look for them to keep the ball rolling tonight at Addison 5:50p.m. in the second game of the series.

Saturday December 10

RMC Maroon D2  4
Central Michigan 2

The Maroon team knocks off the #5 team in the Central region two nights in a row, securing their spot at #4 and maybe better.  In addition, they have already clinched the GLIHA regular season title with the sweep.  Adam Truch was solid in the nets and Chris Goerdt continued his hot weekend with two more goals.  Jason Bogaerts score the fourth one, creating some much needed breathing space in the third period.

The Maroon team is now on "holiday break" and they reopen the season January 6-7 vs Davenport at home.  Davenport is #2 in the Central, so an automatic bid to the national tournament will be at stake that weekend.  They will be without pesky winger John Murphy, who received a DQ for fighting (his second DQ), therefore he will not be available vs. Davenport.

Friday December 2

RMC Maroon D2   5
Dayton University 4

The Maroon team won by the identical score to remain undefeated in GLIHA league play, but they did it in entirely different fashion.  After staking Dayton to leads of 2-0 and 4-1, they came storming back to win on the road, always a tough task.  The charge was lead by Sergei Vahmistrouvs, who had a goal and three assists.  Mike Benson, who has been on fire lately added another goal to his collection and Jason Bogaerts notched the game winner late in the third period.

The Maroon squad goes for the sweep at 3:00 this afternoon in Ohio.

Saturday December 3

RMC Maroon D2    5
Dayton University 4 OT

The Maroon team remained undefeated in GLIHA league play with another come from behind victory on the road.  Sizzling hot Mike Benson continued his goal scoring barrage with a pair of goals, Nino Salvatori made some big saves in the net when the game was on the line and freshman defenseman Joe Kolodziejczak banged home the game winner in overtime.

The Maroon team is now 16-5 overall and continues their push to repeat as GLIHA champions and makes its run at a national tournament appearance.  They face Central Michigan at home in a pair of GLIHA games this weekend at Addison

Friday November 25-ACHA THANKSGIVING SHOWCASE

RMC Maroon D2 9
Northern Illinois 3

The Maroon team was in control all the way as the skated to an easy victory over NIU.  Mike Benson is still on fire, scoring another hat trick (plus 2 assists), giving him 10 goals in his last 4 games! Sam Spiguzza, Dan DiFatta and Derek Makula all had a goal and an assist.  A little sloppy defense late in the game gave NIU two extra goals or the margin would have been even wider.  A nice start in the tournament for Maroon.

Saturday November 26-ACHA SHOWCASE CONT.

RMC Maroon D2     1
RMC Springfield D2 4

The unranked RMC Springfield team scored its second consecutive upset of the tournament, defeating the Maroon team 4-1.  The Maroon team, who just upped their ranking to #4 in the Central never got it going Saturday night.  Springfield goalie Nathan Oppe frustrated the Maroon team early, denying them numerous superb scoring chances and keeping the score notched at 0-0.  Lightning struck in the second period as Springfield scored four times in less than two minutes, knocking the Maroon team back on its heels for the rest of the way, but it was too late for the stunned Maroon squad.

This marks the second consecutive year the Springfield upset the Maroon team at this tournament, and now Springfield has only the RMC White team standing between them and a second consecutive tournament championship.  The Maroon team has a season series tie-breaker with DePaul this evening to close out the tournament, but their expectations of a first-ever tournament championship have been dashed barring two major upsets today.

Sunday November 27-ACHA SHOWCASE CONT.

RMC Maroon D2 4
DePaul              1

The Maroon team rebounded from its loss Saturday night and played a solid 60 minutes vs. a hungry DePaul team.  Nino Salvatori was the star of the game in net as he stopped many prime scoring chances for DePaul throughout the contest.  Despite the score, it was not an easy victory, as DePaul had several power play opportunities in the third period.  The Maroon team finished in second place in the weekend tournament, and while they may be disappointed they did not sweep the weekend and win it all, it was a good sign they were able to regroup after playing poorly on Saturday night.

Next up:  Two important GLIHA league contests on the road vs. Dayton in Kettering, OH. 

Friday November 18

RMC Maroon D2                    5
Southern IL-Edwardsville Gold 4

Another big win for the Maroon team as they defeat the host SIUE-Gold (their top team) on the road in East Alton.  It was a wild third period, as the Eagles were down 2-1 going into the third.  Mike Benson, who was finally back in the lineup picked up whee he left off, scoring a hat trick in the third period.  Ron Michalek was singled out for his solid play in the nets.  The rematch is this afternoon at 3:00pm as the Eagles go for the sweep.

Saturday November 19

RMC Maroon D2                       7
Southern IL-Edwardsville Gold 1

Another road sweep for the Maroon team, who are starting to make a strong case for national tournament contention.  Freshman Mike Benson had four goals, giving him seven for the weekend! Freshman Sam Spiguzza scored his first, he was joined by Dan Solakiewicz and Kyle Sandowski to round out the scoring.

The Maroon team is now 13-4 overall on the season and they will face Northern IL, DePaul and RMC Springfield in the upcoming Thanksgiving Showcase tournament in Oak Lawn next weekend.

Wednesday November 16

RMC Maroon D2             1
Lake Forest NCAA D3 JV 6

The Maroon team was defeated by a strong Lake Forest squad Wednesday night.  Hey, that Lake Forest team beat Northern, IL 14-0.  It did snap the Eagles 8 game winning streak though...

Friday November 11

RMC Maroon D2 5
St. Norbert JV    1

The Maroon team makes it 9 in a row, with Sergei Vahmistrouvs notching a hat trick (including an unassisted short handed goal).  Adam Truch was solid in net, making some big saves in the first period, which ended 1-0 in favor of RMC.  It was a strong second period, which saw the Maroon squad outshoot SNC 13-3 which allowed them to put the game out of reach.  The penalty killing squad allowed a mere 4 shots on goal in 8 penalty killing situations.  Their rematch tonight is at Addison Ice Starting at 5:50 PM.

Saturday November 12

RMC Maroon D2 4
St. Norbert JV    1

Jason Ulanski and Jason Bogaerts both notched goals in a contest that was close for through the first half of the game, but the Maroon team kept chipping away at a determined SNC squad for a three goal victory.  Charlie Foxx was solid in the nets.

This makes for a 10 game winning streak for Maroon and an overall record of 11-3, 4-0 in GLIHA as they head to East Alton next weekend to play the SIUE-Gold team.  While these are not league games, there games will be hard fought as the SIUE squad is fighting for a regional playoff berth.

After the contest, Jason Ulanski was called up to the Gold team.

Friday November 4

RMC Maroon D2     3
Grand Valley State 2 OT

Another exciting overtime win for the Maroon team, this one on the road as freshman (and budding star) Mike Benson had the game winner in the first minute of overtime to propel the Maroon team to a 3-0 record in GLIHA play.  Newly assigned defensemen Derek Makula scored the game tying goal with a laser beam of a slap shot earlier in the contest.  Nino Salvatori had a solid game in net, and right now Coach Jim Sanchez has four goalies who can get the job done.

The Maroon team has a rematch tonight against GVSU, should be a good one.

Saturday November 5

RMC Maroon D2     6
Grand Valley State 4

The Central region rankings came out saturday morning, and the Maroon team checked in at #7 while their opponents Grand Valley State enjoyed a #3 ranking.  After our Maroon squad sweeps them on the road expect a little movement in the next ranking period.  The coach said it was total team effort in a hard fought contest which saw the Eagles pull away in the third.

The Maroon squad is now 9-3 and on an 8 game winning streak.  They are also 4-0 in league play.  They are home to face the St. Norbert College JV team, who have joined the ACHA as an independent this season.

Friday October 28

RMC Maroon D2     6
Bradley University  1

The Maroon team cruised to victory over the visiting Bradley Braves Friday, with freshman Mike Benson on fire and notching a hat trick.  The Maroon team is looking like it has great depth in the net, as injured Ron Michalek played brick wall Friday...this marks three consecutive victories for Maroon with three different goalies.  Senior Jeff McMillin had a solid game on "D", breaking up several key rushes by the Bradley attack.  These two teams meet again at Addison Saturday night at 5:30 p.m.

Saturday October 29

RMC Maroon D2    11
Bradley University  1

The Bradley bunch was no match for the Maroon team, as everyone seemed to get into the act for the Maroon team last night.  The game was 8-1 after two periods, so the clock was run by mutual agreement in the third period.

The Maroon team is now 7-3, 2-0 in league play as they head to an important GLIHA matchup vs. Grand Valley State on the road next weekend.

Friday October 21

RMC Maroon    3
Univ of IL        2 OT

The Maroon team gets a win on the "big ice" in Champaign, IL and its first win in GLIHA league play (1-0).  Jason Bogaerts had two of the three goals, including the game winner in overtime.  Nino Salvatori was stellar in the nets for the second game in a row.  The Maroon team is now 4-3 overall, with another game coming up against U of I this afternoon.

Saturday October 22

RMC Maroon       3
Univ of IL           2

The Maroon team won again by the same score as Friday night, this time in regulation.  Adam Truch was the player of the game, stopping over 40 Illinois shots.  A "team effort" victory as described by the coach, they outshot Illinois 15-3 in the 3rd period.

The Maroon team is now 5-3 and 2-0 in league play as they come home to face Bradley next weekend at Addison.

Friday October 14