The UW-River Falls men's hockey team will host a two-game weekend WIAC home series against UW-Superior at Hunt Arena.

UW-RIVER FALLS (8-8-1, 2-5 WIAC) VS. UW-SUPERIOR (11-5-1, 4-3 WIAC)
Date: Friday, Jan. 23
Time: 7:05 p.m.
Site: River Falls, Wis. // Hunt Arena

UW-RIVER FALLS (8-8-1, 2-5 WIAC) VS. UW-SUPERIOR (11-5-1, 4-3 WIAC)
Date: Saturday, Jan. 24
Time: 7:05 p.m.
Site: River Falls, Wis. // Hunt Arena

THE SERIES

• This weekend's games mark the 175-176th all-time meeting between UW-River Falls and UW-Superior, with the Falcons leading the series 84-72-18.
• Earlier this season, the Falcons defeated the Yellowjackets 4-3 in Superior. UWRF scored a season-high three power play goals, and an empty-net goal by Gavin Middendorf sealed the win.

FALCON NOTES

• UWRF is coming off a 6-4 win over Saint Mary's last Saturday at Hunt Arena, led by a hat-trick from Jonny Meiers, the second of his career.
• The power play has continued to be a strength for UWRF, scoring a total of 13 power play goals with a WIAC-best 25.5% success rate.
  • Freshman forward Keenan Ingram is the WIAC leader with six power play goals and is the top scorer in the league with 23 points off 13 goals and 10 assists.
• Along with Ingram, the Falcon freshman class has made an impact on this year's team, with Gavin Middendorf sharing the WIAC-lead with three game-winning goals and Luke Margenau leading the league with 48 blocked shots.
  • The trio of Ingram, Middendorf, and Ben Portner have combined for 40% of UWRF's scoring. 
• Among other WIAC leaders, sophomore forward Alex Atwill leads the WIAC with 14 assists and senior Max Collette is the league leader with 204 faceoff wins.
• Senior goaltender Brennan Boynton has started in all but one game this season, and leads the WIAC with a .921 save percentage and 27.7 saves per game.