Colorado College heads to Georgetown, Texas, for a pair of weekend matchups, opening with Sewanee on Saturday, March 28 at 1 p.m. MT before facing host Southwestern on Sunday, March 29 at noon MT.
LAST TIME OUT
Colorado College delivered a dominant performance in its last outing, defeating DeSales, 21-8, on March 21. The Tigers controlled the game from start to finish, outshooting the Bulldogs 53-35 while holding a 35-18 advantage in ground balls.
CC also controlled possession at the faceoff X, winning 21-of-32 draws, while executing efficiently in transition with a 23-for-26 clearing effort.
Junior attacker Matt Hudson led the offensive effort and became the program's modern-era goal leader during the game.
AT THE HELM
Colorado College enters the weekend at 7-2 overall, averaging 16.6 goals per game while allowing just 9.3 per contest. The Tigers have totaled 149 goals on 92 assists and are shooting .337 as a team.
Junior attacker Aidan Niklaus leads the Tigers with 44 points on 23 goals and 21 assists, while Matt Hudson has added 37 points on 28 goals and nine assists. Junior attacker Gavin Pope also contributes 27 points on 15 goals and 12 assists.
At the faceoff X, senior Trevor Mackles has gone 56-for-94 (.596), while freshman Bryce Ferguson is 55-for-85 (.647) and junior Trevor Flynn is 22-for-39 (.564), helping CC to a 60.8 percent team faceoff percentage.
Defensively, the Tigers have recorded 88 caused turnovers and 371 ground balls. In goal, senior Robert Spence has started all nine games, posting a 9.46 goals-against average with 95 saves and a .583 save percentage.
SCOUTING THE TIGERS (SEWANEE)
Sewanee enters the weekend with a 6-4 overall record and has won four of its last five games, including dominant victories over Centre (12-5) and Hendrix (22-4).
The Tigers average 13.1 goals per game while allowing just 8.6 and have controlled possession with a .684 faceoff percentage. Sewanee also holds advantages in ground balls (388-270) and caused turnovers (99-84).
Offensively, Sewanee is led by Manoli Loupassi with 36 points on 26 goals and 10 assists, while Will Kennedy adds 26 points on 16 goals and 10 assists and Charles Moran contributes 20 points on 13 goals and seven assists.
SCOUTING THE PIRATES (SOUTHWESTERN)
Southwestern averages 10.5 goals per game and has been strong at the faceoff X, winning over 62 percent of its draws. Offensively, the Pirates are led by Matthew Houtz with 27 points on 19 goals and eight assists and Keaten Cox with 29 points on 16 goals and 13 assists, while maintaining balanced production across their lineup. Defensively, Southwestern has allowed 10.7 goals per game.
