Team
1.Men’s Hockey (12-7-3 overall, last issue 1st): Three consecutive wins have allowed this team to clinch the MASCAC regular season championship, and first seed in the post-season tournament. Will they be able to keep the winning streak going heading into the playoffs?
2.Men’s Slalom Skiing (7th/6th in most recent events, last issue 3rd): This team is on a roll as their regular season came to a close, as they have improved as the 2015 season has progressed. Watch for the Panthers to make noise at the NCAA Regional Championships next weekend.
3.Wrestling (3-12 overall, unranked last issue): In the North Atlantic Championships at the University of Southern Maine last weekend, this team was able to capture the top spot of the seven teams that competed at the tournament.
4.Men’s Basketball (7-17 overall, last issue 2nd): This will be the team that no one will want to play in the playoffs, as they continue to play opponents to very close games. One win could give this team a ton of momentum and confidence heading into the end of February
5.Women’s Hockey (3-18-2 overall, last issue 5th): Ashley Kilstein’s Panthers have a HUGE back-to-back this weekend, as this team will go against two teams that are battling for the same playoff spots as the Panthers
Player
1.Mike Freitag, Men’s Hockey: The senior has been on fire his past three games, recording multiple points in all three contests. Freitag’s nine points over the past two weeks gives him 93 for his PSU career.
2.Andrew Wigg, Men’s Hockey: While Freitag has the hot hand for PSU over the past two weeks, Wigg has been fantastic this season, scoring in all but two games this season.
3.Takehiro Watanabe, Skiing: The Middlebury Carnival propelled the junior captain to his best finish in slalom this season, as Watanabe finished 19th of 82 skiers.
4.Ray Welch, Wrestling: In the North Atlantic Championships, the senior was the dominant wrestler in his 157 pound weight class, as he was able to win in his weight class.
5.Jack Preston, Men’s Basketball: The sophomore forward has been on a roll since the middle of January, scoring at least 10 points in every game.