Boston College: The Eagles played a rare Tuesday game against Yale University and won 6-2 thanks to two assists by Alex Newhook, who now has five goals and five assists on the year. Drew Helleson also played against Yale and has registered three points (one goal, two assists) in 12 games. The Eagles travel to Harvard on Friday, then have a full week off before starting a back-to-back set with Notre Dame at home on Dec. 6.
University of Notre Dame: The Fighting Irish tied Michigan State 1-1 on Friday and then lost to the Spartans 3-2 on Saturday, but Cam Morrison registered an assist in both games while Nick Leivermann scored a power-play goal the second night. This season, Morrison has nine points (two goals, seven assists) and Leivermann has five (two goals, three assists). Nate Clurman also skated in both games, adding two shots on goal the first night. Notre Dame plays Bowling Green at home on Friday and then on the road on Saturday.
Sampo Ranta (University of Minnesota): Sampo Ranta scored in Minnesota's 4-1 win over Wisconsin on Friday and put another four shots on goal in the Gophers and Badgers' 3-3 tie on Saturday--though Wisconsin won 4-3 in a shootout to pick up the extra conference point. Ranta, who leads his team in shots on goal (39), has the second-most points on the club with nine (five goals, four assists). Minnesota (5-6-2) stays home and faces No. 6 North Dakota on Thursday and Friday.
Denis Smirnov (Penn State University): The fifth-ranked Nittany Lions split their back-to-back set against No. 11 Ohio State this weekend. Denis Smirnov assisted on the decisive goal in their 5-4 win on Friday and picked up another assist in their 4-3 loss on Saturday. He now has 12 points this season (four goals, eight assists). Penn State (10-2-0) plays at Merrimack College on Friday and then at the University of Massachusetts Lowell on Saturday.
Matthew Stienburg (Cornell University): Cornell beat Quinnipiac 2-1 on Friday and Princeton 5-1 on Saturday. Matthew Stienburg skated in both wins and recorded two shots on goal in the second game. Cornell (8-0-0) plays Boston University at Madison Square Garden on Saturday before a six-day break.
Tyler Weiss (University of Nebraska Omaha): Nebraska Omaha tied Miami of Ohio 3-3 on Friday, but the squad lost the extra conference point after Miami won 4-3 following a 3-on-3 overtime period. Omaha then lost 4-1 to the Redhawks on Saturday. Tyler Weiss skated in both contests. Nebraska Omaha (6-4-2) has next week off before a back-to-back set at home against Minnesota Duluth on Dec. 6-7.