MOON TOWNSHIP, Penn. – The No. 13 Arizona State hockey team (11-3-4) heads to the Steel City this weekend to face Robert Morris (4-11-3) on Saturday, Dec. 16 and Sunday, Dec. 17. Both games can be heard on the airwaves at Fox Sports 910AM radio, the home of Sun Devil Hockey. The two programs will faceoff for only the second time in program history.
The last time the Sun Devils tussled with the Colonials was during the 2019-2020 season where ASU collected the series sweep in 3-2 and 5-4 victories at Oceanside Ice Arena.
ASU is 17-7-0 all-time against Atlantic Hockey opponents, including the 2-0-0 record versus Robert Morris. Of all Atlantic Hockey teams, ASU has faced Air Force most for a total of seven times, featuring a 4-3-0 record and a 1-0 win in the last meeting in January 2023.
ASU logged two straight ties this past weekend against Dartmouth where the Sun Devils won both shootouts with the help of Lukas Sillinger on Friday night and Jackson Niedermayer on Saturday night. This was the first meeting between the two teams in program history.
SUN DEVIL NOTABLES
- Junior goaltender TJ Semptimphelter remains in the top-ten nationally for best goalie winning percentage and is tied at eighth in the NCAA with a .714 percentage.
- Brian Chambers took his 400th faceoff of the season against Dartmouth last Saturday night. The graduate center ranks 10th in the nation for faceoffs won with 200 so far this season.
- ASU freshman Kyle Smolen has a sister who skates for Robert Morris women’s hockey. Lindsey Smolen is the older sister of Kyle, who is also a freshman for the Colonials.
- ASU’s 20 power play goals ranks second in the NCAA
- ASU’s 56 goals this season is tied at 11th in the country
RANKED DEVILS
ASU continues its ninth-straight week in the national polls. Two weeks ago The Sun Devils earned a tie and win at Colorado College, holding strong at a No. 12 ranking in the polls. After two ties this weekend against Dartmouth, ASU came in at No. 13 and No. 14 in the USCHO.com and USA Hockey/The Rink Live polls, respectively. The highest national poll ranking ever received by the Sun Devils was No. 9 on Feb. 17, 2020 in the 2019-20 season.
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