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SPORTS ATHLETE OF THE WEEK
Michigan Tech Lode
Tuesday, February 26, 2013
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T.J. Brown
JORDAN ERICKSON Sports Editor A 70-foot pass from Ben Stelzer to teammate T.J. Brown at the last second put the Huskies over the Lakers in a 79-78 thriller finish. “I still can’t believe that
just happened,” said Brown. “We said in the huddle that if they made a shot, I’d go long. Ben made a great pass to get me the ball.” Brown and the Huskies had just been scored on by the Lakers to give them the lead, and the long shot pass and resulting shot gave the Huskies the last minute lead
that would save the game. “I don’t know what to say,” said head coach Kevin Luke. “That’s heads up basketball. Great presence by those two players to recognize the situation and execute that play.” Brown’s shot was featured on ESPN’s Sport Center Top 10 yesterday.
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Photo courtesy of MTU Athletics
Puck Drop
The Huskies return to play this weekend with a hard-hitting series as they head to Minnesota to take on the No. 7 St. Cloud State Huskies. JORDAN ERICKSON
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Skiers who were awarded AllRegion Honors this past Saturday.
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Foot long pass to T.J. Brown that led a last second shot that put the Huskies over the Lakers in a 79-78 nail-biter final.
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Team Scope
St. Cloud Huskies St. Cloud’s six game undefeated streak was snapped Friday night while visiting Colorado College. The 4-3 loss to the Tigers marked their seventh conference loss of the season. Saturday night the Huskies came out hungry to take the series split. Five different Huskies tallied goals as the team came back from a 1-0 deficit to take a 5-2 win over the host team. Sophomore defenseman for the Huskies, Andrew Prochno, set up three of the five goals to bring his assist count up to 17 for the season. The win kept the Huskies two points ahead of the number two University of Minnesota Gophers in the tight ranks of the WCHA. The Michigan Tech Huskies The Huskies sit at second to last in the WCHA standings after their final bye week of the season. In their last weekend of competition, the Huskies
Regular season games left for the hockey Huskies.
Jacob Johnstone looks for the open pass in the Husky’s 8-2 win over Northern Michigan. Photo by Scott Thompson
were swept while on the road at Minnesota State. Freshman forward Alex Petan continues to lead the Huskies in points with 28 (13 goals, 15 assists). Not far behind is sophomore David Johnstone with 24 (eight goals, 16 assists). Freshman goaltender Pheonix Copley has been the Huskies choice in net this half of the season as he has started every game since the Great Lakes Invitational. Copley has a 4-11-1 conference
record and will be the likely choice for this weekends competition.
Who’s Hot
St. Cloud forward Drew LeBlanc continues to produce for the Huskies. He is currently tied for fifth in the nation in points totals with 42 (32 goals, 10 assists). St. Cloud’s penalty kill is a force to be reckoned with as they are the top unit in the WCHA with an 85.5 percent record.
Puck Drop
As the season gets closer to playoffs, both Huskies are looking to scrape out every last point they can. St. Cloud needs the wins to clinch the program’s first regular season title, while the Huskies are looking for a last minute bump up. Black and Gold skate into hostile territory in St. Cloud, taking on the top opponent in the WCHA.
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Points the women’s basketball team held the Lakers to in the first half of the game on Saturday.
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Naitonal ranking of hockey opponent St. Cloud State Huskies. Black and Gold is on the road this week in their final road series of the regular season.