Dutchmen crack USCHO top 20 poll

by Ryan Fay

Union cracked the USCHO.com top 20 poll for the first time this season on Monday.

photo credit: Union College athletics

The Dutchmen checked in at No. 18 while receiving 145 points. Union hadn't made the poll since being ranked 20th on Dec. 8th, 2014.

Over the weekend, Union (2-0-2) skated to a 1-1 tie against Maine on Friday before picking up a 2-0 victory in the rematch on Saturday. Freshman goaltender Jake Kupsky recorded a 26-save shutout in his collegiate debut to fuel the win.

Union was one of five ECAC Hockey teams in the poll. Harvard (t-9), Yale (13), Quinnipiac (14) and St. Lawrence (17) also made it.

The Dutchmen return to action on Friday when they host 11th-ranked Michigan for the first time ever. The Wolverines (2-0) opened their season over the weekend with a two-game sweep of Mercyhurst.

USCHO.com/NCAA poll
Team (First Place Votes) Record Points Last Poll
1 North Dakota (16) 2- 0-2 931 1
2 Nebraska-Omaha (15) 4- 0-0 927 3
3 Providence (12) 2- 0-1 902 2
4 Boston College ( 4) 2- 1-0 829 4
5 Minnesota-Duluth ( 1) 2- 1-0 730 7
6 Denver 3-1-0 726 5
7 Massachusetts-Lowell ( 1) 3- 0-0 665 9
8 Boston University 1- 1-0 631 6
9 Harvard 0- 0-0 580 8
9 St. Cloud State ( 1) 4- 0-0 580 12
11 Michigan 2- 0-0 525 11
12 Bowling Green 3- 1-1 419 10
13 Yale 0- 0-0 387 13
14 Quinnipiac 3- 0-0 352 17
15 Miami 2- 1-1 312 18
16 Michigan Tech 1- 1-0 205 16
17 St. Lawrence 3- 1-0 180 19
18 Union 2- 0-2 145 NR
19 Merrimack 2- 0-0 70 NR
19 Minnesota 0- 3-0 70 15
Others receiving votes: Bemidji State 59, Minnesota State 54, Massachusetts 39, Clarkson 29, Western Michigan 27, Notre Dame 25, Penn State 24, Robert Morris 24, Vermont 19, Dartmouth 18, Michigan State 7, Bentley 5, Colgate 3, Cornell 1.

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