RIVER FALLS, Wis. (uwrfsports.com) -The UW-River Falls Men's Hockey team, enters the WIAC tournament as the #1 seed, when they host UW-Stout this weekend at Hunt Arena.  The Falcons look to repeat as tournament champions.
 
THE BASICS
 
Who: UW-River Falls Men's Hockey Team vs UW-Stout
When:  Friday Feb. 26^th 7:05pm. & Sat. Feb. 27^th 7:05pm 
Where:  Hunt Arena, River Falls, WI.
 
FOLLOW THE GAMES:

• Live Stats
• Live Video
• Radio, WRFW

 
LAST TIME OUT:
Feb. 13^th: UW-River Falls 4, UW-Stout 0
 
ABOUT UW-RIVER FALLS:
15-6-4 overall, 5-2-1 in the WIAC
UW-River Falls Men's Hockey Webpage
Roster
Schedule
Stats
 
WIAC UPDATE:
2015-16 Men's Ice Hockey Standings

SCHOOL	WIAC	POINTS	OVERALL	PCT.	HOME	AWAY	NEUTRAL	STREAK
UW-Eau Claire *	5-2-1	11	15-5-5	0.700	7-2-2	7-3-3	1-0-0	W2
UW-River Falls *	5-2-1	11	15-6-4	0.680	11-4-1	4-2-3	0-0-0	W1
UW-Stevens Point	5-3	10	19-5-1	0.780	9-2-1	10-3-0	0-0-0	L1
UW-Superior	2-5-1	5	8-14-3	0.380	3-8-3	5-6-0	0-0-0	L1
UW-Stout	1-6-1	3	9-11-5	0.460	5-5-3	4-6-2	0-0-0	L5

*WIAC co-champion
 
IN THE POLLS:
The Falcons are ranked 13^th in the USCHO.com poll
The Falcons are ranked 14^th in the D3hockey.com poll
 
NATIONAL RANKINGS:

• 1^st in Penalty Kill % at 94.2%
• 4^th in Scoring Defense at 1.76 goals against per game
• 20^th in Scoring Margin, with a difference of 1.12
• 3^rd in Penalty Kill % at 92.3%

 
ABOUT UW-STOUT:
9-11-5 overall, 1-6-1 in the WIAC
UW-Stout Men's Hockey Webpage
Roster
Schedule
Stats
 
MATCH UP VS UW-STOUT

UW-River Falls	Category	UW-Stout	Advantage
2.75 Goals/Gm	Scoring Offense	2.00 Goals/Gm	UWRF
2.25 Goals/Gm	Scoring Defense	4.62 Goals/Gm	UWRF
25.9%	Power Play %	20%	UWRF
96.2%	Penalty Kill%	68.4%	UWRF
18	Goals Allowed	37	UWRF

 
 
SEASON SERIES
UW-River Falls 2-0-0, UW-Stout 0-2-0.
Feb. 4^th, 2016. UW-River Falls 4, UW-Stout 3
Feb. 13^th, 2016. UW-River Falls 4, UW-Stout 0
 
 
OVERALL SERIES
UW-RIVER FALLS 73-21-1
 
 
 
PLAYERS TO WATCH:
UW-River Falls:
#35 Tanner Milliron- Milliron is ranked 2^nd in the WIAC with a 2.11 GAA.  He is also ranked 2^nd in save percentage with a .930. 
#19 Zach Schrotenboer, leads the WIAC in game winning goals, 4^th in power play goals and 6^th in overall goals scored.
#10 Taylor Burdern- Burden is ranked 8^th in the league in assists.
 
 
UW-Stout:
#4 Justin Moody- Ranks 11^th in the WIAC in points scored, 8^th in assists and 4^th in power play goals.
#16 Shayne McLaughlin- ranks 10^th in the WIAC in goals scored.
 
 
STREAKS:
The Falcons are entering the playoffs having lost only 2 out of their last 17 games.
The Blue Devils entered the playoffs having lost 5 in a row.