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MIDWEST SECTIONAL

Chicago (Chicago, IL)

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Sat./Sun., Nov. 19-20

Third Round - Friday

St. Olaf (19-2-1) vs. North Park (15-5-0), 1:00 pm CT

Calvin (17-3-2) at Chicago (14-5-1), 3:30 pm CT

Quarterfinals - Saturday

Sectional Final, 3:00 pm CT

How they reached the Sweet 16

   Berth 1st Round 2nd Round
North Park Pool C at-large W4-2 Carleton (H) W3-1 Washington U. (H)
St. Olaf Pool C at-large W3-0 Dominican (H) W4-0 Loras (H)
Chicago Pool C at-large W3-0 Webster (N) W2-0 Otterbein (A)
Calvin Pool C at-large W4-0 Rochester (N) W1-0 Ohio Wesleyan (A)

2021 Statistical Overview

   Record (Pct.) GSA : GAA (Diff.) Avg. OWP SoS vs. Top 25 Last Ten
North Park 15-5-0 (.750) 3.19 : 0.85 (+2.34) .613 .600 2-3-0 8-2-0
St. Olaf 19-2-1 (.886) 2.97 : 0.89 (+2.08) .581 .577 0-0-1 9-1-0
Chicago 14-5-1 (.725) 1.38 : 0.49 (+0.89) .703 .664 5-3-1 8-2-0
Calvin 17-3-2 (.818) 3.24 : 0.48 (+2.76) .551 .566 2-1-1 9-1-0

Head Coaches

North Park: 

Kris Grahn, 3rd year (2019-2021), 31-10-2 (.744)
NCAA's (2 of 2 yr.): 3-1-1 (.700) | 2nd Sweet 16

St. Olaf: 

Travis Wall, 3rd year (2019-2021), 31-14-1 (.685)
NCAA's (1 of 2 yrs.): 2-0-0 (1.000) | 1st Sweet 16

Chicago: 

Pat Flinn, 3rd year (2019-2021), 26-7-6 (.744)
NCAA's (2 of 2 yr.): 3-1-0 (.750) | 1st Sweet 16

Calvin: 

Ryan Sounders, 10th year (2012-2021), 185-25-10 (.864)
NCAA's (8 of 9 yrs.): 22-6-2 (.767) | 6th Sweet 16 | Runner-up ('16,'18), Final Four ('15, '19), Elite 8 ('17)

Seniors' 4-year Record (through Nov. 17)

   Overall (Pct.) NCAA Appearances Record Advancement
North Park 47-13-2 (.774)   19   21 3-1-1 Sweet 16: '19, '21
St. Olaf 33-25-1 (.568)       21 2-0-0 Sweet 16: '21
Chicago 44-10-7 (.779) 18 19   21 6-2-0 Sweet 16: '21; Final Four: '18
Calvin 62-7-3 (.882) 18 19   21 11-2-0 Sweet 16: '21; Final Four: '18, '19

Players to Watch

North Park: #30 M Peder Olsen (Sr.) – 19g, 9a, 7gwg (CCIW OffPOY) |#40 M Gustav Ericsson (Sr.) – 2g, 9a (CCIW DefPOY)

St. Olaf: #29 M Victor Gaulmin (Sr.) – 9g, 7a (MIAC MidOY) | #17

Chicago: #4 D Griffin Wada (Sr.) – 1g, 1gwg (UAA DefPOY) | #14 F Ryan Yetishefsky (So.) – 7g, 1a, 4gwg (UAA SoROY)

Calvin: #2 D Drew Van Andel (Sr.) – 3g, 1gwg (MIAA MVP)

 

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