This Week: Minnesota State makes its eleventh NCAA Appearance … The Mavericks are 5-10 all-time within the NCAA Division I Tournament… MSU is 2-0 all-time within the Blue Arena, profitable the West Regional in 2021… Minnesota State has made two appearances within the Frozen Four (2021, 2022; National Runner-Up)… All-time MSU is 28-31-11 within the postseason (1980 NCAA Division II National Champions)… Minnesota State head coach Luke Strand was named the CCHA Coach of the Year for the second straight season… Senior goaltender Alex Tracy was named the MVP of the CCHA Championship recreation after stopping 29 of 30 pictures in MSU’s 4-1 win over St Thomas… Junior defenseman Evan Murr was the second star of the sport with a objective and two assists… Luigi Benincasa recorded a objective within the win, his fifth straight recreation with a objective.
All-Time Series: Minnesota State is 0-1 all-time in opposition to Western Michigan… Friday’s recreation can be one yr to the day that the 2 groups final met, a recreation that noticed WMU win 2-1 in 2OT… Junior defenseman Evan Murr had an help within the recreation… Senior goaltender Alex Tracy stopped 42 of 44 pictures within the loss.
CUPS DEFENDED
– The Mavericks captured the MacNaughton Cup for the tenth time in program historical past this season. Awarded yearly to the common season CCHA champion, the MacNaughton Cup was established in 1913 and weighs practically 40 kilos.
RECENT MACNAUGHTON CUP CHAMPIONS
14-15: Minnesota State
15-16: Minnesota State/Michigan Tech
16-17: Bemidji State
17-18: Minnesota State
18-19: Minnesota State
19-20: Minnesota State
20-21: Minnesota State
21-22: Minnesota State
22-23: Minnesota State
23-24: Bemidji State
24-25: Minnesota State
25-26: Minnesota State
– Minnesota State secured its fourth Mason Cup in 5 seasons final Friday (3/20) because it defeated St. Thomas, 4-1, in entrance of a crowd of 4,892 within the Mayo Clinic Health System Event Center.
Junior Tristan Lemyre opened the scoring with a wrap-round objective on the 6:24 mark of the primary. St. Thomas would rating at 16:44 of the primary as the sport entered the second interval tied at two. Junior Evan Murr gathered his personal rebound and scored a fair energy tally at 15:07 of the second earlier than junior Luigi Benincasa and senior Jack Smith scored within the third interval to place the sport away. Senior goaltender Alex Tracy stopped 29 of 30 pictures he confronted within the win.
RECENT MASON CUP CHAMPIONS
2021-22: Minnesota State
2022-23: Minnesota State
2023-24: Michigan Tech
2024-25: Minnesota State
2025-26: Minnesota State
TEAM LEADERS
– The Mavericks are averaging 2.82 targets per recreation and 31.4 pictures per recreation. Senior Tristan Lemyre (Edmonton, Alberta) leads the ahead group with 34 factors (16 targets, 18 assists). Junior Evan Murr (Stillwater, Minn.) leads MSU defensemen with 30 factors (10 targets, 20 assists).
