(LEBANON, Ill., Jan. 24) – The McKendree University men's D2 hockey team will finish out its home portion of the schedule at the McKendree Metro Rec Plex with a two game series against the Huskies from Northern Illinois University.
 
Friday's contest is slated for 7:30p.m. and Saturday is scheduled for 2:00p.m.
 
The Bearcats sit at 19-4-1 overall on the season following a series sweep of Adrian College on Jan. 17-18. McKendree has a 15-1 record in the Mid-American Collegiate Hockey Association (MACHA). The series against Northern Illinois will also close out MACHA play.
 
Juniors Tyler Wilson (Fort Saskatchewan, Alberta, Canada) and Dominic Naas (Neurensdorf, Zurich, Switzerland/Casper Coyotes WSHL) lead the offensive attack for the Bearcats. Wilson leads the team in assists, having dished out 42 while also leading in points with 65. Naas records a team-high 28 goals.
 
Between the pipes, senior Andrew Best (Midland, Ontario, Canada/Cambridge Bears Junior A team) has an 8-2 record, 2.05 goals against average and .930 save percentage with one shutout. Freshman Wes Werner (LaSalle, Ontario, Canada/Sandwich Secondary School) is 10-2, has a 2.30 goals against average and .921 save percentage with three shutouts.
 
Senior Lazar Lestaric (Belgrade, Serbia/National Sports Academy USHS) will be recognized on Saturday for his contributions to the Bearcats hockey team.
 
About Northern Illinois:
The Huskies enter the weekend at 10-14 overall on the season. Eric Svejda leads Northern Illinois with 29 assists and 44 points while Nick Treiber leads the team with 21 goals. The primary netminder is Stephen Thulin with a 7-9 record, 4.02 goals against average and a .906 save percentage.
 
Friday and Saturday's contest will be broadcasted here: https://www.glvcsn.com/mckendree/.