Coming off a tough 3-2 overtime defeat, the Badgers (1-4-0) will look to get their season back on track Friday against St. John’s (1-3-2).
Last Friday against Rutgers, Wisconsin put forth an impressive comeback effort. The Badgers tied the game with just two minutes left in regulation on a goal from freshman forward Mark Segbers, the Big Ten goals and points leader.
Despite grabbing the momentum with a large crowd on hand to witness the nationally televised conference opener, UW was unable to secure any points after surrendering the game-winning goal seven minutes into overtime.
To rebound from its third consecutive loss, Wisconsin will rely on a pair of freshmen in Segbers and forward Tom Barlow, who rank first and second, respectively, on the team in goals, shots and points.
Segbers has already tallied four goals and nine points in just one start and five games played. Barlow has started four of the Badgers’ first five games, and has added two goals on seven shots for four points on the year.
Defensively, redshirt sophomore goalkeeper Casey Beyers recorded a career-high nine saves against Rutgers, and freshman goalkeeper Adrian Remeniuk has added a shutout and just a 2.00 goals against average in four starts for the Badgers.
In 12 starts last season for Wisconsin, Beyers posted an 8-3-1 record, with three shutouts and a goals against average of 1.37.
The Red Storm will look to continue to build off of its last game, a 2-1 win over Harvard for the first victory of the season.
After being shut out in each of its first two matches of the year, losses to West Virginia and Penn State, St. John’s has recovered to gain points in three of its last four.
In goal for the Red Storm, redshirt junior Jordan Stagmiller has had an excellent start to the season. Starting all six games, he has 23 saves, a shutout and is allowing just 1.24 goals per game.
Leading the team in points with three, senior defender Tim Parker seems primed to have another big season for the Red Storm. As a sophomore he earned second-team All-Big East honors, and as a junior was named to the first-team All-Big East.
Both squads will look for their second victory of the year in an attempt to recover from early season struggles.
Kickoff is scheduled for 7 p.m. Friday at the McClimon Complex.
