The 14th regular season of play in the Midwest Collegiate Hockey Association has come to a close and tournament action begins this upcoming weekend. Second-seeded MSOE hosts Lake Forest College in one division, while second-seeded Lawrence University welcomes Finlandia University in the other. Adrian College and Marian University have earned byes as the division champions, with the Bulldogs claiming their fifth consecutive MCHA regular season crown in the process.

Adrian needed a comeback Friday, scoring four goals in the third period to win 7-5 after trailing, 4-2, in the second period. AC then closed out the league title in the final game of the year with a 2-0 shutout of Finlandia Saturday night.

MSOE did what it could to keep pace and keep its title hopes alive, sweeping past Northland College by scores of 3-0 and 4-3. A loss by Lawrence on Friday night opened the door for Marian and the Sabres took advantage by sweeping Concordia to claim the division title with victories of 5-1 and 6-2 over the Falcons. After getting tripped up 5-2 Friday, the Vikings closed out the regular season with a 2-1 win over Lake Forest Saturday.

Adrian's Zach Graham ended up as the MCHA's leading scorer (league games only), tallying 36 points (12G/24A) to come in just ahead of MSOE's Jordan Keizer, who recorded 34 points (16G/18A). Graham also led in assists, while Keizer did end up the leading goal scorer, with brother Josh Keizer second with 13 goals to tie Brian Berger from Marian. Between the pipes, AC's Scott Shackell led the way with a .930 save percentage and .875 winning percentage (10-1-1), with the Raiders' Connor Toomey topping the charts in goals against average at 1.96.

All game dates and times for the first round are available on the MCHA schedule page. The chase for the Harris Cup starts this weekend with the first round of the playoffs Feb. 24-26. The opening round is a two-game series with possible mini-game. The winners will advance to the MCHA Harris Cup Four, hosted by Adrian College at the Arrington Ice Arena.

Left to Right: Jordan Keizer (MSOE) ... Brendan Sullivan (Lake Forest) ... Randy Willis (Marian)

Players of the Week

-Milwaukee School of Engineering Raiders junior forward Jordan Keizer (Edmonton, Alberta) is the MCHA Player of the Week for his role in MSOE's sweep of Northland College. The business major recorded the game-winning goal each night, including the one in Saturday's 4-3 decision that came in the third period. He ended the series with five points, scoring three goals and adding two more assists.

Other nominees: Phil Bushbacher (Lawrence), Josh Cousineau (Adrian), Randy Willis (Marian)

-Lake Forest College Foresters junior goalie Brendan Sullivan (Fall River, Mass.) is the MCHA Defensive Player of the Week after his performance on Friday helped his team secure a spot in the MCHA postseason. He made 41 saves in Friday's 5-2 win over Lawrence and then had 43 more saves in a tough 2-1 loss on Saturday. he stopped 84 of 88 shots (.955 save %) on the weekend as the Foresters advance to the postseason.

Other nominees: Connor Toomey (MSOE), Scott Shackell (Adrian), Randy Willis (Marian)

-Marian University Sabres goalie Randy Willis (Fond du Lac, Wis.) is the MCHA Freshman of the Week after helping lead his team to a division title. Needing a pair of wins and a little help (which it got), Willis posted a pair of victories in net over Concordia, starting things off with 45 saves on 46 shots (.978 save %) in Friday's 5-1 win. He followed that up with 24 more saves in Saturday's 6-2 victory to post a 1.50 GAA and .958 save percentage for the weekend.

Other nominees: Shelby Gray (Adrian), Jordan Bruce (Lake Forest), Josh Keizer (MSOE)