The United Collegiate Hockey Conference has several teams and individuals near the top of several statistical leaderboards as the first semester of the 2024-25 season has come to a close. Action resumes on Jan. 4, 2025, Manhattanville University hosts two-time defending NCAA Champion, No. 1 ranked Hobart College. League play resumes on Jan. 17-18, 2025.
UCHC newcomer SUNY Geneseo is ranked No. 3 in the latest USCHO.com Division III national poll and leads the league standings with 22 points. The Knights are one of just two Division III teams (Hobart) to enter the semester break with a loss in 2024-25. They are 10-0-1 overall and 7-0-1 in UCHC play.
Utica University, who is ranked fourth in the most recent USCHO.com Division III national poll, is 9-2-1 overall and a 6-1-1 in league play to date, having garnered 20 points. The Pioneers have scored 58 goals in 12 contests this season.
Manhattanville University and Nazareth University are tied for third in the league standings with 10 points apiece, while Chatham University and SUNY Brockport will look to move up the standings during the second half of the season.
Utica leads Division III institutions in average home attendance with 3,264 fans per game, while Geneseo is sixth nationally in home attendance.
Below is a glimpse of where UCHC teams and individuals stand among the national leaders.
UCHC in the Top-10 (Team Stats)
Scoring Offense
Utica – 4.83 goals scored per game – second
Geneseo – 4.00 goals scored per game – T-eighth
Scoring Defense
Geneseo – 1.55 goals allowed per game – second
Scoring Margin
Geneseo – 2.45 goal difference per game – second
Utica – 2.08 goal difference per game – sixth
Power-Play Percentage
Utica – 34.3 percent (12-for-35) – third
Penalty Killing Percentage
Geneseo – 90.7 percent (43-for-47) – eighth
Total Assists
Utica – 111 – first
Geneseo – 76 – sixth
Total Points
Utica – 169 – first
Geneseo – 120 – T-seventh
Winning Percentage
Geneseo – 95.5 percent (10-0-1) – second
Utica – 79.2 percent (9-2-1) – ninth
UCHC in the Top-10 (Individual Stats)
Goals Per Game
Nicholas Rogers, Manhattanville – 0.90 – fourth
Assists Per Game
Aydin Parekh, Utica – 1.08 – T-seventh
Matt Wood, Utica – 1.08 – T-seventh
Power-Play Goals
Nicholas Rogers, Manhattanville – 4 – T-third
Jakob Breault, Utica – 3 – T-eighth
Johnny Mulera, Utica – 3 – T-eighth
Logan Tobias, Nazareth – 3 – T-eighth
Shorthanded Goals
Nicholas Babbie, Chatham – 1 – T-tenth
Andrew Della Rovere, Utica – 1 – T-tenth
Shane Murphy, Utica – 1 – T-tenth
Corey Popowcer, Manhattanville – 1 – T-tenth
Anthony Quinlivan, Nazareth – 1 – T-tenth
Game-Winning Goals
Nicholas Rogers, Manhattanville – 2 – T-tenth
Logan Tobias, Nazareth – 2 – T-tenth
Goals Against Average
Jacob Torgner, Geneseo – 1.25 – fifth
Adam Harris, Geneseo 1.68 – tenth
Save Percentage
Adam Harris, Geneseo – 0.948 – sixth
Shutouts
Jacob Torgner, Geneseo – 1 – T-tenth
Dylan Wiemer, Nazareth – 1 – T-tenth
Winning Percentage
Jacob Torgner, Geneseo – 1.000 (4-0-0) – T-first
Adam Harris, Geneseo – .929 (6-0-1) – T-seventh
Ethan Roberts, Utica – .857 (6-1-0) – T-tenth
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The United Collegiate Hockey Conference is a collaborative effort to provide a competitive environment and structure for NCAA Division III men's and women's ice hockey in the Eastern United States. The UCHC will enter its eighth season in 2024-25 with first-year members SUNY Brockport and SUNY Geneseo joining founding members Chatham University, Manhattanville University, Nazareth University and Utica University. For more on the UCHC, visit the league's homepage at
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