STEVENS POINT, Wis. - The final four teams remaining in the 2015 NCAA Division III Men's Ice Hockey Championship will travel to Ridder Arena in Minneapolis, Minn. for the Frozen Four on Friday & Saturday, March 27-28. Adrian and Trinity will play in the first semifinal at 4 p.m., followed by UW-Stevens Point and Amherst at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. The winners will then play for the national championship on Saturday evening at 7 p.m.

UW-Stevens Point (22-6-1) | Home | Schedule | Roster | Stats

How They Got Here: UW-Stevens Point advanced to its second-straight Frozen Four by defeating Hamline 4-2 on Saturday evening at K.B. Willett Arena. Lawrence Cornellier (Machesney Park, IL/Harlem)'s two third-period goals to help send the Pointers to Minneapolis. UWSP won the Wisconsin Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (WIAC) regular season championship, the team's first conference championship since 1999-2000, with a 10-2 mark. The Pointers were the top seed in the WIAC Championship tournament but fell to UW-River Falls 3-1 in the championship game after defeating UW-Superior (T 1-1, W 5-3) in the semifinals.

About The Pointers: UW-Stevens Point is making its 11th NCAA Tournament appearance and is in the national semifinals for the eighth time in program history. The Pointers are 22-13-3 all-time in the NCAA Tournament and have never lost a national semifinal in seven trips to the Frozen Four. UWSP has won four national championships (1989, 1990, 1991, 1993) and has finished as the national runner-up three times (1992, 1998, 2014), including last season. The Pointers rank fifth in the country in team offense (4.34 goals/game) and are seventh in scoring margin (+1.97). UW-Stevens Point is currently ranked No. 3 by D3hockey.com and No. 6 by USCHO.com and has been in D3hockey.com's top-five for 30 of the last 32 polls. The team's 22 wins give the Pointers back-to-back 20-win seasons for the first time since 1991-92 and 1992-93. UWSP is the only team of the four appearing in the Frozen Four for the second year in a row and is the only program left in the tournament to win a national championship.

Key Players:
Kevin Gibson (Grosse Pointe, MI/North) (Sr., D) – WIAC Player of the Year, Sid Watson Award Finalist, top-scoring defenseman in country (1.03 points per game), 8 G, 22 A
Brandon Jaeger (Champlin, MN/Champlin Park) (Sr., G) – First Team All-WIAC, 22-5-1 record,2.28 GAA, .914 save pct., tied for third in nation with 5 shutouts, 61 career wins are tied for most in program history
Joe Kalisz (Davison, MI/Davison) (Jr., F) – First Team All-WIAC, team's leading scorer (17 G, 14 A), ranks T-15th in country with 17 goals

Amherst (22-4-2) | Home | Schedule | Roster | Stats
How They Got Here: Amherst used an overtime goal by senior co-captain Mike Rowbotham at the 8:12 mark of overtime to give the Jeffs a 4-3 overtime win and punch their ticket to the NCAA Division III Frozen Four on Saturday afternoon. Amherst rallied from three one-goal deficits to send the game to overtime tied at 3-3. The Jeffs claimed the New England Small College Athletic Conference (NESCAC)'s automatic bid into the NCAA Division III Championship by defeating Williams 1-0 in the conference championship game on March 8, after defeating Middlebury and Tufts in the quarters and semis. The Jeffs were seeded second in the NESCAC playoffs after finishing behind Trinity with a 14-4-0 mark in regular season conference play.

About The Jeffs: Amherst is making its fourth appearance in the NCAA postseason, the team's first since 2012, and have a 3-4 record in the NCAA Tournament. The Jeffs are in the Frozen Four for the second time and the first since 2012, when the team lost 2-1 to Oswego State in overtime in Lake Placid. Amherst's NESCAC title was the third in program history (2009, 2012, 2015). The Jeffs boast the sixth-stingiest defense in the nation, allowing an average of 2.00 goals a game. Amherst is also strong on special teams, ranking 11th in the country on the power play (24.4 percent) and the penalty kill (86.3 percent). The Jeffs have won their last eight games and 13 of their last 14 contests. Amherst is ranked No. 7 by D3hockey.com and No. 8 by USCHO.com in the March 9 rankings. Head coach Jack Arena was named the NESCAC Coach of the Year for the second time in his 32 years at Amherst.

Key Players:
David White (Fr., F) – NESCAC Rookie of the Year, First Team All-NESCAC, led team with 31 points (18 G, 13 A), led all NESCAC freshmen in points, led NESCAC in goals, recorded two hat tricks
Danny Vitale (Sr., G) – 15-3-2 in 21 games, second in nation in save percentage (.943), tied for third in country in shutouts (5), sixth nationally in goals-against average (1.71)
Jake Turrin (Sr., D) – First Team All-NESCAC, three goals, 12 assists

Adrian (24-3-3) | Home | Schedule | Roster | Stats
How They Got Here: Adrian punched its ticket to the NCAA Division III semifinals with a 5-4 victory over Oswego State on Saturday night on home ice. The Bulldogs snapped the Lakers' run of five-straight NCAA Frozen Four appearances behind goals from five different players and 31 saves from Scott Shackell. Adrian captured its sixth Harris Cup, winning the Northern Collegiate Hockey Association crown with a 4-2 win over St. Norbert on March 7, after defeating Concordia (Wis.) and St. Scholastica earlier in the tournament. In the regular season, the Bulldogs won their first Peters Cup as NCHA regular season champions with a 16-1-1 league record. The league crown was the seventh in eight seasons for Adrian, with six of those coming in the former Midwest Collegiate Hockey Association (MCHA).

About The Bulldogs: Adrian is making its second appearance in the Frozen Four after finishing as the national runner-up in 2011, falling to St. Norbert 4-3 in Minneapolis. The Bulldogs are in their fifth NCAA Tournament and have a 3-4 record in the national tournament. Adrian has won its last 12 games, as the team's last loss was a 3-0 setback at Finlandia on Jan. 23, which is the longest unbeaten streak in the country. The Bulldogs' offense averages 4.77 goals a game, which is second nationally to UMass Boston (4.78), and Adrian ranks fourth nationally in scoring margin (+2.40). The Bulldogs' power-play also ranks among the top-10 units in the country, ranking ninth (25.2 percent). Adrian is ranked No. 1 in the D3hockey.com rankings and No. 2 by USCHO.com. Head coach Adam Krug was the NCHA Coach of the Year in his first season at Adrian.

Key Players:
Kyle Brothers (Fr., F) – NCHA Freshman of the Year, All-NCHA, leads team in goals (24) and points (49), ranks fifth in country in points and third in goals, led all freshmen in scoring, eight game-winning goals are most in country
Josh Ranalli (Sr., F) – All-NCHA, led team in assists (27), second on team in points (44), third on squad in goals (17), ranks 10th in country in points per game (1.47)
Scott Shackell (Sr., G) – 18-3-1 in 22 starts, ranks 13th in country in GAA (1.98) and save percentage (.930), third-best winning percentage in nation (.886), tied for seventh in nation in shutouts (4)

Trinity (23-3-1) | Home | Schedule | Roster | Stats

How They Got Here: Trinity used a first-period penalty shot and four third-period goals to cruise past Plattsburgh State in the quarterfinals to advance to the Frozen Four on Saturday night. In the opening round of the NCAA Tournament, the Bantams got out to a 3-0 lead and held on for a 4-2 win over Nichols on March 14. Trinity got an at-large berth into the NCAA Tournament after being upset by Tufts 2-1 in the NESCAC Championship Tournament quarterfinals on Feb. 28. The Bantams were the top seed in the NESCAC playoffs after going 16-1-1 in the regular season.

About The Bantams: Trinity is making its second appearance in the NCAA Division III Final Four, previously making the national semifinals in 2004-05 before losing to St. Thomas 4-1 at Middlebury. The Bantams are in the NCAA Tournament for the first time since 2008 and the fourth time overall. Trinity has a 4-3 all-time record in the national tournament. The Bantams ranks in the top-six teams in the country in both scoring offense (sixth, 4.26 goals/game) and scoring defense (fifth, 1.78 goals/game), which gives the team the third-best scoring margin in the country (+2.48). Trinity's power play ranks fifth nationally at 27.1 percent. The Bantams received one first-place vote in the final D3hockey.com poll, coming in at No. 5, and are ranked No. 7 by USCHO.com.

Key Players:
Ryan Cole (So., F) – Second sophomore to be named NESCAC Player of the Year, two-time First Team All-NESCAC, leads team in goals (15), lead NESCAC in points(36), ranks 16th in country in points per game (1.33)
Michael Hawkrigg (Jr., F) – Two-time First Team All-NESCAC, second on team in goals (14), second in NESCAC in points (34), led NESCAC in power-play points (18)
Nathaniel Heilbron (Jr., G) – First Team All-NESCAC, 18-3-1 in 22 starts, ranks eighth in country in save percentage (.935), ranks 10th nationally in GAA (1.90), sixth-best winning percentage in nation (.841)

All-Time Head-To-Head

	UWSP	Amherst	Adrian	Trinity
UWSP	-----	0-0	3-3	0-0
Amherst	0-0	-----	0-0	26-32-8
Adrian	3-3	0-0	-----	0-0
Trinity	0-0	32-26-8	0-0	-----