Lawrence University hockey standout Huck Saunders has been named the Midwest Collegiate Hockey Association Freshman of the Week.
Saunders (Seattle, Wash./Northwood School), a forward, led Lawrence two a weekend sweep of Lake Forest College and picked up his first career goal in the process.
In Lawrence’s 4-1 win over visiting Lake Forest on Nov. 12, Saunders picked up a pair of assists. He followed that with the game-winning power-play goal in Lawrence’s 4-2 victory at Lake Forest on Nov. 13. Saunders, who scored the game-winning goal with less than two minutes left in the third period, also added an assist in the win.
Saunders has one goal and six assists on the season for seven points.
Lawrence, which is 5-1-0 and 4-0-0 in MCHA play, returns to action this weekend when it hosts the MCHA/NCHA Thanksgiving Showdown at the Appleton Family Ice Center. Lawrence faces the College of St. Scholastica on Friday and St. Norbert College on Saturday.