NCHA teams had a successful week in non-conference games and the teams are gearing up for the end of the season which is three weeks away.

Lake Forest, UW-Stevens Point and UW-Superior all won two games last week while UW-River Falls won the only game it played. UWEC finished 1-1 and Finlandia was 0-2. But both of FU's losses were to UWS.

UWSP (17-2-0) holds down first place in the NCHA with a perfect 7-0-0 record and 14 points. The Pointers beat Augsburg (4-3) and nationally ranked Gustavus Adolphus (5-1) last week.

UWRF (9-10-0) is in second place with a 4-3-0 record and eight points. The Falcons beat St. Mary's, 8-1 on Sunday. They hold a two point lead over UWS (12-3-1) which is 3-2-0 in league play. UWS beat FU, 5-0 and 8-3, in non-conference games.

UWEC (10-6-1) is in fourth place in the league with a 1-3-1 record and three points. The Blugolds beat Bethel (5-0) but lost to St. Mary's (3-0) last week.

LFC (9-7-0) beat Hamline twice (8-0, 4-0) and is in fifth place in the NCHA with a 0-3-1 record and one point.

FU is in sixth place in the league and is looking for its first NCHA win. They are 0-4-0 in league play.

There are eight games set for this week with six games counting in the NCHA standings.

On Friday in NCHA games, UWEC is at UWRF and UWSP goes to UWS in a matchup of the No. 1 and No. 3 teams. On Saturday FU is at LFC, UWEC goes to UWS and UWSP travels to UWRF in another key league game. On Sunday FU plays a second NCHA game at LFC.

In non-league games, Gustavus Adolphus goes to UWS on Tuesday and UWEC is at Hamline on Wednesday.

Upcoming Games
Tuesday, Feb. 1
Gustavus Adolphus at Superior, 7 p.m.

Wednesday, Feb. 2
Eau Claire at Hamline, 7 p.m.

Friday, Feb. 4
Eau Claire at River Falls*, 7:05 p.m.
Stevens Point at Superior*, 7 p.m.

Saturday, Feb. 5
Finlandia at Lake Forest*, 2 p.m.
Eau Claire at Superior*, 7 p.m.
Stevens Point at River Falls*, 4:05 p.m.

Sunday, Feb. 6
Finlandia at Lake Forest*, 2 p.m.

Last Week's Results
Wednesday, Jan. 26
Eau Claire 5, Bethel 0 (at Bethel)

Friday, Jan. 28
Superior 5, Finlandia 0 ( at Finlandia)

Saturday, Jan. 29
Lake Forest 8, Hamline 0 (at Lake Forest)
St. Mary's 3, Eau Claire 0 (at St. Mary's)
Stevens Point 4, Augsburg 3 (at Stevens Point)
Superior 8, Finlandia 3 (at Superior)

Sunday, Jan. 30
River Falls 8, St. Mary's 1 (at River Falls)
Lake Forest 4, Hamline 0 (at Lake Forest)
Stevens Point 5, Gustavus Adolphus 1 (at Stevens Point)

2005 NCHA Women's Standings
after games of Jan. 31, 2005