ASU's Ryan Belonger (22), Faiz Khan and David Norris celebrate the Sun Devils' first ASU goal of the evening on Jan. 22, 2015, at Oceanside Arena in Tempe. - (J. Bauer-Leffler/The State Press)STRONGSVILLE, Ohio – The ACHA tournament has narrowed down to eight teams for the quarterfinals on Sunday.
No. 1 ASU will take on No. 9 Lindenwood, after Lindenwood upset No. 8 Adrian on Saturday.
The Sun Devils and Lions met twice in January. The Sun Devils won 3-0 on Jan. 16 and the Lions won in a shootout the next day.
The Sun Devils will need minimal penalties and strong performances from the whole team on Sunday to defeat Lindenwood without superstar sophomore goalie Robert Levin.
Sophomore goalie Lucas Felbel is expected to start off in the net after numerous saves and only one goal against Friday night against No. 16 Colorado.
Some of the Sun Devils to keep an eye out for would be sophomore left wing Eric Rivard, who scored four goals Friday night, as well as sophomore forward David Norris and his brother senior forward Liam Norris who together racked up two goals and eight assists.
On defense, freshman Edward McGovern has scored more goals than any other defenseman with 11 and sophomore defenseman Connor Schmidt has the most assists defensively with 22.
Four games took place on Saturday including the first two upsets from No. 10 Iowa State and No. 9 Lindenwood. No. 7 Oklahoma, one of only three teams to have defeated ASU in regulation, lost to Iowa State.
Lindenwood, who beat ASU in a shootout, defeated No. 8 Adrian. The other teams to advance were No. 6 Ohio and No. 5 Stony Brook.
The quarterfinals will start Sunday morning and the schedule is as follows (all times are Eastern):
10 a.m.: No. 6 Ohio vs. No. 3 Minot State
1 p.m.: No. 2 Central Oklahoma vs. No. 10 Iowa State
4 p.m.: No. 1 ASU vs. No. 9 Lindenwood
7 p.m.: No. 4 Robert Morris IL vs. No. 5 Stony Brook
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