Splitsville

It was a weekend of missed opportunities for six of the top seven teams in the ACHA Div. 1 ranking.

Top-ranked Lindenwood was upset Saturday, with Kent State beating the Lions 5-4 to split their weekend.

Number-3 Ohio and #4 Illinois split at the Big Pond, while #5 Liberty and #7 Oklahoma did the same in Lynchburg.

Sixth-ranked Iowa State gained a weekend sweep, taking two from Eastern Michigan, so expect the Cyclones to be moving up in next week's D-1 poll.

As for the Icers, the less said about the weekend in Delaware the better, especially when it comes to Saturday's 4-2 loss to the Blue Hens. Simply put, Delaware took the Icers to the woodshed.

The coaches knew the Hens' season was on the line and that they would come out flying -- and Mike DeAngelis' team did exactly that.

Meanwhile, the Icers had no answer for the Blue Hens attack and couldn't beat goalie Nick Casella. His robbery on Chris Cerutti's shorthanded breakaway was the turning point of the game.

Despite Cerutti's effort, as I said during the webcast, Saturday's second period was the worst by the Icers this season.

Bottom line is - play like that at Nationals and it will be another early exit.

It will be interesting to see how the team rebounds with Rhode Island coming to town on Alumni Weekend. The #10 Rams won both games at Navy over the weekend and have moved a point ahead of Penn State in the ESCHL standings.

The Rams wrap up their conference schedule next weekend, while the Icers have two games in hand, finishing up with a home-and-home series with Drexel in two weeks.