More Hardware For Massa - NCHC Player of the Month
Nov 4, 2014 | Hockey
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. - Omaha senior goaltender Ryan Massa was named the National Collegiate Hockey Conference Player of the Month on Tuesday.
Massa opened his senior campaign in strong fashion, going undefeated between the pipes in October for the Mavericks with a 3-0-1 record, starting four of the team's five games in the month. He compiled a 1.47 goals-against average during the month and posted a .946 save percentage, both of which were tops among NCHC netminders in October, as was his .875 win percentage during the month. Massa's 1.47 GAA ranked eighth nationally in October, while his save percentage ranked 12th in the NCAA over the first month of the season.
In UNO's season opener Oct. 10, Massa backstopped the Mavericks to a 5-3 win over No. 11 Minnesota State by making 22 saves. The following weekend he started both games in net and led Omaha to a NCHC-opening sweep at Western Michigan as he was named the game's first star both nights. On Friday, Oct. 17, Massa compiled 37 saves, the third-highest total of his career, in a 5-2 victory, before pitching his third career shutout the next night when he stopped all 18 shots he faced to pick up a 3-0 UNO win. He garnered NCHC Goaltender of the Week for his showing in Kalamazoo.
After a bye week for Omaha, Massa closed out October with a 29-save effort at No. 18 Cornell Oct. 31 to lead the Mavs to a 1-1 overtime tie. He again was named NCHC Goaltender of the Week after his weekend in Ithaca. Massa allowed two goals or less in each of his final three starts in October, giving up three goals total in those contests. He surrendered just six goals all month in nearly 245 minutes of action, totaling 106 saves on 112 shots.
Massa is now a candidate for Hockey Commissioners' Association (HCA) National Player of the Month for October, which will be announced on Wednesday. Other nominees for NCHC Player of the Month included Colorado College junior forward Cody Bradley, St. Cloud State junior forward Jonny Brodzinski, Miami junior forward Sean Kuraly, North Dakota sophomore defenseman Paul LaDue and Minnesota Duluth sophomore forward Dominic Toninato.
Massa and the 19th-ranked Mavericks return to action with a non-conference series at Ohio State on Friday and Saturday, Nov. 7-8. Both games begin at 6:05 p.m. CT.
Massa opened his senior campaign in strong fashion, going undefeated between the pipes in October for the Mavericks with a 3-0-1 record, starting four of the team's five games in the month. He compiled a 1.47 goals-against average during the month and posted a .946 save percentage, both of which were tops among NCHC netminders in October, as was his .875 win percentage during the month. Massa's 1.47 GAA ranked eighth nationally in October, while his save percentage ranked 12th in the NCAA over the first month of the season.
In UNO's season opener Oct. 10, Massa backstopped the Mavericks to a 5-3 win over No. 11 Minnesota State by making 22 saves. The following weekend he started both games in net and led Omaha to a NCHC-opening sweep at Western Michigan as he was named the game's first star both nights. On Friday, Oct. 17, Massa compiled 37 saves, the third-highest total of his career, in a 5-2 victory, before pitching his third career shutout the next night when he stopped all 18 shots he faced to pick up a 3-0 UNO win. He garnered NCHC Goaltender of the Week for his showing in Kalamazoo.
After a bye week for Omaha, Massa closed out October with a 29-save effort at No. 18 Cornell Oct. 31 to lead the Mavs to a 1-1 overtime tie. He again was named NCHC Goaltender of the Week after his weekend in Ithaca. Massa allowed two goals or less in each of his final three starts in October, giving up three goals total in those contests. He surrendered just six goals all month in nearly 245 minutes of action, totaling 106 saves on 112 shots.
Massa is now a candidate for Hockey Commissioners' Association (HCA) National Player of the Month for October, which will be announced on Wednesday. Other nominees for NCHC Player of the Month included Colorado College junior forward Cody Bradley, St. Cloud State junior forward Jonny Brodzinski, Miami junior forward Sean Kuraly, North Dakota sophomore defenseman Paul LaDue and Minnesota Duluth sophomore forward Dominic Toninato.
Massa and the 19th-ranked Mavericks return to action with a non-conference series at Ohio State on Friday and Saturday, Nov. 7-8. Both games begin at 6:05 p.m. CT.
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