As the American Collegiate Hockey Association regular season winds down, we'll provide weekly updates of the Central States Collegiate Hockey League.
The CSCHL has a new leader after last weekend's two series, both of which ended in sweeps.
Ohio swept Robert Morris-Illinois despite losing forward Gianni Evangelisti, its leading point-scorer, and defenseman Shawn Baird to suspension. The pair were absent in Friday's game, but the Bobcats still won 2-1.
Ohio sealed the sweep with a 4-2 win on Saturday and moved into first place over Lindenwood, who did not play any games last weekend.
Illinois swept Iowa State with a 4-2 win on Friday and 3-2 overtime win on Saturday.
The standings
Standings are ordered by CSCHL head-to-head play. The records are according to achahockey.org.
1. Ohio
Record: 22-7-1 (7-5-0 CSCHL)
National Ranking: 4
Up Next: Unranked Oakland (14-11-1)
2. Lindenwood
Record: 18-3-4 (5-3-3 CSCHL)
National Ranking: 3
Up Next: Iowa State
3. Iowa State
Record: 14-10-2 (5-5-1 CSCHL)
National Ranking: 10
Up Next: Lindenwood
4. Illinois
Record: 11-7-2 (4-5-1 CSCHL)
National Ranking: 8
Up Next: Unranked Illinois State (9-15-1)
5. Robert Morris-Illinois
Record: 17-10-0 (4-7-0 CSCHL)
National Ranking: 7
Up Next: Lindenwood (Feb. 9-10)
