ROCHESTER, NY - Pioneer Captain Drake Morse (Grand Rapids, MI) was on a different level this past weekend, dominating play against a tough Chatham team to help the Pioneers clinch yet another regular-season conference championship, cementing their decade of dominance atop the conference standings. For his outstanding play, Morse was selected as the Empire 8 and UCHC Player of the Week, becoming the eighth Pioneer player to achieve the conference double this season. 

Morse capped off a spectacular regular season with a stunning display of offensive production, securing a stellar six-point weekend as the Pioneers picked up five conference points against a tough Chatham team, clinching their 10th straight conference regular season title. The Pioneer captain scored four goals and racked up two assists over the course of the two-game set, increasing his season totals to an equal 16 goals and 16 assists. Morse was especially unstoppable in the second game, pouring in four goals and adding an apple on top, becoming just the 10th player in program history to notch four goals in a single outing. Morse's massive weekend helped give the regular season champs some powerful momentum heading into the postseason.

Morse and the men's hockey team will welcome one of Nazareth, Albertus Magnus, or Brockport for the UCHC Semifinals this Saturday, February 28th. Their opponent will be determined after Wednesday's first-round matchups. Saturday's game begins at 7:00 PM. 

Here is a list of all of the Pioneers' weekly conference awards from this season:

John Gutt (Middletown, NJ) | Men's Hockey - UCHC Co-Player of the Week - November 17th
John Gutt (Middletown, NJ) | Men's Hockey - Empire 8 Co-Player of the Week - November 17th
Kyle Curtin (St. George, Ontario) | Men's Hockey - Empire 8 Goaltender of the Week - November 24th
Kyle Curtin (St. George, Ontario) | Men's Hockey - UCHC Goaltender of the Week - November 24th
Sal Cerrato (St. Louis, MO) | Men's Hockey - Empire 8 Player of the Week - January 5th
Sal Cerrato (St. Louis, MO) | Men's Hockey - UCHC Co-Rookie of the Week - January 5th
John Gutt (Middletown, NJ) | Men's Hockey - Empire 8 Player of the Week - January 12th
John Gutt (Middletown, NJ) | Men's Hockey - UCHC Player of the Week - January 12th
Gabriel Lundberg (Gothenburg, Sweden) | Men's Hockey - Empire 8 Player of the Week - January 19th
Gabriel Lundberg (Gothenburg, Sweden) | Men's Hockey - UCHC Co-Player of the Week - January 19th
Aidan Hughes (Mississauga, Ontario) | Men's Hockey - Empire 8 Player of the Week - January 26th
Aidan Hughes (Mississauga, Ontario) | Men's Hockey - UCHC Co-Player of the Week - January 26th
Stepan Kuznetsov (Yaroslavl, Russia) | Men's Hockey - UCHC Rookie of the Week - January 26th
Frank Murphy (Mississauga, Ontario) | Men's Hockey - UCHC Goalie of the Week - February 2nd
Frank Murphy (Mississauga, Ontario) | Men's Hockey - Empire 8 Goalie of the Week - February 2nd
Eric Vitale (Toronto, Ontario) | Men's Hockey - Empire 8 Player of the Week - February 9th
Drake Morse (Grand Rapids, MI) | Men's Hockey - UCHC Player of the Week - February 23rd
Drake Morse (Grand Rapids, MI) | Men's Hockey - Empire 8 Player of the Week - February 23rd