Junior forward Joey Moffatt had an explosive month on the ice for the top-ranked Minot State University (MSU) men’s hockey team in January while freshman wrestler Madilyn Schuck proved to be a dominating force on the mats for the MSU women’s wrestling team.

Both turned in outstanding efforts throughout the first month of the new year as Moffatt was named the Male Athlete of the Month for January while Schuck was named Female Athlete of the Month for January.

Moffatt had a month to remember on the ice for the Beavers, recording his first collegiate hat trick in MSU’s 6-2 home win over Mary on January 26, part of an explosive offensive month that vaulted him into the team lead in goals and points this season. Moffatt has 22 goals and 16 assists this season for 38 points in 34 games.

Scoring at least one point in nine of the Beavers’ 11 games in January – all wins – the junior forward from Portage la Prairie, Manitoba had ten goals and eight assists for 18 points. That included six multi-point games for Moffatt who scored two goals and had two assists in an 8-0 win over Midland at home on January 4, a goal and an assist in a 6-0 win over the Warriors on January 5, 2 assists in a 6-2 home win over Mary on January 8, a goal and an assist in a 10-0 win over visiting Iowa State on January 10, two goals in a 6-1 road win at Mary on January 25, and that hat trick – three goals – against Mary on January 26.

Schuck, a freshman from Herriman, Utah, has enjoyed a stellar debut collegiate season as she currently boasts a 16-7 record which was helped by a 5-2 performance in January.

Starting off the month with a win by pin over Hayla Hoffman of Dickinson State, she suffered a hard-fought loss to Zoe Adam of Sioux Falls. Still, she bounced back strong with a pin of Grace Todhunter of Jamestown in 1 minute, 43 seconds in a run of three straight duals for the Beavers to start the month as Minot State 1-2 as a team.

On the road in Nebraska, Schuck capped her strong performance for the month with a top finish in the York Open, responding after an opening loss in the 207-pound bracket with three straight wins to claim the consolation bracket championship and 3rd place. The Beaver freshman picked up two wins by decision then a pin in 37 seconds over Estrella Vasquez-Gutierrez of Chadron State for the consolation championship.