ADRIAN BULLDOGS: Adrian kicked off its 2021-22 campaign last weekend with a pair of contests against the Utica College Pioneers, where they split the decisions with a 3-2 overtime loss followed by a 4-3 win Sunday afternoon. 

Junior forward Ty Enns led the Bulldogs with four points (1g-3a) over the first two games with an impressive three-point performance in Sunday's victory.

Michigan native Hunter Wendt followed behind Enns with a trio of points to place second on the team in scoring. Chase Spencer was the lone Bulldog to net a goal in each game.

Dershahn Stewart and Nic Tallarico split the games in net for Adrian with Stewart picking up the win on Sunday afternoon.

The Bulldogs and Team USA are quite famiilar with each other with 16 all-time meetings dating back to 2008, including four games over the course of the 2020-21 season. Adrian won the first game before the U18s cam back to win the next three by a combined score of 27-7. Friday's game will be the first of two matchups between the teams this year, with a Thanksgiving Eve game on November 24 to follow.