With the Chicago Invite only two days away, it is time to stop thinking about Frostbite, and start looking forward to the games this weekend. After a lot of shuffling around, it appears that the pools are finalized for Saturday's play, and Eau Claire has found themselves in arguably the most difficult pool at the tournament.
If the seedings remain the same between now and 9am on Saturday morning, Eau Claire will play Queens-Kingston to begin the Chicago Invite. Although Queens-Kingston(16th overall) is the four seed in the pool, this game is going to be no push-over. Queens-Kingston has quite an impressive track record, including a 22nd overall finish in the UPA standings last year, and 2 National Canadian Championship wins in the last three years. This is going to be Eau Claire's first real test against a power-house.
Up next, Eau Claire will be playing against the team that caused their only loss at Frostbite—Wheaton Illinois. Wheaton (9th overall), has lost to Eau Claire only once in recorded history, at Missouri Loves Company in 2008. Eau Claire is looking for revenge this game, and a chance to prove themselves after a devastating loss last weekend.
Eau Claire's final pool play match will be against Ball State, the number one seed in the pool and the tournament. Ball State has recorded some impressive wins so far this season, but Eau Claire is looking for the upset they know they can bring.
Eau Claire is coming into the tournament seeded 8th overall, and 2nd in their pool. If they can win their pool, they will find themselves in a showcase game Saturday evening, against the winner of Pool C, which is enshrouded in the large shadow of Michigan State (3rd overall). Other notable teams at the Chicago Invite are Wisconsin-Whitewater (2nd overall), Minnesota-Duluth (4th overall), North Park (5th overall), and Wisconsin Milwaukee (6th overall). Eau Claire is hoping to break seed again, and maybe this time, surprise a few more teams.
The Chicago Invite:
http://scores.upa.org/scores/#college-open/tournament/6692
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