Sergeev and Laubach Earn B1G Hockey Weekly Accolades
Fresh off a weekend sweep on the road at then-No. 19/20 Wisconsin, Penn State continues to pile up the weekly accolades as Arsenii Sergeev and Reese Laubach were named the B1G First and Third Stars of the week, respectively, as announced by the conference office on Tuesday morning.
ROSEMONT, Ill. – Fresh off a weekend sweep on the road at then-No. 19/20 Wisconsin, No. 18/18 Penn State continues to pile up the weekly accolades as junior Arsenii Sergeev (Yaroslavl, Russia) and sophomore Reese Laubach (San Jose, Calif.) were named the B1G First and Third Stars of the week, respectively, as announced by the conference office on Tuesday morning.
This marks the second weekly plaudit for both Sergeev and Laubach since the calendar flipped to 2025, it is also the second in three weeks for Laubach and the third of his career. The Nittany Lions have had a weekly award winner in each of the past three weeks and have five since the New Year and eight overall. Both players join Aiden Fink (Nov. 26, Feb. 4) as two-time honorees while John Seifarth (Dec. 3) and Simon Mack (Oct. 8) have each been recognized once.
Sergeev, who was also given B1G First Star accolades on January 7, was dominate between the pipes on the weekend leading Penn State to just its seventh Big Ten series sweep on the road in program history.
The Yaroslavl, Russia native stopped 64-of-66 shots against the Badgers while not allowing a single even-strength goal and posting a .970 save percentage and a 1.00 goals-against average for the weekend.
Sergeev stopped all 25 shots he faced in a 2-0 shutout on Friday night, his fourth shutout of the season, setting a new Penn State single-season shutout record while tying the career program record of four. The junior then made 39 saves, including a program-record 22 in the second period alone, allowing just a pair of powerplay goals in a 6-2 victory on Saturday to complete the series sweep.
Sergeev has a 7-2-3 record with a .920 save percentage and a 2.71 goals-against average since returning from injury to start the second half. His seven wins over that timeframe pace the Big Ten and are tied for the third most nationally while his save percentage is the second-best in the Big Ten during this current stretch.
Laubach registered a pair of multi-point efforts while scoring the game-winning goal in each game against Wisconsin and pacing the Big Ten with three goals over the weekend. The sophomore notched his third multi-goal contest of the season on Saturday and now has eight multi-point games on the year including five of his last six games since returning from injury three weeks ago.
The San Jose, California native now has career-best marks across the board with 13 goals and 12 assists for 25 points in 24 games as his 1.04 points per game is tied for eighth in the Big Ten.
The Nittany Lions return home to continue Big Ten play this weekend as Notre Dame visits Hockey Valley for a pair of crucial conference matchups on Friday and Saturday evening.
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