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March 14, 2008 - The University of Illinois won its 2nd ACHA Men's Division 1 National Championship, defeating Lindenwood University 4-2 at the ESL Sports Centre in Rochester, NY. Captain Drew Heredia led the way with 2 goals, one on the power play and one-short handed, en route to being named the 'Joe Battista' Tournament Most Valuable Player. Daniel Cohen and Tom Connell each netted a power play goal to complete the scoring for Illinois. Larry Kopecky have Lindenwood the lead with a short-handed goal in the 1st period, while Travis Bokina tallied a power play goal that pulled the Lions within a goal at 3-2. Connell’s goal made it 4-2 with 10:30 left in the 3rd period to put the game out of reach. Illinois’ Mike Burda had 34 saves in goal, while Grahame Lippert stopped 38 for Lindenwood. Illinois has won 2 of the last 4 ACHA Men's Division 1 National Championships contested. Positions 1-16 in the final ranking were based on the national tournament. Positions 17-25 were voted on by the coaches, as during the regular season. The 2009 ACHA Men's Division 1 National Championships will be hosted by the Gilmour Academy in Cleveland, OH .
Others receiving votes: Navy, Duquesne, Rutgers, Arizona State, Oswego State, and Minot State.
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