Jake Marto wins Red Baron® WCHA Defensive Player of the Week

Congrats to Jake Marto on winning Red Baron® WCHA Defensive Player of the Week. Marto had a goal and two assists against the BSU Beavers on Sunday afternoon to pace the Sioux.

WCHA.COM ---> Jake Marto, a veteran defenseman at the University of North Dakota, has been named the Red Baron® WCHA Defensive Player of the Week for March 1, 2011 after playing a key role at both ends of the ice in a two-game conference sweep over visiting Bemidji State, a pair of wins that guaranteed the Fighting Sioux at least a share of the regular season championship and the No. 1 seed for the upcoming league tournament.

A 6-0, 175-pound senior from Grand Forks, N.D., Marto scored the game-winning goal and had two assists in last Sunday's 5-1 win over Bemidji State, which clinched a share of the MacNaughton Cup for No. 1-ranked UND, and earned him No. 1 star of the game honors on Senior Day. The game-winner was his third of the season, tying a UND single-season record for Sioux defensemen.

Marto also helped key a strong defensive effort for North Dakota in the series, which saw them limit the Beavers to 16 shots on goal in a 5-2 victory last Saturday and 16 shots on goal in the 5-1 triumph on Sunday. The Sioux also limited BSU to one power-play goal in seven series man-advantage opportunities.

Playing in all 35 games this season, Marto has contributed 15 points (6g, 9a) from his blueline spot while his four-year collegiate career totals show 148 games played with 58 scoring points (19g, 39a).

Also nominated this week: Joe Marciano, D, CC; Nick Jensen, D, SCSU.