FOND DU LAC - Senior Colby Muise of Marian NCAA men's hockey and junior Kayla Kolpitcke of Marian women's hockey have been named Sabres of the Month for January.

Muise (Yarmouth, N.S.) was arguably the hottest goaltender in the NCHA during January earning Defensive Player of the Week honors three times.  He went 3-2-2 during the month of January posting his first two shutouts of the season.  He made at least 30 saves in four games and tied a season-high with 43 saves in the finale against No. 9 St. Norbert.  Muise helped lead Marian to a 2-1-1 record against ranked opponents during January with the lone loss coming in overtime.  He currently ranks third in the NCHA with 542 saves on the season with 240 of his stops coming in January.  Muise also had a .916 save percentage for the month.

Kolpitcke (Powell, Wyo.) played a major role in Marian earning six victories during the month of January.  The junior net minder was 5-3-0 during the month of January and made at least 30 saves in four of those games.  She also allowed two or fewer goals in six of her eight starts.  Kolpitcke had a pair of performances with at least 40 saves including a season-high 49 stops in the finale of a series against No. 14 St. Norbert.  As the anchor of the Sabre penalty kill, Marian allowed just two power-play goals.  Kolpitcke earned her first NCHA Defensive Player of the Week award for the season after leading Marian to a sweep of Lawrence.  For the month, Kolpitcke made 258 saves and ha da .938 save percentage.

Marian men's hockey travels to Finlandia Feb. 3-4 in the final road series of the season, and Marian women's hockey hosts Aurora Feb. 3-4 with puck drops scheduled for 7 p.m. and 3 p.m.