Well, the Pios answered some lingering questions on their legitimacy as a top tier team with a well-earned sweep at North Dakota, which helps to make up for the 1 point disappointment weekend in Madison.
We are seeing this team come together before our eyes, as players like Colborne, Shore and Maiani stepped up big to help Rak and Ruegs carry the team offensively. Chevy had a superb weekend and the PK is certainly top notch. DU has the capability to be offensively dominant, but we have only seen glimpses of it, and fortunately, the DU offensive bursts this weekend were in those 35 minutes of the weekend when the Sioux weren't wheeling around in DU's end of the ice. Super road performance, and a great result.
While a Sioux sweep is a wonderous confidence builder, there are still plenty of areas to work on as DU heads deeper into the stretch drive, mostly against teams that DU should be able to beat. The one thing we still have yet to see is a full 60 minute DU effort. This last weekend, the Sioux were better for about 90% of the game on Friday, but could not solve Chevy and DU was able to take advantage of a slow start by UND. Last night, UND was the better team in the first half of the game, and DU took advantage of a bad 8 minute stretch by the Sioux by exploding to take the lead, and took care of business with that terrific insurance goal by Rak.
DU has enough talent to beat teams without a 60 minute effort. But I still think there is another gear out there for this group if they have the desire to get there. As this team builds confidence from beating good teams, seeing everyone's feet moving, not taking costly penalties and emerging as the team that gives an effort commensurate with its capabilities is the next level. Hopefully, they continue to grow and develop.
) And the sioux announcers going on and on about goalie interference when that wasn't the call. The PK was awesome. Better PP tonight, please. 
