Michigan Tech sophomore goaltender Blake Pietila and junior defenseman Colin Swoyer were given WCHA weekly honors.

Pietila was named the WCHA Goaltender of the Week while Swoyer was named WCHA Defenseman of the Week.

The award is Pietila’s third of the season after leading the conference with three wins and 88 saves. He was second with a .957 save percentage and 1.32 goals-against average.

Pietila stopped 33 shots in a 4-2 win against Lake Superior State on Tuesday. He made 28 saves in a 6-1 win against Northern Michigan on Friday and stopped 28 shots against the Wildcats in a 3-2 win Saturday. He leads the WCHA with a .939 save percentage this season and is second with a 1.65 GAA. His 14 wins are fifth-most in the country.

Pietila’s save percentage is also third-best in the country behind UMass’ Filip Lindberg (.945) and Minnesota’s Jack LaFontaine (.941).

Swoyer was named Defenseman of the Week for the fourth time this year. He scored three points in the Huskies’ sweep of the Wildcats. He had two goals and an assist along with nine blocked shots. He helped the Huskies’ penalty kill unit successfully kill nine of 10 opportunities. He’s second among conference defensemen with three goals and 13 assists.

No. 19 Michigan Tech visits No. 4 Minnesota State this weekend to close out the regular season. The teams split a series at the John MacInnes Student Ice Arena on Dec. 6-7. The Huskies won the opener 3-1 and the Mavericks rebounded with a 2-0 win the following night.

Minnesota State is coming off a split against No. 17 Bemidji State.