The transition from junior hockey to Division I is a big jump up, and so far for UAA's first-year forwards it looks like a leap they're struggling mightily to make.

UAA's five freshman forwards -- Alex Gellert (1-1--2 in 7 games), Mickey Spencer (0-1--1 in 6), Daniel Naslund (0-1--1 in 7), Mitch Bruijsten (0-0--0 in 7) and Chris Crowell (0-0--0 and -6 in 7) -- have combined for just one goal and three assists, and gone -12, in a combined 34 games.

On the back end, freshman defenseman Lee Baldwin has furnished three assists in seven games and freshman blueliner Drew Darwitz is without a point in six games.

So, in 47 combined games for UAA freshmen, they've chipped in just 1-6--7 totals. And, remember, Gellert and Baldwin are responsible for 1-4--5 of that.

That trend isn't likely to take the Seawolves to the promised land, otherwise known as home ice for the first round of the WCHA playoffs and a Final Five qualification. UAA (3-4-0, 1-2-0 WCHA) lost 5-1 at Minnesota on Friday, when junior Nick Haddad bagged the Seawolves' only goal, with assists from senior defenseman Trevor Hunt and sophomore defenseman Curtis Leinweber.

Seniors Kevin Clark and Josh Lunden, junior Tommy Grant and the rest of the upperclassmen can't carry the mail every night. So far, the Seawolves have used six senior skaters, six junior skaters, two sophomore skaters and seven freshmen skaters.

Here's the breakdown of UAA goals, assists and points by class entering Sunday's series finale at Minnesota.

Seniors (6 guys) -- 6 goals, 5 assists, 11 points in a combined 27 games.

Juniors (6) -- 7 goals, 10 assists, 17 points in a combined 38 games.

Sophomores (2) -- 1 goal, 3 assists, 4 points (all by Leinweber) in a combined 14 games.

Freshmen (7) -- 1 goal, 6 assists, 7 points in a combined 47 games.