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AS A GRADUATE STUDENT (2024-25): Appeared in 20 games for the River Hawks with 19 starts ... Recorded an 11-8-1 record, 2.71 GAA and .895 save percentage ... Earned a 20-save shutout win at Vermont (11/16) … Named Hockey East Stop It Goaltending Goaltender of the Week (11/18) and Hockey East Stop It Goaltending Goaltender of the Month (October 2024).

AS A SENIOR (2023-24): Appeared in a career-high 22 games for the River Hawks ... Recorded a 5-13-4 record, 2.45 GAA and .907 save percentage ... Put up a .913 conference save percentage, ranking tied for fourth in the Hockey East ... His 2.34 conference GAA ranked him in the top five of the Hockey East ... Made a career-high 46 saves in a 1-0 shutout victory against UConn (10/28) ... Named Hockey East Stop It Goaltender of the Week twice (Weeks of 10/30 & 12/04) ... Named to Mike Richter Award Watch List ... Captured NEHWA Joe Tomasello Unsung Hero Award ... Earned Most Valuable Player Award at annual team awards banquet. 

AS A JUNIOR (2022-23): Appeared in 16 games for the River Hawks ... Recorded a 6-6-1 record, 2.25 GAA and .916 save percentage ... Made a career-high 38 saves in a 3-2 victory at Michigan State (10/14) ... Earned back-to-back shutouts against Vermont (11/04 & 11/05) ... Named Hockey East Stop It Goaltender of the Week (Week of 11/07). 

AS A SOPHOMORE (2021-22): Saw action in six games, playing 361:19 minutes … Recorded a 1-4-1 record, 2.66 GAA and .893 save percentage.

AS A FRESHMAN (2020-21): Started 11 of 12 games for the River Hawks during his rookie season, ending with a 6-5-0 mark between the pipes…Boasted a .899 save percentage and a 2.54 GAA…Stopped an impressive 31 shots in his collegiate debut on the road against UConn (12/21)…Recorded a season-high 31 saves in the River Hawks’ impressive 6-5 double overtime win over Boston College in the 2021 Hockey East Semifinals (3/17)…Named to the 2020-21 Richter Award Watch List…Earned Hockey East Defensive Player of the Week honor (12/28)…named the team’s Rookie of the Year at the River Hawks’ end of the year banquet.

Before UMass Lowell: Welsch comes to Lowell after spending the last season with the Aberdeen Wings (NAHL) … saw action in 32 games, recording a 1.99 goals against average, which tied for seventh in the league … posted a 21-6-3 record … his .926 save percentage tied for sixth in the NAHL … before junior hockey, Welsch played for Lakeville South High School … recorded a 2.27 goals against average and .924 save percentage in his final season … broke the state record with 131 saves in three games during the Minnesota High School Boys State Hockey Tournament … member of the National Honor Society.

Personal: Son of Wendy and Michael Welsch…siblings are Iona and Eva…Enjoys playing golf…Favorite TV show is Family Guy…Favorite sports franchise is the Minnesota Wild…Lists favorite athlete as Tiger Woods…Greatest sports moment was the 2019 Minnesota state tournament.