MANDAN, ND – A breakaway goal in the closing seconds gave visiting University of Providence a stunning 2-1 victory over the University of Mary in a matchup between the two top teams in the ACHA Division II West Region. The loss snaps a 48-game unbeaten streak for the Marauders against West region foes.
Ranked first in the region and second in the nation, the Marauders entered the night fresh from a 6-1 win over the Argos on Friday and owned an all-time record of 47-0-1 against West region opposition. The Marauders fall to 27-6 overall. The Argos improve to 15-7.
Providence opened the scoring at 14:52 of the opening period on a goal by Cody Hendrickson. It was the Argos first lead of the weekend.
The Marauders pulled even in short order when
Andrew Huber found the net at 17:18, scoring his 20
th goal of the season with
Zach Garrett and
Johnny Witzke providing the assists.
Neither team managed to score in the second and it looked like the third period would also remain scoreless. Suddenly, with overtime looming, Levi Anderson received a pass at center ice and skated in alone on UMary goaltender
Kyle Hayden. After deking left, Anderson pulled the puck back and tapped the game-winning shot just inside the right post with only 37 seconds remaining in the game.
Hayden was tremendous in goal for the Marauders, making 30 saves on a night UMary was out-shot by Providence. Additionally the Marauders defense faced the added pressure of six Argos power plays. Lewis Tristan made 25 saves for the Argos and faced two power plays.
The Marauders next travel to Colorado for four games in three different cities in the MLK Showcase. The opener is against the University of Denver on Jan. 17.
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