MANDAN, ND – The #10 University of Mary hockey team scored seven goals by seven different skaters to overwhelm visiting Dakota College at Bottineau 7-1. Overall an amazing 15 Marauders had either a goal or an assist in the game.
The #10 Marauders improve to 22-9-0-0-1 (W-L-OTL-SOW-SOL). The Lumberjacks are 11-14-1-2.
UMary is now 23-2-1 all-time against the Lumberjacks, including a 6-0 win in Bottineau, ND, on November 21, 2023. Dakota College is one of only two American Collegiate Hockey Association Men's Division 2 teams UMary will face this season in the Marauders first season competing at the ACHA MD1 level.
The Marauders controlled the tempo from the opening faceoff, generating several scoring opportunities while keeping the Lumberjack attack in check. Taking advantage of the Marauders first of four power play opportunities in the game,
Derek Dropik scored off a feed from
Garrett Freeman to open the scoring at 8:47, the only goal in the first period.
UMary continued to apply pressure throughout the second period and finally broke through on a goal by
Riley Scanlon at 16:00. Playing a puck from slightly behind the net, Scanlon appeared to bounce the puck off Dakota College netminder Rylan Labrie for a 2-0 UMary lead.
Less than two minutes later the Marauders struck again. Skating with a man advantage due to another DCB penalty,
Jaren Hugelen jumped on a loose puck to score his seventh goal of the season to increase the UMary lead to 3-0 with 2:11 left in the period.
Kyle Haden took center stage for the Marauders the rest of the middle stanza. With a pair of Marauders sent to the penalty box within 20 seconds of one another, Hayden and the UMary defense held off a 5-on-3 Dakota College advantage for 83 seconds to end the second period.
The Lumberjacks closed the gap to 3-1 just 38 seconds into the third period on a Leighton Holstein goal. Just 25 seconds later the Marauders retaliated as
Tanner Eskro tipped in a shot from
Michael Heitkamp.
The Eskro goal opened the floodgates for the Marauders as
Teddy Lillico,
Brandon Kelly and Heitkamp followed with goals. Kelly's goal was his first at UMary after joining the squad in January.
The Marauders held a 54-18 edge in shots. Hayden finished with 17 stops and Labrie made 47.
UMary was 2-for-4 on the power play. Dakota College was 0-for-2.
Heitkamp and Eskro both had a goal and an assist. Luke Scheusner,
Isaiah Thomas and
Johnny Witzke all had two assists.
UMary hosts Colorado State University this weekend. The Marauders and the Rams face off at 7 pm on Saturday, February 3. The 2-game series concludes at 2 pm on Sunday.
MD2 Dakota College-Bottineau 1 at MD1 University of Mary 7 - Status: Final
Wednesday, January 31, 2024 - Starion Sports Complex (ND)
MD2 Dakota College-Bottineau 0 0 1 - 1
MD1 University of Mary 1 2 4 - 7
1st Period-1, MD1 University of Mary, Dropik 5 (Freeman), 8:47 (PP). Penalties-Long Dcb (interference), 7:08; Siemens Dcb (tripping), 18:37.
2nd Period-2, MD1 University of Mary, Scanlon 1 (Bradshaw, Medeiros), 16:00. 3, MD1 University of Mary, Hugelen 7 (Witzke, Schleusner), 17:49 (PP). Penalties-Vik Dcb (holding), 16:41; Medeiros M1umy (tripping), 18:17; Heitkamp M1umy (cross checking), 18:38.
3rd Period-4, MD2 Dakota College-Bottineau, Holstein 17 (Long, Thompson), 0:38. 5, MD1 University of Mary, Eskro 13 (Heitkamp, Thomas), 1:03. 6, MD1 University of Mary, Lillico 4 (Witzke, Thomas), 7:06. 7, MD1 University of Mary, Kelly 1 (Schleusner, Eskro), 11:43. 8, MD1 University of Mary, Heitkamp 4 (Kruse, Nagurski), 14:03. Penalties-Parent Dcb (boarding), 5:58; Heitkamp M1umy (hooking), 6:36.
Shots on Goal-MD2 Dakota College-Bottineau 5-8-5-18. MD1 University of Mary 16-21-17-54.
Power Play Opportunities-MD2 Dakota College-Bottineau 0 / 3; MD1 University of Mary 2 / 4.
Goalies-MD2 Dakota College-Bottineau, Labrie 5-4-1-0 (54 shots-47 saves). MD1 University of Mary, Hayden 8-6-0-1 (18 shots-17 saves).
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