MANDAN, ND – The Midwest College Hockey tournament semifinals are set as Midland University and McKendree University survived the opening round and remain alive in the chase of the Lindsay Cup and a berth in the national tournament.
 
The University of Mary, the tournament host and the second seed, will face 3^rd seed McKendree at 7 pm on Saturday, February 17. Top seed University of Jamestown faces off against #5 Midland at 4 pm. All games are at the Starion Sports Center Schwan Cadillac Rink.
 
The winners from each game will play in the MCH championship game at 1 pm on Sunday, February 18.
 
Midland, the 5^th seed, shocked #4 seed Illinois State University 8-3. The Warriors rattled off three goals in the first period on seven shots and took a 4-0 lead 29 seconds into the second period. The Redbirds retaliated with a pair of goals to cut the deficit in half before the Warriors tallied two more times. While ISU closed within 6-3 on a shorthanded goal in the second, two more goals by the Warriors in the third guaranteed Midland a spot in the semifinals. Zak Justice and Milan Breczko both had two goals and an assist for the Warriors. Mike Sliwinski had a goal and two assists for ISU.
 
3^rd seeded McKendree scored the last four goals of the game to rally past 6^th seed Waldorf University 5-3. The Warriors scored the only goal of the opening period but McKendree tied the game 94 seconds into the second. Waldorf retaliated with a pair of goals to take a 3-1 lead. Hopes for a second upset on the day were soon dashed. After pulling with 3-2 with a second goal in the second, McKendree tallied all three goals in the third, including a pair 27 seconds apart to give McKendree a 4-3 lead.
 
 
MD1 Midland University 8 at MD1 Illinois State University 3 - Status: Final
Friday, February 16, 2024 - Starion Sports Complex (ND)
 
MD1 Midland University 3 3 2 - 8
MD1 Illinois State University 0 3 0 - 3
 
1st Period-1, MD1 Midland University, Justice 6   1:55. 2, MD1 Midland University, Justice 7 (Wardas, Donovan), 19:07. 3, MD1 Midland University, Larsen 8   19:51. Penalties-No Penalties
 
2nd Period-4, MD1 Midland University, Breczko 16 (Lukacovic), 0:29. 5, MD1 Illinois State University, Bland 4 (Dolan, Sliwinski), 2:03 (PP). 6, MD1 Illinois State University, Gram 10 (Zullo, Sliwinski), 4:39. 7, MD1 Midland University, Shearer 1 (Wardas, McHenry), 7:18 (PP). 8, MD1 Midland University, Donovan 4 (Wardas, Justice), 9:50. 9, MD1 Illinois State University, Sliwinski 17   11:08 (SH). Penalties-Justice M1mid (interference), 1:32; Campise M1ils (interference), 5:19; Gritsuk M1ils (hooking), 5:48; Lukacovic M1mid (slashing), 6:10; Zorn M1ils (slashing), 6:10; Gram M1ils (tripping), 9:50; Shearer M1mid (roughing), 12:58.
 
3rd Period-10, MD1 Midland University, Breczko 17 (Lukacovic, McCaw), 12:16. 11, MD1 Midland University, Eddington 8 (Wisely, Breczko), 17:30 (PP). Penalties-Wardas M1mid (interference), 4:32; Lukacovic M1mid (tripping), 6:43; Sliwinski M1ils (holding), 7:22; Timm M1mid (tripping), 14:24; Bland M1ils (slashing), 14:24; Donovan M1mid (hooking), 16:02; Justice M1mid (roughing), 16:02; Gram M1ils (roughing), 16:02; Meyer M1ils (slashing), 16:02; Shadle M1ils (major-boarding), 17:04.
 
Shots on Goal-MD1 Midland University 7-18-7-32. MD1 Illinois State University 10-15-9-34.
Power Play Opportunities-MD1 Midland University 2 / 5; MD1 Illinois State University 1 / 4.
Goalies-MD1 Midland University, Tereposky 7-16-0-1 (34 shots-31 saves). MD1 Illinois State University, Donovan 16-7-1-0 (32 shots-24 saves).
A-20
 
MD1 Waldorf University 3 at MD1 McKendree University 5 - Status: Final
Friday, February 16, 2024 - Starion Sports Complex (ND)
 
MD1 Waldorf University 1 2 0 - 3
MD1 McKendree University 0 2 3 - 5
 
1st Period-1, MD1 Waldorf University, Mood-Flagg 6   8:08. Penalties-Marien M1mck (high sticking), 2:23.
 
2nd Period-2, MD1 McKendree University, Rosansky 4 (Mullins, Harris), 1:34. 3, MD1 Waldorf University, Adams 5 (Lindblom), 3:46. 4, MD1 Waldorf University, Lindblom 9   7:55. 5, MD1 McKendree University, Alexandrov 12 (Brachert, Kent), 12:13. Penalties-No Penalties
 
3rd Period-6, MD1 McKendree University, Richardson 12 (Mccormick, Mullins), 9:32. 7, MD1 McKendree University, Alexandrov 13 (Kent, Brachert), 9:59. 8, MD1 McKendree University, Mccormick 14 (Richardson), 19:10 (SH). Penalties-Carney M1wal (cross checking), 2:31; Sundgren M1wal (roughing), 6:38; Harris M1mck (high sticking), 19:01.
 
Shots on Goal-MD1 Waldorf University 8-17-13-38. MD1 McKendree University 14-25-23-62.
Power Play Opportunities-MD1 Waldorf University 0 / 2; MD1 McKendree University 0 / 2.
Goalies-MD1 Waldorf University, Reimer 1-8-2-0 (62 shots-57 saves). MD1 McKendree University, Siek 7-2-0-0 (38 shots-35 saves).
A-24
 
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