MINOT, ND – First period goals by Crae Dawson and Joe Gronholz provided an early spark for the 14^th ranked University of Mary men's hockey team but the Marauders couldn't continue the scoring pace in a 6-2 loss at #2 Minot State University. It was UMary's first game in nearly four weeks.  
 
After the non-conference game between two Midwest College Hockey foes, the Marauders slip to 16-7-0-0-0-0 (W-L-OTL-T-SOW-SOL) overall. The Beavers improve to 21-4-2-0-0-1.
 
In the fourth meeting of the season between the Marauders and the Beavers, host Minot State struck twice in less than a two-minute span midway through the first period. Dawson cut the UMary deficit in half with his 11^th goal of the season at the 15:10 mark.
 
The Beavers pushed their advantage back to a pair of goals after scoring on the power play at 17:47.
 
With time running out on the opening period, Gronholz scored with 38 seconds on the clock to send the Marauders into the first intermission trailing 3-2.
 
Taking advantage of a pair of UMary penalties, Minot State tallied two more power play goals, the second coming with four seconds left in the middle stanza for a 5-2 Beavers lead after two periods. The home team later tacked on the lone goal of the third period.
 
UMary finished the game 0-for-3 on the power play while Minot State scored on three of four opportunities with a man advantage. The Beavers outshot the Marauders 35-16, including a 19-6 edge in the first 20 minutes.
 
The Marauders next host Iowa State University for the third time this season in a 2 pm game on Sunday, January 12, at the Starion Sports Complex Schwan Cadillac Rink in Mandan, ND. Tickets can be purchased online at www.UMaryTickets.com.
 
MD1 University of Mary 2 at MD1 Minot State University 6 - Status: Final
Wednesday, January 8, 2025 - Maysa Arena (ND)


#14 University of Mary 2 0 0 - 2
#2 Minot State University 3 2 1 - 6

1st Period-1, MD1 Minot State University, Tataryn 3 (Clyne, Monias), 10:16. 2, MD1 Minot State University, Arnold 14 (Howard, Clyne), 12:08. 3, MD1 University of Mary, Dawson 11 (Senf, Loahr), 15:10. 4, MD1 Minot State University, Joseph 14 (Henry, Moffatt), 17:47 (PP). 5, MD1 University of Mary, Gronholz 12 (Mangan, Cunningham), 19:22. Penalties-Falconer M1umy (interference), 16:21.

2nd Period-6, MD1 Minot State University, Howard 2 (Clyne), 10:14 (PP). 7, MD1 Minot State University, Arnold 15 (Pawluk, Henry), 19:56 (PP). Penalties-Mangan M1umy (tripping), 9:13; Pawluk M1msu (roughing), 17:37; Dropik M1umy (elbowing), 18:05.

3rd Period-8, MD1 Minot State University, Jerome 4 (Yakubowski, Joseph), 7:53. Penalties-Egan M1msu (interference), 8:31; Falconer M1umy (high sticking), 18:16; Moffatt M1msu (cross checking), 19:54.

Shots on Goal-MD1 University of Mary 6-6-4-16. MD1 Minot State University 19-10-6-35.
Power Play Opportunities-MD1 University of Mary 0 / 3; MD1 Minot State University 3 / 4.
Goalies-MD1 University of Mary, Ramirez 6-6-0-0 (35 shots-29 saves). MD1 Minot State University, Anthony 12-2-2-0 (16 shots-14 saves).
A-315
 
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