MANDAN, ND – The #10 University of Mary hockey team scored twice in the final five minutes of play to rally the Marauders to a 2-1 win over #8 University of Jamestown. The win gives UMary a 2-1 lead in the annual Jug Series.
The Marauders improve to 9-4-0-0-1-0 (W-L-OTL-T-SOW-SOL) this season. The Jimmies are 10-4-1-0-0-0.
Defense dominated the night as both teams struggled to find quality shots. Any shots that did make it through was turned away by Marauders goaltender
Caleb Cross and Jimmies netminder Brendan Weare. Cross finished the game with 25 saves to 23 for Weare.
The Jimmies finally broke through with the first goal of the night at the 8:44 mark of the third period.
With time quickly running down, the Marauders took advantage of a pair two Jimies penalties to get on the scoreboard. Penalties just 23 seconds apart – the first at 13:40 for holding followed by a cross checking call at 14:03 – gave the Marauders new life.
Up two skaters on a 5-on-3 power play,
Matt Scribner tied the game at 15:08. Taking the puck in the right circle off a pass from
Joe Gronholz, Scribner made a slight hesitation move to let a Jimmies defender slide past him, opening up a shot inside the left post for the tying goal with 4:52 remaining in the game.
With 55 seconds still left on the penalty for cross checking, the Marauders power play struck again. Gronholz aggressively skated towards the net but his shot from the crease was denied.
Picking up the rebound on the right side of the goal,
John Lang rifled a shot into the open right side of the net for the Marauders first lead of the game with 4:20 left to play and just 32 seconds after Scribner scored.
The goal was the sixth of the season for Lang and his second game-winner.
The Marauders finished 2-for-4 on the power play while the Jimmies were unable to connect on either of their two opportunities.
Gronholz and
Dain Sardelli both had assists on both goals.
The two teams now head to Jamestown, ND, for a rematch Saturday, November 14. Face off is 7 pm between the two I-94 rivals.
# 8 University of Jamestown 1 at #10 University of Mary 2 - Status: Final
Friday, November 13, 2026 - Starion Sports Complex (ND)
#8 University of Jamestown 0 0 1 - 1
#10 University of Mary 0 0 2 - 2
1st Period- No Scoring.Penalties-Cardosi M1 Uj (tripping), 1:36; Hannesson M1 Mary (tripping), 6:16; Munro M1 Mary (unsportsmanlike conduct/player to player minor), 13:03.
2nd Period- No Scoring.Penalties-Grabinsky M1 Uj (interference), 6:06.
3rd Period-1, MD1 University of Jamestown, Gage 5 (Johnson, Fritel), 8:44. 2, MD1 University of Mary, Scribner 4 (Gronholz, Sardelli), 15:08 (PP). 3, MD1 University of Mary, Lang 6 (Gronholz, Sardelli), 15:40 (PP). Penalties-Percival M1 Uj (holding), 13:40; Bodtker M1 Uj (cross checking), 14:03; Thomas M1 Uj (roughing), 17:07; Loahr M1 Mary (roughing), 17:07.
Shots on Goal-MD1 University of Jamestown 11-6-9-26. MD1 University of Mary 6-5-14-25.
Power Play Opportunities-MD1 University of Jamestown 0 / 2; MD1 University of Mary 2 / 4.
Goalies-MD1 University of Jamestown, Weare 6-3-1-0 (25 shots-23 saves). MD1 University of Mary, Cross 6-3-0-0 (26 shots-25 saves).
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