The Defender Hockey team got another road win on Saturday night in Omaha, beating the Nebraska-Omaha Mavericks 10-0 in their second meeting of the season. The win moves Dordt to 6-0 on the year.

Coach Tyler Morgan's thoughts on Saturday's game:

It was a great game from start to finish. We were able to get off to a quick start and put a lot of what we have been working on to use. We are continuing to build in the right direction and look forward to our matchup with Hope next weekend.

Stat Summary:
Picking a statistical leader for the Defenders from Saturdays game would be a tough task. Here's the breakdown on scoring and assists:

Nathan Fanning, Austin Green, and Austin Rosenbaum all scored their first career goals on Saturday. All three had one assist. Fanning and Green both went on to score hat tricks.

Alex Espenson and Andrew Benson each had a goal with 4 and 3 assists respectively. Noah Wilmes had a goal and one assist. Colin Andre had 3 assists. Zach Espenson picked up 2 assists. Tristan Schlechter, Taylor De Jager, and Bryce Swalve  each had one assist.

Dordt controlled the game in terms on shots on goal. In total, Dordt tallied 59 to just 13 for Nebraska-Omaha.

Hayden Stevens was in goal for the Defenders and was able to keep the Mavericks from scoring all night.

Looking ahead:
Dordt's next action will be two games on the road next weekend at Hope College in Michigan. The first game of that set will be Friday, October 14^th at 6:00pm (CST) and the second will be Saturday, October 15^th at 2:30pm (CST). Check back to godordt.com for the most up to date information on those games.

The Defenders will play their next home game on Friday, October 28^th when they resume their season series with Nebraska-Omaha.