The Defender Hockey team got a Friday night win over Nebraska-Omaha by a final score of 5-2. The win moves the season series with the Mavericks to 4-0 Defenders, with one game left to play tomorrow afternoon at 1pm (CST) at Vernon Arena in Sioux Center. You can follow that game live on the
Dordt Media Network.
How it Happened:
Dordt jumped out to an early lead in the first period courtesy of
Mason Carrels, who scored twice to put the Defenders up 2-0.
The second period was all Defenders to start as well with a goal by team captain,
Jonah Weems, and another by
Carrels to finish up an early hat trick.
The third period started with the score at 4-1 after the Mavericks picked up their first goal with less than a minute left in the second. They scored again to cut the lead to two, but it wasn't enough.
Weems scored his 2
nd, and the 5
th Defender goal to seal another win for Dordt.
Stat Summary:
Mason Carrels was the star of the night for the Defender offense picking up a hat trick and an assist in the contest. Two more notable performances came from
Jonah Weems who scored twice, and
Isaac Baart who had an assist on 4 of the 5 Defender goals.
Freddy Bullock and
Connor Raiche each picked up an assist.
Dordt racked up a whopping 61 shots on goal compared to 21 shots on goal for Nebraska-Omaha.
Graeme Edmund was in made 19 saves for the Defenders at Goalie.
Looking Ahead:
Following tomorrow afternoon's game with the Mavericks, the Defenders will have some time off to rest, recover, and celebrate Christmas. The regular season will resume for the second semester when Dordt hosts the University of Missouri at Vernon Arena on Friday, January 13
th, Â and Saturday, January 14
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