The Dordt Hockey team played well on Friday night, but it wasn't quite enough to get past the #2 ranked Missouri State Bears. The Defenders lost 5-3 on a late goal, followed by an empty net goal as Dordt attempted to knot the game back up at 4. Dordt moves to 15-5-1 on the year.
How it Happened:
The game started out like a boxing match that lacks action early, the two opponents seemingly sizing one another up. Missouri State ended up scoring first, with just a few minutes left in the first period.
Isaac Baart responded quickly with a Dordt goal to open the second period, but the bears would come back with another of their own.
Alex Espenson would score the second Defender goal with six minutes in left in the second period, but the two teams continued to trade blows and the Defenders headed into the second intermission trailing 3-2.
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Baart again to open the third period with a Defender goal in less than a minute.
With both teams garnering opportunities on the offensive ends throughout the third, it took until there was just over three minutes left in the game for the Bears to take the lead for the final time. Missouri State would score one more time after that, after Dordt had opted to pull the goalie for an extra skater.
Stat Summary:
Isaac Baart had a 2-goal night for the Defenders.
Alex Espenson picked up 1 goal.
Mason Carrels assisted on each
Baart goal.
Freddy Bullock,
Connor Raiche, and
Noah Wilmes each had one assist.
Dordt tallied 26 shots on goal compared to 34 shots on goal for Missouri State
Graeme Edmund made 29 saves at Goalie for Dordt.
Looking Ahead:
The Defenders will get another shot at Missouri State and finish the regular season with one more game at Vernon Arena tomorrow afternoon at 1pm (CST). You can follow that game live on the
Dordt Media Network.
Next weekend, Dordt will travel to St. Louis for the MACHA league tournament. Continue to check back to
godordt.com for the latest information on the Defender Hockey postseason.
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