The Dordt Defenders needed a comeback to win their 19^th game in a row and finished the first semester of play with a 5-3 win over Kansas on the road Saturday afternoon in Overland Park. Kansas.

HOW IT HAPPENED
The Jayhawks scored early with goals in the third and seventh minutes of the first period for a 2-0 lead that stood until Zach Espenson scored with 4:29 left in the first period on an assist by Rylan Veenstra and Nick Espenson. The Defenders got the equalizer in the closing moments of the first period with Mason Carrels scoring with the assist to Levi Loken.

The score remained tied until the 17:29 mark of the second period when Kansas took a 3-2 lead.  Zach Espenson got the equalizer with a goal at the 11:11 mark on an assist from Veenstra.

The tie held into the third period and the contest appeared destined for a tie but Levi Loken scored on an unassisted goal with 2:29 left in the game and Tyler Welsh put up an insurance goal with 1:22 left in the game.

Tim Nanson played the final 50 minutes in goal and allowed a goal and faced 21 shots and had 20 saves. Dordt had a 39-30 shots advantage.  

THE NUMBERS
Zach Espenson | 2 goals
Mason Carrels | 1 goal
Levi Loken | 1 goal
Tyler Welsh | 1 goal
Rylan Veenstra | 2 assists
Levi Loken | 1 assist
Nick Espenson | 1 assist
Tim Nanson | 50 minutes | 20 saves | 1 goal allowed

NEXT
Dordt is off until mid-January when the Defenders go to Nebraska-Omaha for a critical pair of games. Dordt is 19-1 and have won 19 in a row.