Dordt completed a commanding two-game sweep of Wisconsin-Platteville on Saturday, rolling to an emphatic 13-0 shutout victory in Dubuque.
Dordt fired early and often, lighting the lamp five times in the first period and adding four goals in both the second and third frames while compiling a 60-16 advantage in shots on goal.
Dordt jumped out to a commanding 5-0 lead.
Mason Carrels got the offense rolling early with assists from
Mike Torlina and Chris Janssen.
Tegan Doelman added an unassisted tally, followed shortly by Carrels' second goal of the period, assisted by
Cody Thomas and
Levi Loken.
Zach Espenson scored unassisted, and
Mason Spejcher capped the first-period surge off feeds from Espenson and
Rylan Veenstra.
The scoring continued in the second as Veenstra struck with help from Doelman and
Tristan Schlechter. Carrels completed his hat trick, assisted by
Willem Bloemendaal and Emett Riley. Doelman notched his second of the game off passes from Veenstra and
Tyler Welsh, and Espenson added his second tally off a feed from Loken to push the advantage to 9-0.
Dordt refused to let up in the final 20 minutes.
Tyler Welsh struck twice in the frame—the first assisted by Carrels and Veenstra, and the second set up by Veenstra and Doelman.
Mike Torlina buried a goal assisted by
Zach Monson and Riley, and
Levi Loken sealed the 13-0 win off setups from Carrels and Thomas.
Between the pipes,
Riley Burnett stopped all 16 shots he faced, preserving Dordt's second consecutive clean sheet of the weekend.
- Shots on Goal: Dordt 60 (22 / 20 / 18), UW-Platteville 16 (4 / 8 / 4)
- Goalie: Riley Burnett (16 saves, Shutout)
