The Dordt Defender hockey team extended its winning streak with a 4-2 victory over Iowa State University Friday night at Vernon Arena in Sioux Center.
Box Score
The Defenders improved to 14-1 on the season with the win, continuing a strong stretch that has seen them go unbeaten in their last 14 games.
Dordt took an early lead when
Riley Williams scored at the 5:24 mark of the first period.
Max Raiche and
Christopher Janssen assisted on Williams' fourth goal of the season.
Iowa State answered late in the opening period, with Max Johnson scoring at 15:50 to send the teams into the first intermission tied 1-1.
The Defenders took control in the second period with a pair of goals.
Andrew Benson put Dordt back in front with a power-play goal at 8:13, finishing a play set up by
Tyler Welsh and
Rylan Veenstra.
Mason Spejcher added to the lead at 17:29, scoring his 14th goal of the season with assists from Benson and Welsh to give Dordt a 3-1 advantage.
Iowa State pulled within one early in the third period when Matthew Mahoney scored a power-play goal at 4:10. Dordt answered with an insurance goal from
Cody Thomas at 12:16. Thomas scored his fourth goal of the season off assists from Raiche and Williams to restore the Defenders' two-goal cushion.
Dordt outshot Iowa State 46-31, including a 15-11 advantage in the third period.
Riley Burnett recorded 29 saves on 31 shots to earn the victory in goal for the Defenders.
Dordt finished 1-for-6 on power-play opportunities, while Iowa State went 1-for-4. The Cyclones were assessed 25 penalty minutes compared to eight for Dordt.
The Defenders improved to 14-1 overall. The two teams will play in Des Moines, Iowa on Saturday afternoon, November 14 at noon.
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