Jan. 30, 2009

Final Stats

UNIVERSITY CENTER, Mich. - The D3 Hockey team posted their most impressive win in their inaugural season tonight as they defeated #1 ranked Saginaw Valley State on the road. The win lifts DU to 15-13 on the year and should move the Panthers up in the Regional standings.

After a back and forth first period, the Panthers battled the Cardinals to a 1-1 tie heading into the first intermission. Adam Tomacari scored the lone first period goal for the Panthers from Chad Ouellette and Taylor Keyworth. DU had a couple of other chances to take the lead but the momentum was on their side.

Saginaw opened the second period with two straight goals to take a 3-1 lead only to see the Panthers score two unanswered goals from Mike Buwolda and Ross Hinkle in the last ten minutes to tie the score at 3-3 going into the final period.

With a victory in their site, the Panthers came out hot again in the final 20 minutes and took a 5-4 lead with less than five minutes to play. Ouellette and Buwolda were credited with the two goals. After an empty net goal by Jordan Steger with 2:20 remaining, the Panthers finished with a 6-4 victory over Saginaw.

The win lifts DU to 15-13 on the year as they will host Oakland University on Saturday night at Patterson Ice Center. If you cannot make it to the game, you can listen to it on the internet radio by clicking on the Listen Live link on the schedule portion of the website.