Men's Ice Hockey (DII) | 1/28/2019 3:29:00 PM
Friday, January 25
Final Score: Davenport 4, Trine University 9
Location: Thunder Arena (Angola, IN)
Records: Davenport 11-10-1, Trine University 15-5
GOALS PER PERIOD
1st Period: DU-2 | TU-3
2nd Period: DU-2 | TU-4
3rd Period: DU-0 | TU-2
Final: DU-4 | TU-9
HOW IT HAPPENED
-Trine got off to a fast start scoring two goals in the first five minutes. Tyler Majewski cut the Thunder lead in half when he was set up nicely by Kyle Mazur. Trine wasn't letting up though, at the 12 minute mark they regained their two-goal lead. Jeff Rahilly put DU's second on the board and made the score 3-2.
-The second was almost identical to the first. Trine started the period off by putting one away and regaining the two-goal lead. Eight minutes later, Marc Rotondo set Evan Carroll up and he capitalized. Trine then managed to squeak two unanswered goals by and extend their lead 6-3. With a couple minutes left in the period, Clint Loney recorded his first of the game. That Davenport goal was assisted by Tyler Jaenicke. Seconds before the second ended Trine put another in the back of the net and made the score 7-4.
-The Thunder scored two more in the third to beat the Panthers 9-4.
Shots on goal: DU- 34, TU- 51
Saturday, January 26
Final Score: Davenport 1, Trine University 3
Location: Patterson Ice Arena (Grand Rapids, MI)
Records: Davenport 11-11-1, Trine University 16-5
GOALS PER PERIOD
1st Period: DU-0 | TU-1
2nd Period: DU-0 | TU-0
3rd Period: DU-1 | TU-2
Final: DU-1 | TU-3
HOW IT HAPPENED
-The Panthers look to take revenge against the Thunder after dropping 9-4 score on Friday night.
-Pick it up with just 20 seconds left in the first and its Trine taking the 1-0 lead.
-In the second both teams had great scoring opportunities but couldn't get one through. The second ended with the score still 1-0.
-Just a minute into the third and DU gets on the board. Justine Vantine fed Kyle Mazur and he tied things up 1-1. With 10 minutes to go, Trine pulled ahead and took the 2-1 lead. The Panthers struggled to find the net the rest of the game and fell to the Thunder 3-1.
Shots on goal: DU- 36, TU- 29
UP NEXT
Davenport will face Robert Morris Friday, February 1 at 8:30 p.m. The game will take place in Grand Rapids, Mich.
story by Zac Wilson
