UMC GOLDEN EAGLES CLUB HOCKEY GETS WIN ON SENIOR DAY 8-2 OVER DAKOTA COLLEGE AT BOTTINEAU

The UMC Golden Eagles Club Hockey club picked up an 8-2 win on Senior Day at the Crookston Sports Center over the Dakota College at Bottineau Lumberjacks. 

FIRST PERIOD
The Lumberjacks started off with a goal on their first shot of the game as Jace Thompson fired his shot into the net to make it an early 1-0 lead. UMC headed to the power play for the first time in the game as the Lumberjacks were called for a cross-check. UMC scored just six seconds into the power play as Zach Larson put the Golden Eagles on the board to tie things at 1. Later in the period, UMC struck again with a goal coming from Nathan Ayotte to make it 2-1. UMC would keep their lead at 2-1 as the teams ended the first. 

SECOND PERIOD
In the second, UMC would get off to a good start as Logan Syrup buried a goal for the Golden Eagles to extend the lead at 3-1. The Lumberjacks fought back, as Leighton Holstein scored just a minute and a half later to pull them within one at 3-2. UMC responded as Nathan Ayotte scored his second goal of the game to make it a 4-2 lead for the Golden Eagles. Ayotte would get the hat trick later in the period to make it 5-2 and give UMC a comfortable lead heading into the third. 

THIRD PERIOD
In the third, UMC would score again as Tyler Zahradka would get the goal for the Golden Eagles to make it 6-2. 30 seconds later, UMC scored again as Zach Larson notched his second goal of the game and secured a 7-2 lead for the Golden Eagles. The Lumberjacks called their timeout after that as they were trying to get some momentum on their side. They produced a few shots as UMC goalie Adam Goody was able to keep the Lumberjacks out of the net in the third. Dalston Kelly added another insurance goal for the Golden Eagles as UMC held an 8-2 lead. UMC would collect an 8-2 victory on Senior Day. 

UMC improves to 20-3-1 on the season and will take on Minnesota on Friday. Dakota College at Bottineau drops to 10-16-1 on the year and will take on the University of Mary on Wednesday. 

Click here for Coach Johnson’s post-game interview.

Click here for Zach Larson’s post-game interview.

1st Period
00:22 – DC – Jace Thompson (Dodge Long, Jacob Measel)
7:16 – UMC – Zach Larsen (Nathan Ayotte, Jackson Fuller)
15:15 – UMC – Nathan Ayotte (Zach Larsen, Jackson Fuller)

2nd Period
2:26 – UMC – Logan Syrup (Unassisted)
3:48 – DC – Leighton Holstein (Jace Thompson)
7:00 – UMC – Nathan Ayotte (2) (Unassisted)
12:58 – UMC – Nathan Ayotte (3) (Tyler Zahradka, Jackson Fuller)

3rd Period
5:54 – UMC – Tyler Zahradka (Jackson Fuller, Aiden McPhee)
6:21 – UMC – Zach Larson (Anthony Foster, Fox Dodds)
12:45 – UMC – Dalston Kelly (Aiden McPhee, Tristan Morneault)