Superior, WI – The Northland College Lumberjacks got goals from Ty Krause and Cameron Coutre, but it wasn't enough as they fell to the University of Wisconsin-Superior Yellowjackets by a score of 5-2.  The Yellow Jackets, who are receiving votes in the national rankings, improved their overall record to 10-2-1 while the Jacks dropped to 3-9.

The Jacks came out fast and had the first three shots on goal, but the Yellowjackets weathered the storm and took the lead before the game reached the five-minute mark. Martan Yelle sent a pass from the right corner to Troy York in the right circle who fired a shot over Jacks goaltender Will McEwen's glove to make it 1-0.  The Yellowjackets increased their lead later in the period when David Kaplan got the puck in the right corner and slid a pass out front to Chad Lopez who found the back of the net with 2:08 to play in the first period.

The Jacks cut the lead in half almost immediately in the second period. Just over a minute into the period Ty Kraus finished off a beautiful passing play to bring the score to 2-1 at the 1:38 mark. It stayed that way until the closing minutes of the second when the Yellowjackets struck twice to extend their lead to 4-1.

Northland refused to go away in the third period as Cameron Coutre scored his third of the year at 6:25 to make it a 4-2 game.  The Yellowjackets extended their lead to 5-2 at the 11:36 mark of the period.  Will McEwen made 40 saves in his first collegiate start for the Jacks. 

The Jacks return to action tomorrow as they host the University of Wisconsin-River Falls Falcons at home.  The game is set to start at 7:00pm.