ASHLAND, Wis. – The Northland College Men's Hockey team fell to No. 5 College of Saint Scholastica 6-2 in its final home game of 2023 Tuesday night in Ashland, Wis.
The Saints start quickly scoring on their first shot on goal four minutes in. Shortly after they added another for an early 2-0 lead. The first time the Saints were on the powerplay they took full advantage of it scoring their third of the period. The Jacks put together some scoring opportunities but unable to land one in the back of the net.
Jackson Breton ended the Jacks' two-game streak without a goal, scoring four minutes in.
Andrew Liwiski and
Dyson Germann picked up the assist on Northland's opening goal. The Jacks continued to test the Saint's goaltender with 19 shots in the second period. CSS restored its three-goal lead with four minutes left in the period. Northland answered back with a goal from
Camille Marcoux on the powerplay to make the score 4-2 going into the final intermission.
The Jacks had 10 shots in the final period but none found the back of the net as the Saints scored two more times to win the game 6-2.
Northland recorded its second-most shots in a game this season at 38. One major factor was fewer penalties as the Jacks had eight minutes down a man, the second-fewest all season. On the powerplay, Northland had 11 shots and scored its ninth powerplay goal of the season.
Stewart led the team with six shots, two in each period.
Bryson Cecconi was behind in with four.
Logan Gallagher,
Zach Ross, and Marcoux all recorded four shots in the contest. Breton ended the game with two points from a goal and assists with Marcoux, Germann, Ross, and Liwiski all picking one point.
In net,
Viktor Wennberg made 35 saves with a period-high 17 in the third period.
The Jacks and Saints finish their two-game series on Friday with a 7 p.m., puck drop in Duluth, Minn.
Northland College is an NCAA Division III institution located in Ashland, WI. The LumberJacks and LumberJills sponsor 14 varsity sports and compete in the Upper Midwest Athletic Conference, Midwest Lacrosse Conference, and the Wisconsin Intercollegiate Athletic Conference.
