HOCKEY
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Dordt College Blades Hockey vs. St. Thomas
October 25, 2008
Game Media
(Minneapolis, Minnesota (Parade Ice Gardens)) The Dordt Blades hockey team lost a hard-fought 5-4 decision to St. Thomas in Minneapolis, Minnesota, Saturday night. The two teams battled to a 4-4 deadlock through one overtime period and the game was decided in a shootout with St. Thomas getting the 5-4 decision.
St. Thomas picked up where they left off on Friday night with two unanswered goals in the first period at the 19:38 mark and the 13:01 mark. Dordt responded with two goals of their own with Nate Woudstra banging one in the net at the 7:28 mark and Woudstra got the equalizer at the 3:57 mark off an assist by Kurtis Heerema and Jared Rempel. The tying goal came on a power play for the Blades.
Dordt took the lead with their third unanswered goal when Kevin Prins scored at the 15:15 mark of the second period off assists by Todd Bakker and Joel Sikkema. The Bakker goal was a power play for the Blades as well.
St. Thomas came back with a Twaddle goal at the 10:50 mark and took the lead back on a counter with 12:15 left in the game by Frykland. St. Thomas was unable to hold off the Blades when Woudstra scored a dramatic goal with :29 left off an assist by Kevin Prins to tie it and send it to extra sessions with St. Thomas eventually getting the shoot-out win by an official count of 5-4.
St. Thomas enjoyed a 48-37 shot advantage with Ted Gibbons minding the Dordt net for 44 saves. Dordt managed to win 34 of 63 faceoffs.
The Blades are now 5-2 for the year while St. Thomas, an ACHA Division II member, is 5-2-1.
Dordt returns home for a Friday night date with South Dakota State at the Vernon Arena.
Dordt's Current Record: 5-1-0-1 (2-0-0-0)
Opponent's Current Record: 5-2-0 (1-0-0)
| Team | Period 1 | Period 2 | Period 3 | OT 1 | SO | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dordt College | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| St. Thomas | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 |
| Dordt Goal Leaders | Total |
|---|---|
| Nate Woudstra | 3 |
| Kevin Prins | 1 |
| Opponent Goal Leaders | Total |
|---|---|
| Twaddle | 2 |
| Frykland | 1 |
| Trisler | 1 |
| Dordt Assist Leaders | Total |
|---|---|
| Kevin Prins | 1 |
| Todd Bakker | 1 |
| Jared Rempel | 1 |
| Kurtis Heerema | 1 |
| Opponent Assist Leaders | Total |
|---|---|
| None |
For more information, please contact Mike Byker, Sports Information Director, at mbyker@dordt.edu or (712) 722-6301.
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