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Dordt College Blades Hockey vs. Metro State

October 27, 2012

Game Media

(Away: Littleton, CO) A five goal outburst in the second period propelled Metro State University of Denver to an 8-4 win over the Dordt Blades this evening in an ACHA D3 game contested in Littleton, Colorado. The game was the final game of a three match road trip in Colorado.

The Blades skated evenly with the Roadrunners for the opening 20 minutes and the teams went in to the locker room deadlocked at 2-2.

Metro State tallied 5 straight in the second session to take a commanding 7-2 lead entering the final period. Jerome Rowell had the first 3 goals of the period to record the natural hat trick while Shane McGuiness and Dan Sheehan added the others.

Dordt managed to pull to within 3 with back to back goals by Huitsing and Postman in the final frame while Metro State added 1 for the 8-4 final.

Metro State improves to 6-1 on the year while the Blades fall to 2-5.

Dordt College will return to their home ice next week where they have a perfect 2-0 record. The Blades will play host to Missouri State for a pair of games Friday and Saturday. On Friday, November 2 the game will begin at 7:30 pm while the Saturday, November 3 game faces off at 4:15 pm; both games can be heard via webcast.

Dordt's Current Record: 2-5-0-0 (2-0-0-0)
Opponent's Current Record: 6-1-0 (0-0-0)

Team Period 1 Period 2 Period 3 Final
Dordt College 2 0 2 4
Metro State 2 5 1 8
Dordt Goal Leaders Total
Eric Huitsing 2
Brandon Fast 1
Dylan Postman 1
Opponent Goal Leaders Total
Rowell, Jerome 4
Leitz, Nick 1
McGuin, Richard 1
McGuinness, Shane 1
Dordt Assist Leaders Total
Brandon Fast 1
Andrew De Haan 1
Andrew De Young 1
Nic Enerson 1
Opponent Assist Leaders Total
Rowell, Jerome 2

For more information, please contact Mike Byker, Sports Information Director, at mbyker@dordt.edu or (712) 722-6301.