Lake Forest, Illinois – A high-scoring weekend between the Adrian College Bulldogs NCAA men’s hockey team and the Lake Forest College Foresters led to a two-game NCHA weekend series split.
LFC upset #6 AC in the Friday night contest, 5-2. The Foresters led 2-0 through 20 minutes of play, then tallied one more before the Bulldogs got on the score sheet. Freshman Frank Tafelski found the back of the net for Adrian, assisted by freshman Tecumseh native David Clark.
The Foresters scored twice more before Bulldog junior Brad Somers buried one home, assisted by sophomore Ian Amsbaugh and senior Riley Murphy. Adrian pulled their goalie multiple times late in the third, but could not get any closer, dropping the contest 5-2. Bulldog netminder Dershahn Stewart finished with 29 saves Friday night.
Special teams helped Adrian to a 6-3 victory in the second game of the weekend Saturday afternoon. It was AC jumping out to a quick lead after two first period goals. Brad Somers (from Ian Amsbaugh and Frank Tafelski) and Ian Amsbaugh (from Ben Loreto and Jacob Suede) scored for the Bulldogs in the first frame.
Adrian’s Riley Murphy (from Julien Jacob) scored early in the second period to make it 3-0. Patrick Saini (from Ian Amsbaugh and Dershahn Stewart) and Somers (assisted by Riley Murphy and Ian Amsbaugh) tallied power play goals for the Bulldogs, who were 3-9 on the power play on the day. Lake Forest scored late in the period to make it 5-1 Adrian heading to the third.
Freshmen Ryder Nienhuis (unassisted) netted a Bulldog goal in the third to lead 6-1. Late in the period, Lake Forest made it 6-3, but couldn’t complete the comeback. AC goalie Dershahn Stewart stopped Forester 27 shots. Both games this weekend were aired on 96.5fm The Cave.
Next, the NCAA men’s hockey team will host the University of Dubuque on Friday, January 24th.