It seems everything is going right these days for the #7 Union Dutchmen. From the defense to the offense, everybody is playing on the same page. Our guys are all making big plays by completing the extra pass and making that one extra stride to the puck. Last night was no different as the Dutchmen took on the St. Lawrence Saints at Appleton Arena in their final regular season road game of the 2010-2011 season.St Lawrence would take the early lead at 15:42 of the first period with Union forward Jeremy Welsh in the penalty box for slashing. Jacob Drewiski scored on the ensuing power play, lifting a backhander over the shoulder of sophomore goaltender Keith Kinkaid.
Union would then even up the score just two minutes later off Wayne 'Serious Flow' Simpson's goal. Simpson received a pass from freshman forward Kevin Sullivan and firing a low wrist shot past Weninger.
With the game tied at 1-1, Union scored three second period goals to take command of a game that was evenly played through the first 30 minutes. The Dutchmen took their first lead of the game on the power play, with Jeremy Wick in the penalty box for boarding.
Just over a minute into the man advantage, sophomore forward Jeremy Welsh took a pass from freshman forward Josh Jooris and fired a shot between Weninger's pads at 13:28 of the second period
Union quickly extended its lead to 3-1 on the next shift on a two on one at even strength when senior forward Adam Presizniuk fired the initial shot into Weninger's pads, but the puck kicked right to Zajac, who tipped it into the net at 14:33.
Zajac would strike again on another odd man rush at 19:06. Freshman forward Matt Hatch sent Zajac off on a two-on-one. Zajac cut into the shooting lane and fired a shot into the top corner for a 4-1 Union lead.
Sophomore forward Kyle Bodie scored his seventh goal of the season at 18:02 of the third period, taking a pass from younger brother Mat on the play. Mat Bodie recorded his 21st assist, tying a school record for a defenseman set by Mike Schreiber ('10) last season.
St. Lawrence forward Kyle Esserly scored with 13 seconds remaining in the game on a 5-on-3 to account for the final score.
The Dutchmen defeated St. Lawrence by a final score of 5-2 in front of 1,471 fans at Appleton Arena. The win was Union's ninth in a row, extending a school record winning streak in the Division I era.
Sophomore goaltender Keith Kinkaid (23-7-2) made 25 saves for his 23rd win of the season. Weninger made 18 saves on 22 shots in two periods, while Joe Spadaccini made two saves in the third period. Union went 1-for-5 on the power play, and were outshot 27-25 in the contest.
The Dutchmen will return home to face Quinnipiac on Friday at 7:00 pm.
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Thanks for reading!
-JZolot
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