Notables:-
Dylan Nowakowski (Calgary, Alberta/Centennial HS (Brooks-AJHL) ) scored his team-leading 10
th goal of the season on the power play in the first period.
-Jesse DiLillo made 32 saves for Northland.
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Michael Spring (Kelowna, British Columbia/Okanagan Mission (Chilliwack-BCHL) ) had two assists for CSS.
DULUTH, Minn. (csssaints.com) – St. Scholastica men's hockey lost 3-2 to Northland College on Saturday night at Mars Lakeview Arena.
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The Saints and Lumberjacks finished the opening period of play tied at 1-1.
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Northland stuck first scoring at 6:41 of the first period with Anthony Stempin scoring from Darius Cole and Michael Berens.
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CSS would answer back with a power-play goal from
Dylan Nowakowski (Calgary, Alberta/Centennial HS (Brooks-AJHL) ), his 10
th goal of the year, at 9:39 of the period with
Dave Williams (Okotoks, Alberta/Athol Murray College of Notre Dame (Waywayseecappo-MJHL) ) and
Michael Spring (Kelowna, British Columbia/Okanagan Mission (Chilliwack-BCHL) ) contributing assists.
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Derek Sutliffe (Las Vegas, Nev./Odyssey Charter School (Langley Rivermen-BCHL) ) gave the Saints the lead at 7:41 of the second period with his 11
th goal of the year from
Michael Spring (Kelowna, British Columbia/Okanagan Mission (Chilliwack-BCHL) ) and
Brandon Millin (Port Moody, British Columbia/Heritage Woods HS (Notre Dame Hounds-SJHL) ).
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The Lumberjacks would respond with two goals of their own to close out the second period. Darius Cole tied the game at 2-2 from Ben Owens and Michael Berens at the 8:19 mark. Then Logan Millican gave Northland a 3-2 lead at 10:38 from Matthew Valley.
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CSS and Northland would play a scoreless third period. St. Scholastica outshot the Lumberjacks 17-to-6 in the period and 34-to-18 overall in the game.
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Jesse DiLillo made 32 saves for Northland on the night.
Connor Lucas (Hermantown, Minn./Hermantown HS ) made 15 saves on 18 shots faced.
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St. Scholastica travels to De Pere, Wisconsin to take on St. Norbert in a two-game series starting on Friday at 7 p.m.