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MENOMONIE (December 5, 2013) - UW-Stout scored two goals in the final two minutes to send the game into overtime, but UW-River Falls scored 1:29 into the extra period to defeat the Blue Devils, 5-4, in the WIAC opener Thursday at the Dunn County Ice Arena.
Trailing 4-2 with less than two minutes remaining,
Jordan Tredinnick (Jr, Onalaska) scored at 18:29 and
Zach Vierling (Jr, Coon Rapids, Minn) scored with an extra defender on the ice with 48 seconds remaining in regulation.
The Blue Devils (2-7-0, 0-1-0 WIAC) took a trip to the River Falls (5-1-1, 1-0-0 WIAC) zone in the overtime, but the Falcons' Taylor Burden scored to end the game.
The Blue Devils got on the board first with an early goal by Kevin O'Donnell (Sr, Stoughton) 1:25 into the first period. The Falcons scored the next three goals to take a 3-1 lead before O'Donnell scored in the third to pull Stout to wthin 3-2. River Falls' Mitch Kontny scored a power play goal with seven minutes left in regulation to give the Falcons a 4-2 lead.
Stout will be at UW-Stevens Point, Saturday, Dec. 7 to conclude the first semester of play.
