UW-Stout 2, St. Olaf 1 (OT)
MENOMONIE (October 20, 2018) - For the second consecutive week, the UW-Stout hockey team won an exhibition game by a 2-1 score in overtime. The Blue Devils tipped St. Olaf Saturday at the Fanetti Community Center.
It looked like the Blue Devils were going to notch the win in regulation, but a St. Olaf goal with 39 seconds left the game with an extra attacker on the ice knotted the game.
In overtime, Stout freshman
Logan Nelson scored the game-winner with 52 seconds left, getting an assist from
Conner Valesano.
The game was scoreless after two period, but freshman
Tomi Varjonen broke the stalemate at 1:33 of the third period, getting assists from Valesano and
Alex Nagel.
Ridge Gerads came into the goal for the Blue Devils with just less than 10 minutes remaining the third period. Gerads preserved the Stout lead by turning away a penalty shot, but gave up a goal to the Oles' Alex Rimbach. Gerads made two saves in the overtime period and was awarded the win.
Both teams used three goalies. Stout goalies made 20 saves, with Gerads turning back four shots, starter
Tommi Ahlgren 10 shots and
Brady Meyers six.
The Oles' Colin Cain absorbed the loss with 14 saves as St. Olaf goalies made 33 saves. Starter Eric Hancock lasted just over three minutes, making two saves before leaving on an injury. Noah Parker had 17 saves.
The Blue Devils get the season going for real next weekend when they host Trine University, Friday, Oct. 26 and Aurora University, Saturday, Oct. 27. Both games get underway at 7 p.m.
