UW-Stout 5, Northland College 1
ASHLAND (January 8, 2019) - Forgive
Logan Nelson if he might be looking forward to playing Northland College twice every year for the remainder of his career.
For the second time this season, Nelson scored two goals and an assist against the Lumberjacks. The freshman scored two goals and added an assist and
Mathias Ahman scored this third power play goal over six games as UW-Stout defeated Northland College, 5-1, Tuesday.
The win was the second over the Lumberjacks in a month. The teams met in Menomonie, Dec. 8, with the Blue Devils taking a 7-1 win. The Lumberjacks will join the WIAC beginning with the 2019-20 season.
Nelson got the Blue Devils (11-4-1) on the board first, scoring only two minutes, 50 seconds into the game, getting assists from
Hunter Anderson and
Connor Chambers, who would both tally a pair of assists.
The Lumberjacks (6-7-1) knotted the score five minutes later when Max Glashauser scored
The Blue Devils took the lead back for good when Ahman scored his third power play goal of the season and his seventh goal of the season at 17:40 of the first period and carried a 2-1 lead into the first break. Chambers and
Alex Nagel assisted.
Stout scored the lone goal of the second period when
Lucas Carroll scored at 3:45, with assists by Nelson and
Joe Kleven.
The visitors put to more goals on the board in the third period. Nelson scored at 2:54, assisted by Anderson and
Raphael Gosselin, and
Alex Nagel closed out the scoring at 18:50, getting assists by
Conner Valesano and
Alex Bowe.
Nelson moved his goal totals of the year to nine total goals. Valesano chalked up his 10th assist of the season.
Tommie Ahlgren, this week's WIAC hockey athlete of the week, turned aside 22 shots to record his 10th win of the season.
The Blue Devils will host Hamline University, Friday, Jan. 11 at 7 p.m. No admission will be charged for the Community Day game.
