Marian University 5, UW-Stout 4
FOND DU LAC (November 2, 2019) - UW-Stout spent the first period getting buried, then spent the rest of the game digging out, coming up just short in a 5-4 loss at Marian University Saturday.
For the second consecutive night, the Blue Devils (0-2-0) fell behind early, only to make a game of it after all.
The Sabres sliced up the Blue Devils in the first period, jumping out to a 4-0 lead at the first intermission.
Stout took advantage of a power play opportunity - and an assist by goalie
Evan Bisek - to get on the board in the middle of the second period. Bisek cleared the puck to
Alex Nagel, who dished off to
Konnar Dechaine at 10:17. The Sabres answered back two minutes later to resume their four goal lead as Yuri Chernichko scored his second goal of the game.
It was all Stout after that and again, the Blue Devils used the power play
Vladislav Sorokin scored at 15:34 of the second period on assists from
Connor Chambers and
Evan Butcher. For Sorokin, it was his second goal of the season.
The Blue Devils scored twice within a 91 second span early in the third period to pull to within one goal. Nagel, assisted by
Raphael Gosselin and
Alex Bowe scored at 4:12 and Sorokin scored his second goal of the evening at 5:43, with an assist by Chambers.
Stout had an opportunity late when Marian was whistled for a penalty and the Blue Devils pulled their goalie to take a 6-on-4 advantage. But Stout was unable to get the equalizer.
Brady Meyers started the game, getting pelted for 17 shots in the first period, allowing four goals. Bisek came on in the second period and allowed one goal, which turned out to be the eventual game-winning-goal and was saddled with the loss. Bisek turned away 24 shots in just under two periods of work. Bisek's assist was the first by a Stout goalie since the 2015-16 season.
Marian goalies Matt Taylor and Dawson Rodin combined for 15 saves. Taylor gave up four goals and earned the win.
The game was similar to the night before when, in the season opener, Stout surrendered two goals early in the first period to Bethel University and came back to tie the score before losing 3-2.
Stout returns home for a MIAC opponent weekend, hosting St. Thomas, Friday, Nov. 8 and Gustavus Adolphus, Saturday, Nov. 9. Both games are slated for a 7 p.m. start.
