Blue Devils come from behind to down Falcons, 3-1

UW-Stout 3, UW-River Falls 1

RIVER FALLS (December 13, 2019) - UW-Stout scored three unanswered goals to take a come-from-behind conference win Friday at UW-River Falls in Hunt Arena.

The Blue Devils (3-7-1, 3-2-0 WIAC) spotted the Falcons (5-4-2, 1-3-1 WIAC) a 1-0 lead on a first period goal by Max Doner at 6:51  of the the opening stanza.

It was all Blue Devils after that, but not until after a scoreless second period. 

Senior Hunter Anderson opened the scoring parade for the Blue Devils, knotting the score only 10 seconds into the third period, getting assists from Adam Kresl and Kobe Keller.

The Blue Devils took the lead at 10:15 when Vladislav Sorokin scored his fifth goal of the season in what would prove to be the game-winning-goal on assists by Alex Stuckert and Evan Butcher.

Logan Nelson gave Stout a two goal lead a little over five minutes later, scoring his fifth goal over the last three games, with assists by Stuckert and Alex Bowe.

Brennan Kitchen earned his second consecutive win of the season, stopping 26 shots. Zach Quinn absorbed the loss for the Falcons, matching Kitchen's 26 saves.

The Blue Devils will entertain the Falcons Saturday, Dec. 14 at 7 p.m.