FLINT, Mich. – Calvin completed the weekend sweep of U-M Flint late Saturday night, winning by a 5-3 score.
The contest began late and ended later due to a malfunction with arena ice but in the end the 11
th-ranked Knights skated away with the win to improve to 15-7-1 on the season.
After being shut out the night before, U-M Flint struck first Saturday night, scoring just 34 seconds into the game. Calvin found the equalizer five minutes in as freshman
Sergey Yakunin scored his 12
th goal of the season off feeds from
Tomas Postal and
Henry Holleman.
Senior
Joe Lugge then whacked home a goal on a feed from
Josiah Lambers 11 minutes in to give Calvin a 2-1 lead. U-M Flint tied the game with just over three minutes left in the period, leaving the game tied 2-2 after one.
Postal gave the Knights a 3-2 lead on an assist from
Brock Hearth early in the second period. Lugge scored his second goal of the game, firing home a shot 6:37 into the period on assists from
Keigan Oberski and Yakunin. U-M Flint added a goal at the 13:12 mark to make it a 4-3 game heading into the final period of play.
After a lengthy ice arena delay, Calvin regrouped and forged ahead for a 5-3 lead on a goal by Yakunin – his 13
th of the season – off a feed from Lugge.
Neither team scored from that point as the Knights picked up the points and the win.
Calvin finished with a 28-23 shots on goal advantage. Senior
Cody Rhodes collected 20 saves in goal to pick up the win for the Knights.
COACHES COMMENT: "I knew U-M Flint wouldn't go down easy," said Calvin head coach Austin Huizenga. "Similar to Friday, I wanted our guys to continue building on our momentum. We had a rocky first period, started out the second period really well. We had a delay due to ice issues and never really got ourselves back into a rhythm. It seemed like whenever we got momentum, there would be a penalty that kind of killed our momentum. Either way, happy to come out with a win and looking forward to facing Davenport University next weekend."
NEXT UP: Calvin will travel to Davenport University next Friday for an 8:30 p.m. contest at Patterson Ice Center and then host the Panthers next Saturday at 4:30 p.m. at Eagles Ice Arena.
