Adrian College men's hockey punches ticket to third-straight NCAA Division III Frozen Four
ADRIAN — The Adrian College men's hockey team exacted some revenge Saturday as it beat NCHA rival St. Norbert in the NCAA Division III quarterfinal, 5-3.
The third-ranked Bulldogs (24-6-1) were upset by the Green Knights two weeks ago, 3-1, in the Harris Cup final and split the regular season matchups back in De Pere, Wisconsin in early February.
"That was a classic Adrian, St. Norbert game right there," coach Adam Krug said. "All you could ask for, highs and lows."
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Adrian started low with the Green Knights scoring 14 seconds into the game, but after a slow start the Bulldogs started to take control. The Bulldogs outshot St. Norbert in the first period, 13-8, with Ian Amsbaugh scoring at the 8:18 mark off assists from Riley Murphy and Jacob Suede.
Adrian kept the momentum going in the second period with Matt Couto and Zachary Heintz each scoring off two assists from Mathew Rehding and one from Bradley Somers and Jaden Shields in the first seven minutes of the period.
St. Norbert didn't back down though, tying the game with a pair of goals at the 18:28 and 18:42 mark, however, the Bulldogs weren't done.
Riley Murphy wrapped around a Green Knights defenseman and scored with 2.3 seconds to go in what ended up being the game winner off assists from Suede. Suede found Murphy again in the games final moments on a empty-netter to seal the win.
Dershahn Stewart had another strong night with 29 saves.
"I had no idea how much time was left," Murphy said. "I felt the (defender) get on the wrong side of me and you don't get many chances with the defense on the wrong side against that team. I just kind of turned and flung it and crossed my fingers."
Following the goal Murphy led the high-five line and it went a little past the Bulldogs bench and had some words with their rival bench.
"I wished them good luck the rest of the game," Murphy said. "That was pretty much it."
ADRIAN
Wrestling
Adrian's Dylan Wellbaum earned NCAA Division III All-American status as he took sixth at the national championships in La Crosse, Wisconsin.
Wellbaum (184 pounds) went 4-3 with a fall and major decision.
Softball
The Bulldogs split a pair in Elizabethtown, Kentucky on Saturday, losing to Spalding, 4-1, before beating Hanover, 11-4.
Karson Bagelmann went 2-for-4 with an RBI in Game 1 while Meghan Lupu hit a double. Taking the loss was Abbi Patton as she tossed six innings and gave up four runs, on 10 hits and three walks while striking out three.
Macee Schang got the win as she tossed seven innings and gave up four runs, on nine hits and three walks while striking out eight. Taylor Gerhardt went 2-for-3 with a triple, two RBIs and two runs while Maggie Leveille went 3-for-4 with a double, two RBIs and three runs. Lupu had two hits while Abbie Hoff and Alaina Craig each had two hits.
The Bulldogs stole nine bases in the game with Craig swiping three, Hailey DeChalk and Gerhardt taking two and Flesia Borck (Hudson) and Makenzi Johnson each taking one.
Adrian split again on Sunday with a loss to Wartburg, 6-2, and a 10-9 win against Asbury.
Lupu had two hits with a double in Game 1 while Gerhardt hit a double as well. Patton took the loss as she gave up six runs, five earned, on seven hits and four walks while striking out one.
Craig went 2-for-3 with a home run, three RBIs and two runs in Game 2 while Leveille, DeChalk, Lupe and Ava Wolfe all had two hits with DeChalk having two doubles. Patton tossed two shutout innings, allowing two hits and no walks while striking out two in the win.
Baseball
The Bulldogs hosted North Central on Friday and picked up a 3-2 win.
Jakob Charles went 8 1/3 innings and gave up two runs, on seven hits and two walks while striking out five. Ryan Davis came up with the save with the final two outs, allowing a hit and a walk while striking out one and also hit an RBI double in the sixth.
AJ Miranda went 2-for-4 with a two-run single while Nic Bruder went 2-for-4 while Zach Wade hit a double.
The Bulldogs dropped a game to No. 3 Baldwin Wallace on Saturday, 15-5, where Brendan Willadsen went 3-for-5 with a home run and three RBIs while Ryan Davis went 3-for-4 with a double and an RBI and Edward Wagner went 2-for-5.
Daniel Gutierrez took the loss, giving up eight runs, six earned, on seven hits and three walks while striking out two.
Adrian wrapped up the week Sunday against No. 5 Denison and fell, 5-3. Easton Rogers went 2-for-4 with a solo home run while Joe Casale went 3-for-4. Jaxon Clark took the loss going 6 1/3 innings and giving up four runs, one earned, on four hits, two walks and a strikeout.
Women's Lacrosse
The Bulldogs dominated Rochester on Friday, 22-1.
Mariana Miller had eight goals and two assists while Zoe Weber had three goals and two assists and Sarah Gross had four goals. Lucia Commare had a goal and two assists while Emily Crager had two goals and Olivia Gedman had a goal and an assist.
Addison Kryzak, Mey Sun and Megan Pihalja all scored as well.
Golf
The men's golf team took fourth at the Great Lakes Invite at Terre Haute, Indiana with Hendrik de Koning leading the way on the links.
The Bulldogs shot a team score of 605, 20 shots behind Transylvania while de Koning shot a 143 to take third.
Men's Volleyball
The Bulldogs defeated Olivet in five sets on Saturday, 29-27, 23-25, 25-22, 20-25, 15-8.
Chase Heuer had 18 kills and four blocks while Beck Fieldhouse had 11 kills and an ace and Sam Landers had 10 kills. Andrew Gawrisch had 30 assists and four aces while Jacob Rembulat had 13 digs.
Men's Lacrosse
The Bulldogs took on No. 25 Kenyon and lost 15-4 on Wednesday.
Adrian trailed 5-0 after the first period and were down 8-0 before finally getting one in the net.
Austin Selvage had two goals while Jack Messel and Brandon Hoerauf scored as well and Cameron Reed had two assists.
SIENA HEIGHTS
Women's Basketball
The Saints traveled to Williamsburg, Kentucky Friday where they took on the host Patriots in the first round of the NAIA tournament and fell, 73-56.
SHU (27-5) fell behind early, 23-10 after the first quarter and 43-24 at the half, but never could claw back into the game.
Kayla Hinton had 16 points, three rebounds and two assists while Madison Vice had 11 points and two steals and E'Anna Won had 10 points, eight rebounds, four assists and three steals.
Baseball
The Saints opened the home slate with a pair of wins against Lourdes on Tuesday, 8-4 and 9-3.
Tim Polidor got the win in Game 1, going two innings and giving up a run on a hit and no walks while striking out three before Matt Love tossed two perfect innings, striking out one to close it out. Ben Weadock got the start, giving up three runs, on four hits and two walks while striking out one in three innings.
Garret Smith went three innings and gave up a run on three hits and no walks while striking out two to get the win in Game 2. Andrew Baum tossed two shutout innings, giving up no hits and two walks while striking out one and John Millen started the game, going two innings and giving up two unearned runs, on three hits and no walks while striking out one.
Brayden Hill went 3-for-6 with a double and two RBIs while Jacob Jackson went 3-for-8 with a triple, double, run and three RBIs. Cole VanWasshenova went 3-for-6 with two doubles, three RBIs and four runs while Adam Wilding was 2-for-3 with a double and two runs and Brock Olmstead was 2-for-3 with a double and two RBIs.
SHU opened official WHAC play with a sweep of Cornerstone, 8-3 and 8-5.
Chase Molnar got the win in Game 1 going 5 1/3 innings and giving up three runs, on eight hits and no walks while striking out seven. The Saints had a six-run fifth inning led by a Kenny Layman grand slam while Adam Wilding went 2-for-3 with a double and VanWasshenova had a triple, two RBIs, a run and stolen base.
SHU had a three-run eighth in Game 2 to get the win with Layman driving one his two RBIs as he went 2-for-3 before Jackson drove in two runs. Gino Hutchinson went 4-for-5 with two doubles, VanWasshenova hit a double and triple and Wilding hit a double.
Christian Jabiro got the win tossing two shutout innings with no hits, two walks and two strikeouts. Matt Love got the save with a shutout inning, one hit, no walks and a strikeout.
The Saints took on Concordia for pair of games Saturday, losing in Game 1, 7-2, before having play suspended due to rain in Game 2 with a 3-1 lead in the third.
Love went 2-for-3 with a double in the loss while Brock Olmstead had two hits as well. Brandon Biggerstaff took the loss going 5 2/3 innings and giving up seven runs, six earned, on eight hits and three walks while striking out three.
Aidan Grinstead was 1-for-1 with an RBI while Wilding went 2 1/3 innings, giving up a run, on three hits, a walk and four strikeouts in the suspended game.
Men's Lacrosse
The Saints demolished Midland on Tuesday, 24-1.
Eric Csizmadia had six goals and two assists while Joey Keck had six goals as well. Devin Plemmons had two goals and five assists while Brandon Hammer had two goals and three assists and Dillon Baldwin had two goals.
Fernando Robison (Tecumseh) had a goal and two assists while Sean Jablonski, Ethan Wissink, Nathan Staley, Larry Keck and Marco Papadelis each had one goal. Lachlan Conway had three assists while Zak Bledsoe (Tecumseh) and Trey Strand each had an assist and Jakob Moske and Alyx Walker each had three saves.
The Saints picked up another win on Sunday against St. Ambrose in overtime, 8-7.
Csizmadia had two goals and two assists, one of which was to Plemmons for the game-winner. Hammer had three goals while Conway and Joey Keck each had goals.
Jakob Moske had 11 saves.
Women's Lacrosse
The Saints women also toppled Midland on Tuesday, 14-4.
Jenna Allie had six goals and an assist while Emily Pringle had three goals and Danielle Turner and Abbey Scott each had a goal and an assist. Catherine Androwski, Sophia Baugh and Kaitlyn Catalano each had a goal while Grace Holland (Tecumseh) had an assist.
Lucy Stedam made six saves.
On Saturday SHU fell to Cumberlands, 19-4.
Pringle had three goals while Allie had the fourth.
Softball
The Saints dropped a pair of games to St. Francis on Saturday, 3-2 in eight innings and 12-3 in six.
Ellie Thelen went 3-for-4 with two doubles, a triple and an RBI while Shyann Traux took the loss tossing all eight innings and giving up three runs, on eight hits and two walks while striking out three.
Julia Hogston added a double in Game 2 while Jordan Green took the loss, going two innings and giving up six runs, five earned, on five hits and a walk.
Men's Volleyball
The Saints dropped a pair on Saturday to Georgetown, 25-19, 25-15, 25-19, before falling in four to Olivet Nazarene, 17-25, 25-17, 25-20, 25-21.
Marc Arsenault had 23 kills and a block while Jonathan Stovring had 17 kills, two blocks and two aces. Zak Tucker had 59 assists, 10 digs, seven aces, two blocks and four kills.
This article originally appeared on The Daily Telegram: Adrian College men's hockey heading to NCAA Division III Frozen Four
