With three consecutive wins in pool play, the Lions advanced to the semifinals of the American Collegiate Hockey Association (ACHA) Men's Division II National Championship. Lindenwood defeated Army (West Point) 8-5 in the opener, shut out Providence College (Mont.) 3-0 and finished with a thrilling 4-3 overtime victory over Liberty.
Monday was a battle against the Black Knights. After Army scored the first goal just 24 seconds into the game, the Lions responded with six straight points. zac maupin lit a lamp for the first people with the help of Gage Wiersba and austin mears 9:42am. stanley lucas At 11:45, Lindenwood made a play that gave them a 2-1 victory. Brett Robinson and Sam Watson.
Sean McMahon He stole the puck early in the second half and scored an unassisted goal at 2:09. More than two minutes after him, Moers said, stanley lucas Robinson and the Black Knights were called out for a stumbling block in a play. Watson fed Lucas just six seconds into the man advantage to make it 5-1 at 4:27. Maupin added to the Lions' tally with his second goal of the game at 6:23. anthony tinsley And Bierzba got the assist. The army counterattacked with the next two shots and narrowed the gap to 6-3, but chase mcclellan With help from Robinson, he beat the buzzer to make it 7-3. adam lischbeater 19:58.
Maupin completed his hat trick with Lindenwood's winning goal at 6:54 of the third, with assists from Meers and Wiersba. The Black Knights added two points with five minutes left in regulation for the final margin.
The Lions defeated Army 40-33. ethan pauline hatch He stopped 28 of the 33 shots that contributed to the victory.
In Tuesday's game against the Argonauts, Lindenwood controlled the game from start to finish and won 3-0 in a much lower scoring contest. The Lions scored two goals in just over two minutes to jump into the lead and clamp down on Providence's offense.
Sean McMahon They scored the first goal at 1:26 with a play set up by Logan Milhausen Then McClellan and then Robinson honked their horns on a feed from Maupin at 2:04. After a quick start, there were no points for the remainder of the first, all second, and the first five minutes of the third until a holding penalty was awarded to the Argos at 5:08, putting Lindenwood on a power play and Lucas I took advantage of that. Just 11 seconds later, a pass from McClellen was decided.
The Lions defeated Providence 43-14, with Pauline Hatch stopping all 14 shots she faced as Lindenwood improved to 2-0 in pool play.
The Flames were 2-0 in pool play heading into Wednesday's final, so the winners advanced to the semifinals and the losers went home. The Lions were familiar with Liberty, having played against them four times during the regular season and had a 3-1 record. As expected, the game was a back-and-forth affair until the last play.
The Flames led 1-0 at 4:49, but Watson hit Lucas' blade for the tying goal at 16:31. At first it looked like the game would end in a 1-1 tie, but Liberty scored with five seconds left.
The Flames had possession of the puck, but gave it up and Lucas skated free for an unassisted goal at 11:11, tying the game at 2-2. Lindenwood took a 3-2 lead late in the period when McMahon and Watson set up Behnen at 18:45.
Liberty Knott clinched the game again at 3:58 of the third, and it remained 3-3 through the rest of regulation. After more than 20 minutes of scoreless play, the Lions took advantage of the extra ice in overtime, with Lucas setting up Robinson's winning goal 27 seconds into the game.
Lindenwood outscored the Flames 33-26, with Pauline Hatch stopping 23 of the 26 pucks she faced. The Lions went 0/2 on the power play and held Liberty scoreless on three man-advantage chances.
With a 3-0 record, Lindenwood advances from pool play to Thursday's semifinal match against Indiana University. The Hoosiers went 2-1 in pool play and advanced in the tiebreaker. Pucks will be dropped at the Centene Community Ice Center at 5 p.m.