Turn your back on a rabid dog it will bite you. MTU 3 ND 2 O.T..

Here is what we do know. If you turn your back on a rabid dog or if you push him into a corner he will bite you. While it is pretty much a given that if the playoffs started today (they don't) the Sioux would be in the NCAA tourney. Honestly, I don't think UND wants to sit out it's conference tourney watching the other teams in the league play for the Broadmoor Trophy. Make no mistake about it, there is something to play for. Tonight's loss should refocused the Sioux that slept walked through the third period playing uninspired hockey. Play to the final horn is tonight's lesson; a standard regulation game is 60 minutes long not 59:55. Make no mistake about this MTU is the best 9th place team in college hockey I would take them against; Alaska, Holy Cross, St. Lawrence, Maine any day. Time to show some respect to the Huskies and knock them on their ass.

I looked back and the Sioux went to a third game twice in the past 6 years (Denver University 2003 and Minnesota State 2006) and they were able to prevail. We have seen this before. We have all felt like this before, losing sucks. While I am not happy, the law of averages was going to catch up with the Fighting Sioux, this is th first loss UND has had in 18 games. Now, is a great time for the team to refocus grab some perspective and put the Huskies away. The Fighting Sioux are not unbeatable but they are also not a bad team.


Scoring/Penalties

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1st Period (20:00)
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NDK 1 - 0 6x6 Brad Miller (5) (Matt Frattin, Ryan Martens) 4:19
NDK (+): 14,21,6,8,3,G1 MTU (-): 15,9,8,14,25,G29
NDK-1 Chay Genoway (2-Tripping) MTU 0x1 5:25
MTU-1 John Schwarz (2-BROKEN STICK) NDK 0x1 9:15
MTU-2 Jordan Baker (2-Hooking) NDK 0x2 11:32
MTU-3 Alex Lord (2-Kneeing) NDK 0x3 14:13
NDK-2 Ryan Duncan (2-Slashing) MTU 0x2 18:56

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2nd Period (20:00)
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MTU-4 Drew Dobson (2-Holding) NDK 0x4 4:47
MTU-5 John Schwarz (2-Unsportsmanlike Conduct) 6:35
NDK-3 Chris VandeVelde (2-Unsportsmanlike Conduct) 6:35
NDK-4 Robbie Bina (2-Hooking) MTU 0x3 13:32
NDK 2 - 0 6x6 Matt Frattin (4) (Brad Miller) 16:58
NDK (+): 21,14,8,6,3,G1 MTU (-): 7,8,15,10,19,G29

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3rd Period (20:00)
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NDK-5 Ryan Duncan (2-Holding) MTU 1x4 0:36
MTU 1 - 2 6x5 PP Jimmy Kerr (9) (Geoff Kinrade, Eric Kattelus) 1:19
MTU: 19,12,23,15,14,G29 NDK: 2,5,17,20,G1
MTU-6 Eric Kattelus (2-Hooking) NDK 0x5 10:41
Timeout - Michigan Tech 17:43
MTU-7 Ryan Angelow (2-Cross-Checking) NDK 0x6 18:04
MTU 2 - 2 5x6 SH EA Tyler Shelast (14) (Jimmy Kerr, Jordan Baker) 19:54
MTU (+): 19,22,5,10,23 NDK (-): 2,4,20,14,17,G1

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Overtime (10:41)
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NDK-6 Chris VandeVelde (2-Hooking) MTU 1x5 1:27
MTU 3 - 2 6x6 GW LL Tyler Shelast (15) (Geoff Kinrade, Peter Rouleau) 10:41
MTU (+): 15,14,19,12,23,G29

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End of Game