BADgers 5 Fighting Sioux 2.

If there is a weak link right now I would say it is the defense, the blue liners have got to be better if UND is going to be successful this season. There is nothing like leaving your goalie out high and dry, it is a recipe for disaster. The game started out pretty good UND, the Fighting Sioux were able to gain a 2-0 lead before giving up 5 unanswered goals. I think that is unacceptable, and can not happen again. A couple of these goals were of the soft varitey. Just for the Record Chay Genoway was on the ice for 4 of the 5 goals scored against the Sioux in the third period. One Thing I know is that the Sioux need to get Big Joe Finley back in the line up soon.

If I fault Hakstol for anything I wish he would have brought in Brad Eidsness in early last year like DU did with Marc Cheverie. It just seems that Brad is a few weeks behind and it is going to be a few more weeks before he is up to speed. That being said I hope that Hakstol doesn't think he has to come back with Walksi, Eidness is the future of the Fighting Sioux and I think Hakstol just need to go with him until he figures it out. It makes no sense playing a goalie that hasn't proven in three seasons that he is capable of playing at the division one level.

The Fighting Sioux will be fine it is just going to take a few more weeks to get everyone on the same sheet of music, that is what happens when you have a high number of players coming and going each season. I thought UND played pretty well on the weekend and just had a few bad moments in the third period of Saturday's game that kept them from getting the sweep.

While a sweep would have been the best result a split is not that bad, coming into this series Wisconsin had won the last four games against the Sioux in the Ralph Englestad Arena so in the grand scheme of things a split isn't all that bad.
Goals Scoring/Penalties Time
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1st Period (20:00)
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WIS-1 Podge Turnbull (2-Tripping) NDK 0x1 5:59
WIS-2 Brendan Smith (2-Roughing) 11:49
WIS-3 Brendan Smith (2-High-Sticking) (Served by Craig Johnson) NDK 0x2 11:49
NDK-1 Brad Malone (2-Roughing) 11:49
WIS-4 Tom Gorowsky (2-Roughing) 18:20
NDK-2 Corey Fienhage (2-Roughing) 18:20

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2nd Period (20:00)
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NDK-3 Chay Genoway (2-Interference) WIS 0x1 3:49
WIS-5 Blake Geoffrion (2-Tripping) NDK 0x3 4:34
NDK-4 Jake Marto (2-Interference) WIS 0x2 13:40
NDK 1 - 0 5x6 SH Ryan Duncan (2) (Chris VandeVelde) 14:23
NDK (+): 16,29,6,5,G31 WIS (-): 2,21,24,9,19,G35
WIS-6 Andy Bohmbach (2-Hooking) NDK 0x4 15:53
NDK 2 - 0 6x6 Jason Gregoire (2) (Evan Trupp, Matt Frattin) 17:59
NDK (+): 17,19,21,25,3,G31 WIS (-): 17,16,27,12,11,G35
NDK-5 Zach Jones (2-Slashing) WIS 0x3 18:23
NDK-6 Chay Genoway (2-Holding) WIS 1x4 19:45

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3rd Period (20:00)
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WIS 1 - 2 6x5 PP Derek Stepan (2) (Jamie McBain, John Mitchell) 0:56
WIS: 21,2,24,7,9,G35 NDK: 20,25,6,11,G31
NDK-7 Corey Fienhage (2-Interference) WIS 2x5 1:34
WIS 2 - 2 6x5 PP Blake Geoffrion (2) (Jake Gardiner, Derek Stepan) 1:48
WIS: 5,19,21,2,9,G35 NDK: 29,16,6,5,G31
WIS 3 - 2 6x6 GW LL Tom Gorowsky (1) (Jamie McBain, Sean Dolan) 2:17
WIS (+): 15,2,16,24,7,G35 NDK (-): 5,10,11,20,25,G31
WIS 4 - 2 6x6 Tom Gorowsky (2) (unassisted) 13:42
WIS (+): 15,24,2,16,7,G35 NDK (-): 18,29,16,24,5,G31
WIS-7 Ryan McDonagh (2-Interference) NDK 0x5 16:22
WIS 5 - 2 5x6 SH EN Blake Geoffrion (3) (unassisted) 17:41
WIS (+): 5,20,10,27,G35 NDK (-): 14,5,10,26,29,16

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End of Game