(LEBANON, Ill., Sept. 23)—The McKendree College hockey team had its two-game win streak stopped with a 5-2 home loss Friday night against DePaul University. The contest was played at the U.S. Ice Sports Complex in Fairview Heights.
The Bearcats fall to 2-3 on the year and will host DePaul again Saturday afternoon at 3 p.m.
In Friday’s game, McKendree trailed 2-0 before a shorthanded goal by freshman center Charlie Donze (Fairview Heights, Ill./Althoff Catholic) (Fairview Heights, Ill.) midway through the second period cut the deficit in half. The Blue Demons put the game out of reach with a goal late in the second period and two more in the third. Sophomore center/wing Kyle Ilges (Highland, Ill./Highland) (Highland, Ill.) netted a power-play goal with just over three minutes for the Bearcats’ final tally of the game.
Despite taking the loss in goal, junior Marcus Power (O'Fallon, Ill./O'Fallon) (O’Fallon, Ill.) had a solid night in goal for McKendree. He made 42 saves, including several spectacular stops.
McKENDREE COLLEGE HOCKEY RESULT
FRIDAY, SEPT. 23 AT FAIRVIEW HEIGHTS, ILL.
Team 1 2 3 F
DePaul 1 2 2 5
McKendree 0 1 1 2
SCORING SUMMARY—
1st Period:
DU – Cohen (Greenwood, Doulas), 11:31
2nd Period:
DU – Schwartz (Cohen, Taylor), 8:06
McK – Donze (Ilges), 11:58
DU – Kokuzian (Angarone), 16:00
3rd Period:
DU – Greenwood (Jones), 6:53
DU – Santelli (Doulas), 15:16
McK – Ilges (Crawford, McBride), 16:31
-McK-
