(LEBANON, Ill., Oct. 14)—The McKendree College hockey team dropped a narrow 4-3 decision Friday night on the road at Missouri State University.
Junior defenseman Brent Grimm (O'Fallon, Ill./O'Fallon) (O’Fallon, Ill.) scored two goals for McKendree, which moves to 5-6 on the year. The Bearcats will meet Missouri State Saturday at 7 p.m. to wrap up the weekend series.
Grimm’s first goal midway through the first period, on an assist from junior wing Keith Jacob (Fairview Heights, Ill./Belleville East) (Fairview Heights, Ill.) tied the game at 1-1. After the Bears posted the only goal of the second period to grab a 2-1 lead, Grimm scored again with just over 12 minutes to play to even the score at 2-2.
However, Missouri State took control with a pair of goals to build a 4-2 advantage. Sophomore center Scott Roberts (Philadelphia, Pa./Bensalem) (Philadelphia, Pa.) recorded an unassisted goal with just 11 seconds remaining to account for the final score.
Junior Marcus Power (O'Fallon, Ill./O'Fallon) (O’Fallon, Ill.) registered 36 saves in goal for McKendree.
McKENDREE COLLEGE HOCKEY RESULT
FRIDAY, OCT. 14 AT SPRINGFIELD, MO.
Team 1 2 3 F
McKendree 1 0 2 3
Missouri State 1 1 2 4
SCORING SUMMARY—
1st Period:
MSU – Hellwig (Dentman), 3:37
McK – Grimm (Jacob), 8:14
2nd Period:
MSU – Livingston (Leiendecker), 10:20
3rd Period:
McK – Grimm (Donze, Ilges), 7:58
MSU – Hellwig (Baetey), 12:36
MSU – O’Sullivan (Livingston), 14:11
McK – Roberts (unassisted), 19:49
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