The McKendree University men's hockey team captures a 4-2 victory on the road at Maryville University on Saturday evening.
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Minutes into the start,
Otasowie Omoregie (Pickering, Ontario, Canada/) scored a power-play goal unassisted. Maryville answered back with two goals. The Bearcats were trailing behind 1-2 at the end of the first period.
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Six minutes into the second period, Omoregie scored his second goal of the night following a pass from
Karsten Portell () and
Brad Richardson (Ottawa, Ontario, Canada/John McCrae Secondary School). Halfway through the period, Richardson found the back of the net after connecting with Omoregie. McKendree took the lead 3-2 heading into the second intermission.
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Five minutes into the final period,
Kirill Proskurin (Moscow, Russia/School #750) shot the Bearcat's fourth goal of the night.
Ryan Reader (Granite City, IL/Granite City High School) and
Trevor Roehrig (Gorxheimertal, Hessen, Germany/Lower Austrian International School) were credited with assists.
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In the net,
Wes Werner (LaSalle, Ontario, Canada/Sandwich Secondary School) made 39/41 saves for the win.
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The win concludes the 2021 regular season for the Bearcats.
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