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Derek is a sports enthusiast and has been covering local athletics for over 8 years. He studied journalism at Minot State University and has contributed to various sports blogs and the Grand Forks Herald. His comprehensive knowledge of North Dakota's sports scene allows him to provide in-depth coverage and unique insights.
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Both the University of North Dakota and the University of Mary had the opportunity to play home series against conference opponents this weekend.
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North Dakota 4, Western Michigan 1
(Saturday)
WMU;0;0;1;--;1
UND;2;1;1;--;4
First period:
1. UND, Gavin Lindberg (Ollie Josephson, Cody Croal), 1:14. 2. UND, Cole Reschny (Mac Swanson), 8:42.
Second period:
3. UND, Croal (Lindberg, Reschny), 7:54.
Third period:
4. WMU, Adam Benak (Theo Wallberg), 8:23. 5. UND, Croal (Unassisted), 17:57 (EN).
Goaltender saves:
WMU -- Quentin Miller 11-8-5--24. UND -- Jan Spunar 6-6-5--17.
Penalties:
WMU -- Four minors, one major, one game misconduct for 23 minutes. UND -- Three minors for six minutes.
Western Michigan 2, North Dakota 2, WMU wins SO
(Friday)
WMU;1;0;1;0;--;2
UND;1;1;0;0;--;2
First period:
1. WMU, Benak (Unassisted), 0:52. UND, Hudson Malinoski (Jack Kernan, Sam Laurila), 6:25 (PP).
Second period:
3. UND, Brasen Boser (Josephson, Croal), 0:41.
Third period:
4. WMU, Ty Henricks (Joona Vaisanen, Tommy Lafreniere), 15:22 (PP).
Overtime:
No scoring.
Shootout:
5. WMU, William Whitelaw.
Goaltender saves:
WMU -- Miller 6-12-6-0-24. UND -- Spunar 2-3-7-3--15.
Penalties:
WMU -- Four minors for eight minutes. UND -- Six minors for 12 minutes.
U-Mary 8, Iowa State 1
(Saturday)
ISU;0;1;0;--;1
Mary;3;3;2;--;8
First period:
1. Mary, Crae Dawson (Kaeden Krieg, Lyndon Orr), 16:48. 2. Mary, Dain Sardelli (Isaac Flatley, John Lang), 17:20. 3. Mary, Joe Gronholz (Andrew Brubakken, David Loahr), 19:27.
Second period:
4. ISU, Matthew Mahoney (Reece Hubmer), 5:59. 5. Mary, Krieg (Gronholz, Loahr), 8:31. 6. Mary, Loahr (Lang), 14:21. 7. Mary, Orr (Dawson, Nick Bradshaw), 15:24.
Third period:
8. Mary, Bradshaw (Harrison Johnson, Krieg), 18:50 (PP). 9. Mary, Sardelli (Lang, I. Flatley), 19:33.
Goaltender saves:
ISU -- Lennart Critzmann 14-14-x--28; Ty Tanton x-5-16--21. Mary -- Caleb Cross 6-14-5--25.
Penalties:
ISU -- Four minors for eight minutes. Mary -- Three minors, one misconduct for 16 minutes.
Iowa State 4, U-Mary 2
(Friday)
ISU;1;1;2;--;4
Mary;0;1;1;--;2
First period:
1. ISU, Timothy Hanulik (Hubmer, Ethan Pagel), 8:07 (PP).
Second period:
2. ISU, Wyatt Kostichka (Hanulik), 13:37. 3. Mary, Mat
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