North Dakota
No. 6/7 North Dakota vaults into first place with 5-3 win over No. 13 SCSU
UND Athletics/SCSU Athletics Jason Soria
ST. CLOUD, Minn. (UND Athletics)– Senior goaltender Ludvig Persson stopped 34 shots to help No. 6/7 North Dakota defeat No. 13 St. Cloud State, 5-3, on Friday night from the Herb Brooks National Hockey Center in St. Cloud, Minn.
The goaltender was stellar in his return to the net, stopping a season-best 34-of-37 fired his way to help the Fighting Hawks (16-6-1, 7-4-0 NCHC) vault into first place in the conference standings with 25 points and give the visitors only their second win in the last nine games in St. Cloud.
Sophomore forward Jackson Blake exploded for a pair of goals and an assist for his sixth game of the season with three points while extending his point streak to five straight. Forwards Cameron Berg (1G, 1A) and Owen McLaughlin (2A) also notched multi-point outings while defenseman Jake Livanavage dished out a pair of helpers for his second-career game with two assists.
North Dakota once again got out to the start it wanted, taking the 1-0 lead just under seven minutes into the contest when McLaughlin feathered a perfect pass to a cutting Blake and the sophomore roofed it over the goaltender for his team-leading 13th of the season and a 1-0 advantage.
The green and white kept its strong opening 20 minutes of play rolling throughout the stanza before finally extending the lead to 2-0 in the dying moments. McLaughlin and Blake combined again on a faceoff win, working the puck back to defenseman Garrett Pyke to wire home his third goal of the season to give the visitors a 2-0 advantage after one.
After SCSU (11-7-3, 7-2-2 NCHC) cut the lead to 2-1 just 24 seconds into the second period, Blake restored the two-goal advantage with a power play snipe for his second tally of the night and third multi-goal game of the season to send UND to the locker room with a 3-1 lead.
Persson sparkled in the middle stanza, finishing with 14 saves on 15 shots, including a dazzling glove stop on a 2-on-1 rush late in the second period to keep the advantage at a pair of goals heading into the third.
The Huskies again struck early in the period, cutting the lead to 3-2 on a Zach Okabe rebound, but the UND power play responded again when Berg finished off sweet dish from Jackson Kunz on the zone entry to give the junior his 11th tally of the season and a 4-2 advantage near the midway point of the third.
SCSU climbed within a goal for the third time in the game with a power play strike of its own, but Louis Jamernik V sealed the 5-3 victory for the Hawks with an empty netter for his sixth goal of the campaign.
North Dakota will go for the series and season sweep over St. Cloud State on Saturday night at 6:07 p.m. from the HBNHC. Fans can catch the contest on Midco Sports, NCHC.tv and the Home of Economy Radio Network.
Postgame Notes
- Ludvig Persson finished with a season-high 34 saves to improve to 13-6-1 this season
- Jackson Blake tallied his sixth three-point game of the season with two goals and an assist
- The pair of goals are the third multi-goal outing of the year for Blake
- Owen McLaughlin extended his point streak to five straight games with two helpers
- Cameron Berg has points in 12 of his last 15 games, including 10 goals
- Berg also set a new single-season high with 11 goals on the season
- UND finished 2-for-3 on the power play, improving to 4-1-0 when scoring multiple PPG
- The Hawks have 12 power play goals in the last 10 games, including seven in the last five games
- UND improves to 6-3-0 against ranked opponents this season
- NoDak is also 13-0-0 this season when leading after two periods and 14-4-1 when scoring first
- Jake Livanavage recorded his second multi-point game of his career, notching two assists
- Logan Britt tallied his first point since Nov. 25 vs. Bemidji State
- Blake, Berg and Persson were named the game’s three stars, in that order
- SCSU finished with a 27-24 faceoff advantage, with Louis Jamernik V pacing UND at 7-5
How It Happened
First Period 06:59 | UND – Jackson Blake roofs one over Dominic Basse to give UND a 1-0 lead19:54 | UND – Garrett Pyke blasts home his third of the season to extend the advantage to 2-0
Second Period 00:24 | SCSU – Mason Salquist gets the Huskies on the board early in the second13:58 | UND – Blake scores his second of the night with a snipe on the power play to make it 3-1 UND
Third Period 04:22 | SCSU – Zach Okabe pounces on the rebound to trim the deficit to 3-2 early in the third08:46 | UND – Cameron Berg rockets home a slick feed from Jackson Kunz on the power play16:29 | SCSU – Veeti Miettinen scores a power play goal to cut the lead to 4-318:28 | UND – Louis Jamernik V seals the 5-3 victory with an empty netter
Game Recap: Men’s Hockey | 1/19/2024 11:09:00 PM | Alec Stocker Johnson, FightingHawks.com
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U.S. soldiers with the Nebraska and North Dakota National Guards, assigned to Joint Task Force-District of Columbia in support of the DC Safe and Beautiful mission, pose for a group photo at a hotel in Alexandria, Virginia, April 28. N.D. National Guard 2nd Lt. Caleb Hill, front row, far left, served as the officer in charge of the mission when soldiers assigned to JTF-DC responded to the shooting incident at the White House Correspondents’ Association dinner April 25. About 2,500 National Guard members are supporting the DC Safe and Beautiful mission, providing critical assistance to the Metropolitan Police Department to help ensure the safety of residents, commuters and visitors throughout the District. U.S. Army National Guard photo by Staff Sgt. Thomas Norris.
WASHINGTON – U.S. soldiers with the North Dakota, Arkansas and Nebraska Army National Guard, assigned to Joint Task Force-District of Columbia in support of the DC Safe and Beautiful mission, responded to a shooting incident at the White House Correspondents’ Association dinner (WHCAD) at the Washington Hilton in Northwest Washington April 25.
The Guardsmen were at the WHCAD at the request of the U.S. Secret Service (USSS) as an additional patrol unit created specifically for the event, which celebrates the contribution of news organizations and independent journalists alike who provide notable coverage relating to the presidential administration.
“Our mission was to assist the U.S. Secret Service with crowd control,” said Capt. Kevin Peatrowsky, an operations officer with the Nebraska National Guard (NENG) assigned to JTF-DC.
As the Guardsmen were monitoring their area of operations, they saw USSS agents sprint toward the hotel entrance.
“They were running full speed with their weapons drawn,” said Sgt. 1st. Class Allen Haney, a team member with the Arkansas National Guard. “We immediately followed suit.”
Staff Sgt. Kirsten Confer, a NENG combat medic and battle captain, recalled her response to the incident: “We fell back on our basic training. You run toward danger and move in a way that makes sense for the situation.”
According to Confer, the Guardsmen entered the hotel and immediately began securing the scene and ensured that the guests evacuated safely. At the direction of a federal agent, Confer began a rapid trauma assessment on the suspect which resulted in finding knives and ammunition on the shooter. Simultaneously, the Arkansas soldiers moved outside to provide crowd control at a pedestrian barricade outside the hotel.
“From there, we assisted wherever we could,” said 2nd Lt. Caleb Hill, a National Guardsman from North Dakota who served as the officer in charge for the mission. “We were initially helping with crowd control. After that, we realized that the USSS had begun rerouting everyone in the hotel, so we moved to the doors. We were controlling entry into the venue, so we had moved a couple more people outside, so we had five inside, eight outside.” Both Arkansas and Nebraska worked well alongside one another and, alongside the federal agencies. Hill also noted that relying on his soldiers allowed him to move to different teams, which helped allow him to plan and coordinate with different agencies.
According to 1st Lt. Jonathan Goins, a platoon leader with the Arkansas National Guard, Arkansas soldiers also helped establish a security perimeter for the staging of the presidential motorcade. Later, the team assisted federal agencies and MPD with crowd control, which helped clear the way for the president and administration officials, he said.
“Guardsmen on this mission represent the very best of the nation,” said U.S. Army Brig. Gen. Leland Blanchard II, the interim commanding general of the District of Columbia National Guard. “The world got a brief glimpse, but I see them each day serving and doing amazing things across the District.”
FARGO, N.D. (KELO) — The Sioux Falls Stampede staved off elimination with a 2-1 overtime win over the Fargo Force in game four of the USHL Western Conference Finals Saturday night.
Thomas Zocco scored the game-winner 12 minutes into the extra period. Arseni Marchenko put Fargo on the board first in the first period. Noah Mannausau tied the game for the Herd in the second period.
Sioux Falls outshot Fargo 53-49, including 9-5 in overtime. Linards Feldbergs made 48 saves.
Three of the four games of the series have gone to overtime. The winner-take-all game five is Tuesday at the Premier Center.
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