ANGOLA, Ind. - Marian University NCAA men's ice hockey (9-16-2, 8-10-0 NCHA) was able to force overtime but was eliminated from the NCHA Harris Cup Playoffs with a 3-2 overtime loss against No. 11/12 Trine.
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- The opening period nearly went scoreless until junior Hayden Tuba lit the lamp with help from fellow junior Cole Carlson with just 26.1 seconds left.
- Trine found its equalizer late in the second period with 1:51 on the clock.
- The Thunder then took their first lead of the game at the 8:14 mark of the third period.
- Junior Nolan Flint put the game at an even 2-2 with 5:41 left in regulation with assists to junior Colin Handy and sophomore Edison Weeks.
- This proved to be enough to force overtime where Trine netted the game-winner 1:58 into the extra session.
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- Shots were in favor of Trine by a 40-25 margin.
- The Thunder also had a 48-31 edge for face-offs.
- Neither team had a power-play goal with Marian having two chances and Trine four.
- Marian has now dropped 10 straight NCHA Harris Cup Playoff games.
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Junior Andreai Proctor-Ramirez (4-6-0) finished with a season-high 37 saves in goal. |
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Junior Hayden Tuba opened the scoring with his first goal of the season. |
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Junior Nolan Flint reached double-digit goals for the first time in his career with his third period equalizer. |
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