Period 1: 5:30 Lumberjacks 1-0 Brennen Holloway. Asst: Eric Schultz
Period 1: 7:44 Lumberjacks 2-0 Isaac Friesen from Brad Benke (Shorthanded)
Period 1: 13:05 Lumberjacks 3-0 Isaac Friesen Asst: Eric Schultz & Jamie
Schultz
Period 1: 17:39 Lumberjacks 4-0 Steven Burdick Asst: Jamie Schultz (Power Play)
End Period 1: Lumberjacks 4, North Country 0
Period 2: Bottineau goalie Didychuck threatened a few times early in period 2, but he's having a good game and no goal for North Country.
Shots are in favor of Bottineau 20-17 midway through the 2nd. North Country seems more focused in the 2nd period and has had better chances on the net.
Period 2: 14:38 Lumberjacks 5-0 Justin Blue.
Asst. Steve Burdick.
Period 2: 17:00 Lumberjacks 6-0 Steven Burdick Asst: Derek
Behrman, Justin Blue.
Period 2: Goal by North Country waived off after puck kicked in. Still 6-0
MSU-B.
End Period 2: Lumberjacks 6, North Country Saints 0
Period 3 is underway.
Period 3: North Country scores early 33 seconds into game: 6-1 Lumberjacks.
Announcers say North Country looked better in the first 5 minutes than the Lumberjacks who are now mostly protecting their lead. North Country has to be desperate and making lots of shots.
Shots: Lumberjacks 37, Saints 29 with 8 minutes left in the game.
Frustration setting in for North Country. A couple of slashing penalties by the Saints gives MSU-B a 5 on 3 powerplay. See goal below.
Period 3: 13:28 Lumberjacks 7-1 on powerplay. Tyson Friesen on rebound into empty net. Asst. by Derek Behrman and Quinn McIntosh.
Period 3: 17:33 Lumberjacks 8-1. Brennen Holloway. Asst: Tyson Friesen.
Game Ends. MSU-B Lumberjacks 8, North Country CC Saints 1.
Lumberjacks advance to National Championship game Sunday at 1:00 pm Central Time. The game will be webcast at the link above and will be broadcast live on Sunny 101.9 locally.
Interesting note: North Country defeated Monroe Community College 4-1 on Feb. 16; Jan. 12: Monroe 5, North Country 2; Nov. 18: Monroe 3, North Country 1. Monroe CC has already earned a spot in the National Championship game Sunday.