Jacen Bracko goes over a pair of bodies to gain control of the puck in the Cobbers' game with #10 UW-Stevens Pt. Bracko assisted on CC's first goal.
Jacen Bracko goes over a pair of bodies to gain control of the puck in the Cobbers' game with #10 UW-Stevens Pt. Bracko assisted on CC's first goal.
January 13, 2023

Cobbers Never Get Out In Front Against #10 UW-Stevens Pt.

Concordia was never able to get out in front of No.10-ranked Wis.-Stevens Point and lost 5-2 in Moorhead.

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MOORHEAD, Minn. (1/13/23)---Concordia was never able to get out in front of No.10-ranked Wis.-Stevens Point and lost 5-2 in Moorhead.

The Cobbers trailed 2-1 after the first period, 3-2 after the second frame and then allowed two unanswered goals in the third and lost to the Pointers.

Concordia sees their overall record move to 5-8-1 on the year, while Stevens Point is now 10-2-3 for the season.

The Cobbers started the game by having to kill of a 5-minute major penalty for boarding just 21-seconds into the game. CC would successfully kill off that penalty before Stevens Point opened the scoring at the 6:27 mark and added a second just 96-seconds later.

Concordia got to within one goal when Hunter Olson broke free of the Pointers' defense on the right side of the ice and sniped a shot under the crossbar from the right faceoff circle. The goal at 18:06 of the first period was his second of the season, and was set up by Caden Triggs and Jacen Bracko.

The Cobbers killed almost killed off a second 5-minut major penalty at the start of the second period, but Stevens Point was able to reclaim their 2-goal lead with a strike with 11-seconds left on the power play.

Freshman Ben Luedtke would bring CC back to within one goal when he found the back of the net at the 13:47 mark of the second stanza. Jaret Lalli and Liam Haslam were credited with the assists on Luedtke's fifth goal of the year.

The game would stay at 3-2 until the final 7-minutes of the third period. Stevens Point slammed home a rebound on a follow-up shot at 13:18. They would add a fifth after the Cobbers pulled goalie Aaron Dickstein with 2:38 left to play in regulation.

Stevens Point outshot the Cobbers 29-24 in the game. CC was 0-for-4 on the power play, while UWSP went 1-for-3.

Cole O'Connell led all players with five shots on goal. Dickstein finished the game with 24 saves.  
       
UP NEXT: Concordia will finish off its non-conference schedule when it hosts Wis.-Stout on Saturday, Jan. 14 a 2 p.m.