Men's Hockey Splits GL6 Series with Adrian

The Hope College men's hockey team split its series last week against GL6 Conference opponent Adrian College, earning a 3-2 road victory on Thursday before falling to the Bulldogs, 3-1, on Friday at Holland Ice Arena.
On Thursday night, the Flying Dutch scored three unanswered goals in the second period to secure the victory.

Senior right wing Brady Breit (Byron Center, Michigan / Byron Center) opened the scoring 7:08 into the second period with his fourth goal of the season.

Senior cetner Colton Laufer (Grand Rapids, Michigan / Grand Rapids Christian) extended Hope's lead to 2-0 at 15:02 with his first goal of the season.

Freshman left wing Drew Watz (Freeland, Michigan / Freeland / Biggby U18AAA) added to the Flying Dutchmen's lead with an unassisted goal at 18:07, giving Hope a 3-0 advantage heading into the third period.

Sophomore goalkeeper Sebastian Wigfield (Blue Hill, Maine Saint Ignatius College Prep Battle Creek Kernels USPHL Premier) stopped 27 shots.

On Friday, Hope hosted Adrian, which took a 1-0 lead with 27 seconds remaining in the first period. The Bulldogs extended their lead to 2-0 just 3:45 into the second period.

Freshman left wing Cooper Clouse (Fargo, North Dakota / West Fargo Sheyenne / Great Falls Americans NA3HL) brought the Flying Dutchmen within one at 12:18 of the third period, scoring his fifth goal of the season on a power play.

Hope outshot Adrian 15-10 in the final period, but the Bulldogs secured the victory with a goal with seven seconds remaining. Wigfield recorded 34 saves in the loss.

The Flying Dutch's next home-and-home series is against the Western Michigan University Stallions. Hope (6-6 overall, 1-3 GL6) hosts WMU on Friday, Nov. 6, at 7:30 p.m. at Holland Ice Arena.

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Players Mentioned

#10 Brady Breit: RW; 6' 2"; Senior

#5 Colton Laufer: C; 5' 10"; Senior

#33 Sebastian Wigfield: G; 6' 4"; Junior; Psychology

#19 Drew Watz: LW; 5' 11"; Freshman

#27 Cooper Clouse: LW; 5' 11"; Freshman

Players Mentioned

#10 Brady Breit
: 6' 2"; Senior
: RW

#5 Colton Laufer
: 5' 10"; Senior
: C

#33 Sebastian Wigfield
: 6' 4"; Junior; Psychology
: G

#19 Drew Watz
: 5' 11"; Freshman
: LW

#27 Cooper Clouse
: 5' 11"; Freshman
: LW