(ST NORBERT COMMUNICATIONS) DE PERE – St. Norbert College opened its 22nd NCAA Division III Tournament appearance with a win, capturing a 3-2 victory over Gustavus Adolphus College in a first-round game at Cornerstone Community Center.
The Green Knights (24-5-1) advance to face Utica University (22-4-2) in a national quarterfinal game at 1 p.m. EDT Saturday, March 22, at the Adirondack Bank Center at Utica Memorial Auditorium in Utica, N.Y. The win was St. Norbert’s 35th in NCAA competition, setting a tournament record for most wins all-time by a Division III school.
St. Norbert never trailed, getting on the board midway through the first period when an unmarked Logan Dombrowsky potted his 17th goal and 50th point of the season with a marker at the 10:11 mark. The Green Knights were cited for a major penalty late in the first period but were able to negate it with drawing a pair of minors on Gustavus Adolphus, carrying a 1-0 lead into the second period.
Early in the second period, Gustavus Adolphus had a breakaway opportunity but was turned away on a “Grade A” save by St. Norbert goaltender Hunter Garvey (pictured). The Green Knights kept their 1-0 lead until the 14:01 mark of the second period, when Jack Christen collected a puck that ricocheted off the boards behind the goal and finished for his fourth goal of the season. St. Norbert kept its 2-0 lead through second intermission.
St. Norbert looked to be in great shape when it went on a power play just 21 seconds into the third period, but it was the Golden Gusties who came up with a goal when Wilmer Svensson scored shorthanded 34 seconds in. The Green Knights were able to nurse their 2-1 lead through most of the rest of the game until it got an empty-net goal by Bryan Gilman with 1:35 remaining. Gustavus Adolphus got an extra-attacker goal from Hunter Newhouse at 19:26, but St. Norbert kept the visitor at bay the rest of the way to survive and advance.
Curtis Hammond had St. Norbert’s lone multi-point game with a pair of assists for two points.
St. Norbert outshot Gustavus Adolphus 29-23. Garvey came up with 21 stops for the Green Knights. Colin Androlewicz made 26 saves for the Golden Gusties.
The Green Knights were 0-for-5 on the power play, while Gustavus Adolphus was 0-for-2.
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