THE ST. CLOUD NORSEMEN EARNED 3 OUT OF 4 POINTS OVER THE WEEKEND AGAINST THE WATERTOWN SHAMROCKS AFTER A 3-2 LOSS IN OVERTIME AT HOME ON FRIDAY AND A 4-2 VICTORY IN WATERTOWN ON SATURDAY.
FRIDAY NIGHT THE NORSEMEN FOUND THEMSELVES DOWN 2-0 WITH TIME WINDING DOWN IN THE 3RD PERIOD BEFORE THEY CAME ALIVE. ANDREW KARKOC CAPITALIZED ON A NORSEMEN POWER PLAY SCORING HIS 12TH OF THE YEAR WITH JUST UNDER SEVEN MINUTES TO PLAY OFF ASSISTS FROM BILLY BIEDERMANN AND GABE GALLIVAN. THEN WYATT FARRELL SCORED A SHORTHANDED GOAL JUST OVER A MINUTE LATER TO TIE THE GAME AT 2-2. FARRELL’S 9TH OF THE YEAR WAS UNASSISTED. WATERTOWN PREVAILED IN OVERTIME TO SECURE THE EXTRA POINT.
SATURDAY NIGHT THE NORSEMEN BUILT A 2-0 LEAD WITH TWO QUICK GOALS TO BEGIN THE 2ND PERIOD. KELLEN MATUSHAK SCORED HIS 1ST NORSEMEN GOAL TWO AND A HALF MINUTES IN WITH ASSISTS FROM NOLAN SMITH AND AVRY SHAW. MOMENTS LATER IT WAS MATE TARDI SCORING HIS 6TH OF THE YEAR WITH AN ASSIST FROM COLE BIES. GABE GALLIVAN SCORED HIS 5TH OF THE YEAR FROM SAM CRANE AND CRISTIAN NICHOLS IN THE OPENING MINUTE OF THE 3RD PERIOD TO MAKE IT 3-1 NORSEMEN. NOLAN SMITH ADDED AN EMPTY NETTER FOR HIS 9TH OF THE YEAR FROM CRANE AND GALLIVAN LATE IN THE 3RD TO SEAL THE VICTORY. BECK LIDEN MADE 38 SAVES FOR THE VICTORY IN NET.
ST. CLOUD (15-26-5-0 – 35 PTS) WILL BE ON THE ROAD AGAINST THE MN MALLARDS (10-32-2-1 – 23 PTS) ON WEDNESDAY MARCH 11TH AT 7PM BEFORE THEY HOST MINOT (18-24-3-2 – 41 PTS) FOR A PAIR NEXT WEEKEND. PUCK DROP FROM THE MAC IS 7PM ON FRIDAY, MARCH 13TH AND 6:30PM ON SATURDAY MARCH 14TH. TICKETS AVAILABLE AT THE DOOR OR ONLINE AT TICKETS.STCLOUDNORSEMEN.COM
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