SUPERIOR, Wis. – In the final weeks of the Wisconsin Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (WIAC) regular season, the Yellowjacket men's hockey team played host to the Blue Devils from UW-Stout for a weekend series. The 'Jackets struck first late in the first period, but the Blue Devils scored three goals in the middle frame, giving them a 4-2 win inside Wessman Arena.
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Game Notes
- Superior got a goal from Carson Riddle (Ortonville, Mich./Brandon) with under a minute to go in the first, as Daniel Rozsival (Chicago, Ill./North Shore Country Day) sent him a pass for the 1-0 advantage.
- Three goals in just over five minutes allowed UW-Stout to take the lead at 3-1 until Collin Pederson (Owatonna, Minn./Owatonna) sent one under the pad of Blue Devils goaltender Sebastian Monaco to trail by just one at 3-2.
- Late in the third period the Yellowjackets opted for an extra skater and pulled goaltender Jan Skorpik (Brandýs nad Labem, Czechia/OA Prague), but Nicolas Pigeon fired one across ice for the fourth and final Stout goal.
- Riddle led with four shots while both Ikki Kogawa (Chiba, Japan/Collingwood Collegiate Institute) and Justin Dauphinais (Val Caron, Ontario/École Secondaire Catholique Horizon) had three on the evening.
- Skorpik fell to 6-6-1 as he took the loss Friday evening. He made 23 saves in the contest.
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The Yellowjackets and Blue Devils are back at it Saturday night for the regular season finale. Puck drop is set for 7 p.m.
