Hockey Advances to Harris Cup Final
| Published: 02/28/2009 |
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Adrian, Mich.-Number three seed MSOE Raiders, upset number two seed Lawrence Vikings by the score of 3-to-2 and advances to the Harris Cup Final. MSOE will face host and number one seed Adrian College on Sunday, March 1 at 3:00p.m.
MSOE struck first with Ryno Linder scoring off an Aaron Humphries pass with 6:17 left in the first period. Ben Di Marco of Lawrence added a goal early in the second period, but The Raiders retook the lead 3:21 into the period. Michael Soik scored the second goal from Matthew Buha pass. Just 25 seconds into the third period, Stephen Smiddy scored off a Buha pass to put the game out of reach. Lawrence added one more goal but Connor Toomey held the Vikings at bay, stopping 22 shots in the game.
In the first semifinal, Adrian outdistanced Marian 8-3 to set up an MSOE/Adrian final. The puck drops at 3:00p.m.
