Lake Forest College Sports Information
February 12, 2005 Contact: Mike Wajerski, SID
Foresters Finish Fifth in NCHA Standings After Split on the Road
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Superior got on the scoreboard first at 6:13 in the Friday’s opening period. The Foresters, however, took the lead with goals by senior Ryan Panet (Markham, ON/Wexford Raiders) at 17:21 and junior Cory Wilson (Calgary, AB/Calgary Royals) at 18:18. Sophomore Tyler Canal (Thunder Bay, ON/Stratford Cullitons) assisted on both Panet’s fourth of the year and Wilson’s ninth. Junior Bryan Lafevor (Ft. Wayne, IN/Chicago Freeze) also helped set up the power play score by Wilson. The Yellowjackets regained the advantage with a pair of goals before the end of the period.
Superior took a 4-2 lead with a power play goal at 18:37 in the second on the period’s only score.
Canal recorded his third assists of the game and team-high 20th of the season on senior Robin Charest’s (Cabano, QC/Hebron Academy) 11th goal of the year just 26 seconds into the third stanza. The home team put the game away with an even strength goal at 7:29 and a power play score at 17:39.
The Foresters surrendered the first goal again on Saturday and trailed 1-0 until the 5:29 mark of the second period when senior Rob Nerland (Calgary, AB/Kimberly Dynamites) lit the lamp for the third time this season. Charest earned the assist. St. Scholastica scored the period’s final goal at 10:30.
Canal tied the game just 20 seconds into the third period. Seniors Eric Luka (Berwyn, IL/Fenwick H.S.) and Dave Williams (Thornhill, ON/Thornhill Rattlers) assisted on Canal’s team-leading 15th goal of the season. An unassisted score, his fifth of the year, by junior Troy Lother (Beach Park, IL/Green Bay Gamblers) at 3:37 proved to be the game winner. He and senior Ryan Scapinello (Guelph, ON/Stratford Cullitons) assisted on sophomore Greg Ihnken’s (Peoria, IL/Chicago Freeze) fourth goal of the season at 8:43 and freshman Andrew Ferrier’s (Stratford, PEI/Truro Bearcats) shorthanded empty-net goal with six seconds remaining was the first score of his career.
Senior Cody Brown (Calgary, AB/Calgary Canucks) saved 34 of 36 (94.4%) shots on goal to earn the victory. He is now 7-6-1 with a 3.03 goals against average and .907 save percentage on the season.
Lake Forest finished just one point behind UW-Stevens Point for fourth place in the league standings and will travel to Stevens Point for an NCHA Peters Cup quarterfinals series next weekend (February 18-19). The teams will face off at 7:30 both Friday and Saturday nights.
Lake Forest - Superior Box Score
Lake Forest - St. Scholastica Box Score