Feb. 15, 2008

Stats

ADRIAN, Mich. - Samuel Kuzyk and Shawn Skelly combined for seven goals as the #9 Adrian College Bulldogs handed the Concordia University Wisconsin Falcons their worst loss in the first-year program's history.

Eric Miller wasted little time getting the Bulldogs on the scoreboard on Friday night, scoring his league-leading 29th goal 50 seconds into the game. The game remained 1-0 in favor of the Bulldogs until 13:57 when Kuzyk notched a power-play goal for the 2-0 lead. Less than two minutes later, the Bulldogs struck again with Mike Towns finding the back of the net for his fourth goal of the season. With 2:51 left in the first period, Miller made a pass back to Bobby Hineman, who then played the puck through the legs of his defender and chipped a shot past the Falcon goalie to put the Bulldogs up 4-0.

The Bulldogs continued to control the game throughout the second period. Shawn Skelly scored 21 seconds into the period and then added another goal at 11:59, giving the home team the 6-0 advantage. Kuzyk then chimed in with his second and third goals of the game at 12:47 and 16:27, respectively, pushing the Bulldog lead to eight goals. Mike Fiorillo got in on the scoring not long after Kuzyk's third goal with a power-play goal. The Falcons spoiled the shut-out bid with 1:18 left in the period on a power-play goal of their own to cut the lead to 9-1.

In the third period, the Bulldogs picked up where they had left off, scoring four goals before the 8:00 mark of the period. Joel Workman netted goals at 2:14 and 5:55 while Skelly completed his hat trick at 3:24 between Workman's goals. Kyle Watson notched his sixth goal of the season at 7:36 to give the Bulldogs the 13-1. Kuzyk found the back of the net for the fourth time of the night at 10:46 for the Texas hat trick, the first in school history, to give the Bulldogs a 13-goal cushion. Bobby Hineman lit up the scoreboard for the 15th time for the home team by scoring his fifth goal of the season at 11:32. The Falcons got their second and final goal less than a minute after Hineman's goal to make the score 15-2. Mike Dahlinger responded for the Bulldogs, scoring the team's 16th goal of the night with 2:48 remaining to lift Adrian to their second-biggest win in school history.

Brad Fogal earned his 14th MCHA win and 17th overall victory in goal. The 14 wins in MCHA play is a new league record for a netminder in a season.

The #9 Bulldogs and the Falcons will face off again tomorrow afternoon at the Arrington Ice Arena. The puck is scheduled to drop at 3:00 p.m.

Notes: Friday night was the first time in school history that two Bulldogs scored hat tricks (Kuzyk and Skelly)... Sam Kuzyk became the first player in school history to score four goals in a single game... Adam Krug broke the MCHA record for points in a season and points in a season by a junior with his 50th league point... Brad Fogal broke the MCHA record for wins in a season by a goaltender with his 14th victory... as a team, the Bulldogs tied their school record for shots on goal in a game with 66... the 16 goals scored is the second-highest number of goals scored in a single game by the Bulldogs this season (18 vs. Northland)... tonight's game was the second time this season that 17 different Bulldogs registered at least one point (18-1 win over Northland)... the Bulldogs pushed their winning streak to 15 straight since November 30