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Bryan Yim Nets Pair as Men's Hockey Rallies to Shock Defending National Champs in Overtime

Box Score

ADRIAN, Mich.--Senior Bryan Yim scored the tying goal in regulation and the game-winner 1 minute and 45 seconds into overtime to lift Adrian to a come-from-behind 4-3 victory over defending NCAA champion St. Norbert in Northern Collegiate Hockey Association action on Saturday.

THE BASICS
= Final Score: Adrian College 4, St. Norbert College 3 (overtime)

= Location: Arrington Ice Arena; Adrian, Mich.

= Records: Adrian Bulldogs 5-1 overall (3-1 NCHA South Division), St. Norbert Green Knights 3-2 overall (2-2 NCHA North Division)

= National Rankings: Adrian--#4 United States College Hockey Online (254 points, 2 first-place votes) and #4 D3hockey.com (259, 4) polls; SNC--#3 USCHO (269 points, 5) and #3 D3hockey (263, 5)

TOP 'DAWGS
= Yim also went 12-for-20 in the face-off circle.

= Junior Bryce Van Horn had a goal and assist.

= Senior captain Cory Dunn finished with three points on a goal and two assists.

= Senior goalie Kevin Entmaa improved to 5-1 on the season after making 28 saves.

= Junior Dino Balsamo added an assist and was 10-for-18 on face-offs.

THE OPPOSITION
= Dominick Sacco had two goals and a plus-2.

= Steven Phillips made two assists and won 11 face-offs in 23 attempts.

= On face-offs, Keegan Milligan was eight-for-14 and Brad Pung was 14-for-27.

= T.J. Black stopped 30 of 34 shots in the SNC goal.

HOW IT HAPPENED
= The visitors took a seemingly comfortable 3-0 lead through two periods on a pair of goals from Sacco sandwiched around a tally from Peter Bates.

= Dunn got Adrian on the scoreboard just 1:46 gone in the third period with an unassisted goal.

= Then almost 10 minutes later, Van Horn cut the deficit to 3-2 with his first Bulldog goal on assists from Dunn and classmate Connor Armour.

= Yim forced the extra five-minute session with 79 seconds remaining in the third period on his fifth goal of the season, as Adrian had an extra attacker after pulling the goalie.

= Then in OT, Yim played hero again with his wrap-around goal for the game-winner on the only shot on goal in the period.

= Adrian held a 34-31 shots advantage and killed off all six SNC power-play attempts.

BEYOND THE BOX SCORE
= Van Horn played his first two seasons at NCAA Division I Colorado College.

= The last four meetings between the teams have been decided in overtime with each side winning twice. SNC leads the all-time series 10-8, while Adrian is 6-4 at home.

= Entmaa became the third goaltender in Adrian's 12-year history to reach 50 career victories (50-13-2). He trails only Brad Fogal (93, 2007-10) and Scott Shackell (53, 2011-14).

= Dunn leads the NCHA with 10 points (3G, 7A) while Yim has a conference-best six goals.

= With the win today, the Bulldogs move to 10-6-17 all-time in overtime.

UP NEXT
= Adrian plays a home-and-home series with Trine next weekend, hosting the Thunder on Friday (7:05 p.m.) before traveling to Angola, Ind., on Saturday (7 p.m.).

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Players Mentioned

Connor Armour

#22 Connor Armour

C
6' 0"
Senior
Dino Balsamo

#12 Dino Balsamo

F
5' 10"
Junior
Cory Dunn

#44 Cory Dunn

RD
5' 9"
Senior
Kevin Entmaa

#35 Kevin Entmaa

G
6' 0"
Senior
Bryce Van Horn

#8 Bryce Van Horn

RW
6' 0"
Junior
Bryan Yim

#40 Bryan Yim

RW/C
5' 8"
Senior

Players Mentioned

Connor Armour

#22 Connor Armour

6' 0"
Senior
C
Dino Balsamo

#12 Dino Balsamo

5' 10"
Junior
F
Cory Dunn

#44 Cory Dunn

5' 9"
Senior
RD
Kevin Entmaa

#35 Kevin Entmaa

6' 0"
Senior
G
Bryce Van Horn

#8 Bryce Van Horn

6' 0"
Junior
RW
Bryan Yim

#40 Bryan Yim

5' 8"
Senior
RW/C