ANGOLA, Ind. – The Adrian College NCAA men's hockey team wrapped up its regular season on the road at Trine University on Saturday evening. The Bulldogs went on to sweep the Thunder after defeating Trine 7-3.
 
In the first period, Trine grabbed an early 1-0 lead on a shorthanded goal. Late in the period, Riley Murphy put the Bulldogs on the board which was followed by a goal from Mathew Rehding 39 seconds later to take a 2-1 lead into the first intermission. Both first period goals for Adrian came on the power play.
 
In the second period, Trine collected a pair of goals within 18 seconds of each other to reclaim the lead 3-2. The Bulldogs answered back with a pair of goals in the second to lead 4-3 entering the third. Murphy netted his second of the game to tie the game followed by a goal from Alec Lovisek.
 
It was all Adrian in the third period where they went on to add three more goals. Connor May scored early in the period to lead 5-3 before scoring again on an empty net with 1:17 to play. Ryan Pitoscia scored 13 seconds later to pick up an insurance goal and win 7-3.
 
Nolan Suggs started in goal for the Bulldogs where he finished the night with 21 saves including 11 in the second period. The Bulldog defense held strong in the third period by allowing just four shots on goal. Adrian lead 33-24 in shots on goal.
 
Adrian finishes the regular season with a 19-5-1 record and a 16-2-0 NCHA record. The Bulldogs will head into the NCHA Harris Cup Playoffs as the No. 1 seed where they will have home ice advantage for the conference tournament. The Bulldogs will host the quarterfinals next weekend starting on Friday, February 16 at 3:00 PM. The Bulldogs will find out their opponent later on Saturday night for the quarterfinals. Stay tuned to www.adrianbulldogs.com or follow Adrian College Athletics on social media for future updates.