ADRIAN, Mich. — The Adrian College men's ACHA Division 3 hockey team earned a 6-1 victory over Saginaw Valley State University on Friday, October 30, at Arrington Ice Arena. The Bulldogs celebrated Military Appreciation Night with a dominant third-period performance, scoring five unanswered goals after the Cardinals briefly cut the deficit to two.

Following a scoreless opening period, Adrian broke through at 9:46 of the second period when Nolan Doersch scored a power-play goal off an assist from Solyom Andras. The Bulldogs carried their 1-0 advantage into the final period after outshooting Saginaw Valley State 25-25 through the first 40 minutes.

Adrian's offense erupted in the third period, beginning with a goal from Brett Whitten at 1:50, assisted by Luke Miller. James Schmidt extended the lead to 3-0 at 5:35 off a feed from Anthony Alfonsi before Cameron Mahony added another goal at 7:33, assisted by Whitten. Saginaw Valley State answered at 8:20 to make it 4-1, but the Bulldogs responded with a goal from Gavin Scally at 12:12, assisted by Whitten and Andras. Alfonsi capped the scoring at 19:21, with Schmidt and Andras collecting assists, to secure the 6-1 victory.

Whitten led Adrian with three points on one goal and two assists, while Andras contributed three assists. Schmidt and Alfonsi each recorded a goal and an assist. Goaltender Perez Silva delivered a strong performance between the pipes, stopping 30 of 31 shots. The Bulldogs finished with a 41-31 advantage in shots, converted one of their two power-play opportunities and successfully killed all four Saginaw Valley State power plays.

Up Next

Adrian will return to action next weekend for a two-game series against the University of Michigan-Flint. The Bulldogs will travel to Flint, Michigan, on Friday, November 6, for a 6:00 PM matchup before returning to Arrington Ice Arena on Sunday, November 8, for a 1:00 PM contest.