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North Dakota Thumps Minnesota Duluth 5-1 to Earn Series Split in Grand Forks

Senior Ben Strinden delivered a career-best four assists, with freshman Jan Spunar now 2-0.

Overview

  • After a 4-3 overtime loss on Friday, No. 8 UND rebounded on Saturday to beat No. 10 UMD 5-1 and split the weekend.
  • UMD’s Friday winner came 43 seconds into overtime when Ty Hanson converted a rebound off goaltender Gibson Homer.
  • UND forced that overtime with late third-period goals by Mac Swanson and Ben Strinden to erase a 3-1 deficit.
  • Five different Hawks scored in Saturday’s win, including Cody Croal, Will Zellers, Keaton Verhoeff, Ollie Josephson and Abram Wiebe.
  • Strinden finished a five-point weekend to take the team scoring lead, while Spunar stopped 19 of 20 shots and carries a .973 save percentage and 0.50 GAA through two starts.