Men’s Hockey upsets No. 9 Lake Forest on senior night

MEQUON, Wis. – The CUW senior class ended their careers with an upset victory on Saturday night. The Falcons upended the ninth-ranked Foresters 3-2 on Saturday to finish with a winning record for the third time in program history at 12-11-2. The victory also ties the senior class as the winningest in program history. The Falcons also downed Lake Forest in a shootout to win the Border Battle Cup.

"It was a great night for our seniors," said head coach Jasen Wise. "They really earned it and I am very proud of this group. They never quit and they are great teammates. They make it fun to come to the rink every day. I'm so happy for the seniors getting the win on senior night. The game-winning goal for Jimmy and the shootout goal to win the Border Battle Trophy by Buchko, it was a great night."

Freshman Brandon Picard (Montreal, Que.) found the back of the net off passes from sophomore Luc Kreuser (Wisconsin Rapids, Wis.) and junior Braydon Barker (Red Deer, Alta.).

The Foresters took the lead with the next two goals.

Junior Nick Guiney (Victoria, B.C.) tied the game with a goal in front of the net from passes from junior Nick Guerra (Victoria, B.C.) and senior Dante Hahn (Victoria, B.C.).

Senior Jim Pearson (Ashton, Ont.) propelled the Falcons on a steal on the penalty kill and tallied a shorthanded goal to secure the victory.

Sophomore Bo Didur (West Vancouver, B.C.) had 46 saves to earn the victory.

The Falcons killed off all five penalties on Saturday night.

The victory over the ninth-ranked Foresters was the second-ranked victory of the year for CUW, with the first at UW-Stevens Point.

The two teams were sent to a shootout to determine the Border Battle Cup and senior Andrej Buchko (Peoria, Ill.) scored the lone goal in four rounds to bring the cup home for the second time in program history.

The CUW victory also spoiled the Foresters' bid for the NCHA Regular Season title.

The CUW senior class of Andrej Buchko, Jake Switzer (Swansea, Ill.), Mac Ferner (Vernon, B.C.), Dante Hahn, Jim Pearson and Josh Adkins finish their careers with a program record of 48 victories.