From Hope College Athletics
By Alan Babbitt
The Hope College men’s ice hockey team stepped up to the American Hockey Collegiate Hockey Association’s top level and skated away with a pair of thrilling victories.
The Flying Dutchmen defeated nationally-ranked Purdue University Northwest, 4-3, in overtime both on Thursday on the road and Friday at home.
Purdue Northwest was ranked 10th in ACHA Division 1.
Hope, which is competing at the ACHA Division 3 for the final time, improved to 12-2 on the season.
On Thursday, junior Jake Onstott (Zeeland, Michigan / Grand Rapids Catholic Central HS) scored the game-winner 1 minute, 28 seconds into overtime at the Kube Sports Complex.
It was Onstott’s second goal of the game. Onstott also scored during the Flying Dutchmen’s three-goal second period.
Purdue Northwest tied the score with two third-period goals, including an equalizer from Hayden Masloski with 44 seconds remaining in regulation.
Senior goalkeeper Maclane Schick (Kohler, Wisconsin / Kohler) made 33 saves for Hope.
On Friday, It was the Flying Dutchmen forcing overtime by scoring during the final minute of regulation.
Sophomore Brady Breit (Byron Center, Michigan / Byron Center) tied the score at 3-3 with 43 seconds remaining in the third period.
The goal came 53 seconds after Purdue Northwest snapped a 2-2 tie on a Mike Clough goal.
Freshman goalkeeper Sebastian Wigfield (Blue Hill, Maine / St. Ignatius College Prep) recorded 40 saves for the Flying Dutchmen.
Junior Brenden Tarpening (Fenton, Michigan / Flint Powers) chipped in a two-goal game.
Hope returns to the ice on Friday-Saturday, Nov. 15-16, with a series against the University of Michigan.
On Friday at 6 p.m., the Flying Dutchmen will face Michigan at Arctic Edge in Canton. On Saturday at 7:30 p.m., Hope hosts the Wolverines at Edge Ice Arena in Holland Township.
(Originally published at https://athletics.hope.edu/news/2024/11/11/acha-mens-ice-hockey-knocks-off-10th-ranked-purdue-northwest-in-ot-twice.aspx)
