Box Score FOND DU LAC, Wis. – The top-seeded Purdue Northwest ice hockey team defeated fourth-seeded St. Norbert, 6-1, in Friday morning's NCHL playoff game at the Blue Line Ice Center.
With the semifinal win, the Pride (16-14) advanced to the NCHL Orange Division Tournament Championship game on Saturday where they will take on No. 2 seed UW-Oshkosh for the Bruno Goblet. Puck drop is set for 12:30 PM CST.
Craig Herman (Bloomington, Minn./Bloomington Kennedy HS) scored in the opening minute to get the scoring started Friday as the Pride built a 3-1 lead after one period.
PNW would add two goals in the second period from Herman and
Brandon Prodoehl (Munster, Ind./Munster HS), before
Josh Hall (Oshawa, Ontario/J. Clarke Richardson Collegiate) added a power-play goal in the third.
Goaltender
Zander Zafiro (Williams Bay, Wis./Morris Community HS) earned the win between the pipes for the Pride.
SCORING BREAKDOWN
1st Period: PNW 3 – SNC 1
- Herman (unassisted) – 00:42
- Prodoehl (PP – Bocock/Herman) – 11:12
- Witkowski (Bocock/Herman) – 18:45
2nd Period: PNW 2 – SNC 0
- Prodoehl (Bourdages/Hall) – 8:34
- Herman (Hall/Caserta) – 9:24
3rd Period: PNW 1 – SNC 0
- Hall (PP – McCourt/McNeal) – 14:06
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