Duluth Marshall School 3, Virginia / Mountain Iron - Buhl / Orr 1
Miner's Memorial Building, Virginia -- Zach Mausolf poked the puck past Virginia/MI-B/Orr goalie Will Lustig amidst a scrum in the Virginia crease with 35 seconds left in regulation to spring Duluth Marshall to a 3-1 win. Trent Harris added an empty net goal as time expired to seal the victory. After a scoreless first period, Matt Morsette snapped home a centering pass to give Duluth Marshall a 1-0 lead 5:38 into the second period. Sean Podpeskar knotted the game at one in the final seconds of the period with a powerplay goal for the Blue Devils. Matt Messina stopped 10 shots in goal for the Hilltoppers to gain the victory. Will Lustig took the loss for Virginia, despite a 27 save performance.
Duluth Marshall School 0-1-2=3
Virginia/Mountain Iron-Buhl/Orr 0-1-0=1
First Period - No Scoring.
Second Period - 1. Duluth Marshall School, Matt Morsette (Lanny Olson), 5:38; 2. Virginia/Mountain Iron-Buhl/Orr, Sean Podpeskar (Chris Westin, Chris Stoks), 16:57 (PP).
Third Period - 3. Duluth Marshall School, Zach Mausolf (David Hafferty, Pat Mahoney), 16:25; 4. Duluth Marshall School, Trent Harris (Tom Paine), 16:59 (EN).
Saves - Matt Messina, Duluth Marshall School, 6-1-3=10; Will Lustig, Virginia/Mountain Iron-Buhl/Orr, 4-12-11=27.
