UND Athletics/Russell Hons
GRAND FORKS, N.D. (UND Athletics)– Jayden Perron sniped home the game winner just under three minutes into overtime to give No. 12/14 North Dakota a 4-3 OT victory over Robert Morris on Friday night from Ralph Engelstad Arena in Grand Forks, N.D.
The sophomore wired home a perfect pass from defenseman Jake Livanavage on a 4-on-3 power play in the extra session to snap a two-game losing streak and move the Fighting Hawks back to the .500 mark at 6-6-0 overall.
UND looked to be heading towards a regulation win, carrying a 2-0 lead into the final 20 minutes on goals from Caleb MacDonald (2) and Jackson Kunz (5) just 1:23 into the contest, but Robert Morris (4-4-2) rallied with a pair of tallies in the opening six minutes of the frame to knot the contest at 2-2.
Sacha Boisvert made it back-to-back games with a goal, sniping home his fourth of the season just minutes after the tying goal from RMU to restore the advantage at 3-2. The Colonials brought the game even once again in the dying seconds, with Tanner Klimpke’s shot deflecting off a UND defender and into the net with just 5.7 seconds remaining to send the game into overtime.
North Dakota controlled most of the overtime session, eventually drawing a power play opportunity near the midway point of the extra session. Perron wasted no time on the man advantage, striking 14 seconds into the penalty to give the Hawks a much-needed 4-3 victory.
Four players recorded multiple points in the win for UND, with Livanavage and Jake Schmaltz each dishing out a pair of assists while Boisvert and Perron both potted a goal and a helper for multi-point outings.
Goaltender T.J. Semptimphelter put together one of his best outings of the season, finishing with 29 saves on 32 shots against to improve to 6-4-0 on the season. The Marlton, N.J., native came up with his biggest save of the night in the third when he dove to his right and made a save with the paddle of his stick to keep the Hawks in front, 3-2.
North Dakota will go for the series sweep tomorrow night at 6:07 p.m. from the Ralph. Fans can catch the action on Midco Sports and the Fighting Hawks Radio Network.
Postgame Notes
- UND improves to 3-0-0 all-time against Robert Morris
- The Hawks are also 35-2-0 in program history against Atlantic Hockey teams and 28-0-0 at home
- The win was the first this season in OT for UND and first since Feb. 2, 2024 at Miami
- Jayden Perron’s OT winner was the first overtime goal of his career
- Sacha Boisvert notched his fourth multi-point game of the season and now has 10 points to lead the team
- UND snapped a three-game losing streak at home
- Dane Montgomery notched another assist to give him five points in nine games as a defenseman
- Caleb MacDonald scored his second goal of the season and his fourth at the Ralph in his career
- Louis Jamernik V left the game with an injury in the second period and did not return
- Jackson Kunz has three goals in his last five games dating back to Nov. 8
- Jake Schmaltz dished out a pair of assists to notch his third multi-point game
- Jake Livanavage now has seven assists over his last five games dating back to Nov. 8
- UND improves to 3-0-0 this season against unranked opponents
- The Hawks are also 5-0-0 this season when scoring at least four goals
- NoDak improves to 2-2-0 this season in one goal games
- North Dakota is now 4-2-0 on Friday nights this season
- Friday was the fourth time this season they have scored multiple power play goals, improving to 4-0-0
- UND finished with a 43-32 shot advantage, with Carter Wilkie leading with seven
- The Hawks went 2-for-4 on the power play while RMU was 1-for-3
- UND has allowed seven power play goals in the last five games
- North Dakota finished with a 47-30 advantage in the dot, with Jake Schmaltz pacing everyone at 20-9
How It Happened
First Period
01:05 | UND – Caleb MacDonald (2) from Jake Schmaltz (5)
01:23 | UND – Jackson Kunz (5) from Dane Montgomery (4) and Schmaltz (6)
Second Period
No scoring
Third Period
03:54 | RMU – Dominic Elliott (2, PP)
05:24 | RMU – Mitch Deelstra (3) from Elliott (5)
08:55 | UND – Sacha Boisvert (4, PP) from Jake Livanavage (8) and Jayden Perron (4)
19:55 | RMU – Tanner Klimpke (2) from Trent Wilson (5) and Walter Zacher (3)
Overtime
02:46 | UND – Perron (3, PP) from Livanavage (9) and Boisvert (6)
Game Recap: Men’s Hockey | | Alec Stocker Johnson, FightingHawks.com
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