UND Athletics/Russell Hons
GRAND FORKS, N.D. (UND Athletics)– No. 14/16 North Dakota dropped a 5-1 decision to No. 4/5 Western Michigan on Saturday night from a sold-out Ralph Engelstad Arena in Grand Forks, N.D.
UND (12-10-1, 7-5-0 NCHC) could not overcome a 3-0 deficit, as the Broncos (15-4-1, 8-1-1) capped off the sweep and took five-of-six points in the league standings.
Cameron Berg scored the lone goal of the night for the hosts, wiring home his sixth of the season in just 11 games while goaltender T.J. Semptimphelter finished with 37 saves on 42 shots against to drop to 10-7-1 on the season.
After a strong start by the hosts for the second straight night, Western Michigan opened the scoring just over halfway through the first before extending the lead to 2-0 with a power play goal late in the stanza heading into the first intermission.
The Broncos increased the lead to 3-0 in the early portions of the second, but UND started to chip away in the middle portions of the frame when Berg snapped home a shot for his sixth of the year to cut the lead to 3-1. The Hawks had a chance to trim further into the deficit with a couple of good chances but couldn’t solve the WMU goaltender while the Broncos added a fourth goal in the final seconds of the second to take a 4-1 lead after two.
WMU added a fifth in the third period to close out the 5-1 victory and the sweep.
North Dakota will have an off weekend before hitting the road for a series with St. Cloud State beginning on Friday, Jan. 31 at 7:30 p.m.
Postgame Notes
- UND drops to 30-14-1 all-time against Western Michigan and 14-8-0 at home
- The Hawks were swept at home in conference play for the second time this season
- WMU went 2-for-3 on the power play while UND was 0-for-2
- The 42 shots by WMU were a season high allowed by NoDak
- NoDak dropped to fourth in the NCHC standings with 20 points
- Cameron Berg scored his sixth goal of the season
- T.J. Semptimphelter made a season-high 37 saves
- Jayden Jubenvill notched an assist for his second of the season
- Faceoffs were 34-30 WMU, with Carter Wilkie pacing UND at 11-7
How It Happened
First Period
11:59 | WMU – Ty Hendricks (2) from Garrett Szydlowski (2) and Zack Sharp (2)
18:01 | WMU – Owen Michaels (10, PP) from Matteo Costantini (5) and Alex Bump (11)
Second Period
06:31 | WMU – Liam Valente (9) from Szydlowski (3) Cam Knuble (3)
14:24 | UND – Cameron Berg (6) from Owen McLaughlin (13) and Jayden Jubenvill (2)
19:44 | WMU – Bump (8)
Third Period
11:45 | WMU – Bump (9, PP) from Samuel Sjolund (13) and Costantini (6)
Game Recap: Men’s Hockey | 1/18/2025 10:48:00 PM | Alec Stocker Johnson, FightingHawks.com
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