After a disappointing 0-2 debut last weekend at home versus Wisconsin, the Irish traveled to Ann Arbor and jumped to a 3-0 lead before staving off a late Wolverines rally and coming out with the 3-2 victory.
The Irish goals came from Nick Leivermann, Nate Clurman and Grant Silianoff, while sophomore goaltender Ryan Bischel made 32 saves, including 11 in the third period to secure the win in his first start of the season.
“It was a big first win for our team,” said head coach Jeff Jackson. “The fact that we got off to a good start was really important, those first couple of games we were chasing the entire time so it is a lot easier playing with the lead. I thought Ryan Bischel gave us a good game in net and then the good thing is we didn’t crumble after they scored that second goal. I thought we did a good job responding and playing pretty solid and that’s the most important thing. It’s still early in the season and I just want to get a little better every game and today was good progress.”
In the Michigan net, Strauss Mann finished with 15 saves. There was just one penalty called in the game, which Notre Dame successfully killed off early in the first period. The two teams will meet again tomorrow night to cap the series.
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The Irish goals came from Nick Leivermann, Nate Clurman and Grant Silianoff, while sophomore goaltender Ryan Bischel made 32 saves, including 11 in the third period to secure the win in his first start of the season.
“It was a big first win for our team,” said head coach Jeff Jackson. “The fact that we got off to a good start was really important, those first couple of games we were chasing the entire time so it is a lot easier playing with the lead. I thought Ryan Bischel gave us a good game in net and then the good thing is we didn’t crumble after they scored that second goal. I thought we did a good job responding and playing pretty solid and that’s the most important thing. It’s still early in the season and I just want to get a little better every game and today was good progress.”
In the Michigan net, Strauss Mann finished with 15 saves. There was just one penalty called in the game, which Notre Dame successfully killed off early in the first period. The two teams will meet again tomorrow night to cap the series.
Highlights can be found here:
