Colin Theisen netted a hat trick, but No. 20 Notre Dame lost 5-3 to Wisconsin, 5-3 on Saturday night inside Compton Family Ice Arena after falling 2-0 on Friday.
The hat trick was the first of Theisen’s collegiate career and included a pair of goals just 1:40 apart in the second period. Alex Steeves earned an assist on all three of Theisen’s markers to match his career-high with three points. Spencer Stastney, Michael Graham and Matt Hellickson also picked up assists.
Wisconsin netminder Robbie Beydoun made 29 saves to earn the victory. Dylan St. Cyr stopped 17 shots before Ryan Bischel made three saves in relief. Notre Dame went 1-for-2 on the power play and 3-for-4 on the penalty kill.
The Badgers built a 2-0 lead before the two quick tallies by Thiesen. But Wisconsin still took a 3-2 lead into the third and final period.
Just 1:40 later, Theisen one-timed a feed from Steeves at the top of the right circle to even the score at 2-2. The Irish tied it once again at 7:57 of the third period when Theisen buried a rebound off of a point-blank chance by Steeves.
But Dylan Holloway gave Wisconsin the lead again just past the midway point of the period before Donovan’s second with 7:45 remaining accounted for the 5-3 final.
The Irish will have next weekend off before playing at Michigan on Friday and Saturday Nov. 27-28 at the Yost Ice Arena in Ann Arbor, Michigan. Friday’s game will be on Big Ten Plus (streaming), while broadcast and/or streaming details for Saturday’s game will be announced at a later date.
The hat trick was the first of Theisen’s collegiate career and included a pair of goals just 1:40 apart in the second period. Alex Steeves earned an assist on all three of Theisen’s markers to match his career-high with three points. Spencer Stastney, Michael Graham and Matt Hellickson also picked up assists.
Wisconsin netminder Robbie Beydoun made 29 saves to earn the victory. Dylan St. Cyr stopped 17 shots before Ryan Bischel made three saves in relief. Notre Dame went 1-for-2 on the power play and 3-for-4 on the penalty kill.
The Badgers built a 2-0 lead before the two quick tallies by Thiesen. But Wisconsin still took a 3-2 lead into the third and final period.
Just 1:40 later, Theisen one-timed a feed from Steeves at the top of the right circle to even the score at 2-2. The Irish tied it once again at 7:57 of the third period when Theisen buried a rebound off of a point-blank chance by Steeves.
But Dylan Holloway gave Wisconsin the lead again just past the midway point of the period before Donovan’s second with 7:45 remaining accounted for the 5-3 final.
The Irish will have next weekend off before playing at Michigan on Friday and Saturday Nov. 27-28 at the Yost Ice Arena in Ann Arbor, Michigan. Friday’s game will be on Big Ten Plus (streaming), while broadcast and/or streaming details for Saturday’s game will be announced at a later date.
