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BSM holds on for win over Marshall

01/17/2009, 11:04pm CST
By Staff

Duda scores twice in Red Knight win

Benilde-St. Maragaret's took a four-goal lead early in the third period but had to fend off a late rally by the Marshall School before settling for a 5-3 win.

The Red Knights led 3-0 midway through the game and appeared well on their way to victory before the Hilltoppers began to show life.

"When we jumped to a 3-0 lead, I was hoping that we would win this one running away," BSM head coach Ken Pauly said. "But Marshall is just too well coached and too proud of a team to make it easy on you."

Brett Patterson banged home a rebound nearly 10 minutes into the game and Patrick Duda converted a Pat Steinhauser pass into a short-handed goal with 2:55 to play in the opening stanza.

The Red Knights grabbed a 3-0 lead when John Duda blocked a shot in his own zone. He quickly fed the puck to Bryan Glynn in the neutral zone, who then split two defensemen a snapped a shot from the inner edge of the right faceoff circle just inside the right post.

Joe Kozlak got his team back in the game less than three minutes later but Will Nelson restored the three-goal when his shot from the slot rang off the right post before finding the back of the net with 1:34 to play in the second period.

The visitors increased their lead to four goals barely four minutes into the final period. Marshall iced the puck in the waning seconds of a penalty kill and Jacob Meyers set the puck up for Patterson to collect next to the BSM goal.

Patterson proceeded to rush the puck up the left side of the ice. At the top of the left circle in the Marshall zone, he circled back to the point and ripped a low shot which Duda tipped into the net one second after the power play expired.

The Hilltoppers weren't ready to concede the win and, just 30 seconds later, Dane Morin scored to cut the lead to 5-2 and, with 7:28 to play, Matt Morsette knocked in a loose puck to get the hosts back to within two goals.

Marshall got a power-play chance with less than seven minutes remaining but the visitors easily killed the penalty, outshooting the Hilltoppers, 2-0, during that time and they they two two penalties in the game's final three minutes to effectively seal their fate.

Although happy to collected a road win against the 10th-ranked, Class A, Hilltoppers, Pauly knows his team has work to do.

"We would like to get the power play going," he said. "We really haven’t had a lot of opportunities to work on it in our games but, when we get chances, we need to capitalize.

"Simply put, we need to continue to improve on special teams and eliminate some of the 'blowup' plays on the defensive end in order to be a legitimate contender for a trip to the state tourney."

With five goals and 31 shots, the Red Knights had their most productive offensive outing of 2009.

"I’m very happy that Will Nelson, Bryan Glynn, and Brett Patterson continue to find their offensive game," Pauly added. "All teams need a line that they can rely on to score.

" I also think the John Duda, David Tranvik, and Pat Cron line is skating well. They are doing their job and then some."

Next up for BSM is defending Class AA state champion Hill-Murray. The Red Knights and Pioneers will get together Tuesday, Jan. 20, for a 7 p.m. faceoff at the St. Louis Park Rec Center.

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