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Lions drop heartbreaker to Lumberjills

ASHLAND, Wis. — It was a hard-fought game as the Finlandia University women’s hockey team (0-9) lost 3-0 to Northland (1-6-1), Monday night at the Bay Area Civic Center. Finlandia almost scored first as sophomore Michaela Powers had a shot saved at the last moment with 3:04 gone.  Sophomore Laney Pasemko kept the Lions in the game with several great saves. In the second period, Northland scored at the 2:44 mark to take the lead.  FinnU had several strong scoring chances that were denied.  The Lumberjills scored with 6:03 left in the period, then got an insurance goal in the ...

Lions men’s hockey falls to Green Knights

Lions bring out SISU in loss to Green Knights DE PERE, Wis. – It was 60 minutes of SISU as the Finlandia University men’s hockey team (0-4 NCHA, 0-6-1) took a hard fought 3-1 loss to No. 4 St. Norbert (4-0 NCHA, 5-0-1), Saturday afternoon at Cornerstone Center. Finlandia came out inspired in the opening period. The Lions had two strong scoring chances that were stopped by great plays. St. Norbert stepped it up a notch and scored twice in the second period. The final period was a back-and-fought battle. Sophomore Max Messier broke up the shutout with 38 seconds left off a pass ...

Lions women’s hockey drops pair

Finlandia takes a tumble on road DE PERE, Wis. – The Finlandia University women’s hockey team (0-4 NCHA, 0-8) lost 8-0 to No. 20 St. Norbert (4-0 NCHA, 6-1-2), Saturday afternoon at Resch Olympic Pavilion. St. Norbert came out and scored three goals in the first 5:37 of the game to seal the deal. Sophomore Laney Pasemko recorded 49 saves in relief for the Lions. Lions shut out by Green Knights Friday DE PERE, Wis. – The Lions lost 6-0 to the Green Knights, Friday night at Resch Olympic Pavilion. Finlandia came out quick just missing a shot in the opening minutes. Sophomore ...

Finlandia women drop both games in tournament

Lions fall short of Big Reds HOLLAND, Mich. – Junior Natalie Bartle had a double-double as the Finlandia University women’s basketball team (2-3) lost 84-80 to Denison (1-2), Saturday afternoon at DeVos Fieldhouse. Natalie Bartle was named to the All-Hope College Tournament team. The team played tight throughout the whole first period. Finlandia held the lead for the first eight minutes. Denison scored the final five points to lead 16-13 heading into the second period. The Big Reds outscored the Lions 50-41 over the next two periods to lead by 12 heading into the fourth. Down ...

Lions men earn split on road with win over Knights

Finlandia crowns the Knights NEW ULM, Minn. — It was a nail bitter as the Finlandia University men’s basketball team (2-3) beat Martin Luther (0-5) 94-91, Saturday afternoon at LSC Gymnasium. It was the first win over MLC since Feb. 10, 2017. Martin Luther came out strong and led 16-8 at the 14:04 mark. Finlandia came back with a 15-7 run. Junior Danny Zuchak hit a layup to tie the game at 23-23 with 9:48 to go. The Lions pushed the lead to 37-28 at the 5:01 mark. The Knights came back closing on a 16-5 burst to lead 44-42 at the break. In the second half, FinnU got up by ...

Despite losses, Kuruc likes direction as Lions head out to face Green Knights

DEPERE, Wis. — The Finlandia Lions women’s hockey team has struggled out of the gates, falling to 0-6 on the season after losing a pair of games at home to the No. 15 Aurora Spartans. However, coach Mike Kuruc was encouraged by how the Lions finished the game Saturday, and feels that his ...