ADRIAN — Just one week removed from surrendering 18 goals in a weekend to Wisconsin-Superior that led to a lot of soul searching in their locker room, the Finlandia Lions women’s hockey team took a huge step forward during a series at home against Trine. The Thunder did leave Hancock with ...
HANCOCK — Freshman John Schutz had a career-night as he Finlandia University men’s basketball team (3-16) lost 118-76 to Wisconsin Lutheran (11-6), Wednesday night at the Paavo Nurmi Center. For the first three and one-half minutes, Finlandia and Wisconsin Lutheran traded buckets. Junior Emmett Johnson hit a twisting lay-up at the 16:35 mark. That tied the game at 10-10. The Warriors scored 15 straight points to take control. For Finlandia, Schutz had 20 points and was 7-of-10 from the floor and 6-of-9 on three pointers. Freshman Jack Matrella scored 10 points and sophomore ...
Lions drop second straight 4-1 decision HANCOCK — The Finlandia University women’s hockey team (0-8 NCHA, 0-17) never stopped hustling in a 4-1 loss to the Trine Thunder (4-4 NCHA, 6-8), Saturday afternoon at the Houghton County Arena. Just 40 seconds into the game, junior Jayde Pederson had a goal robbed by a great save. Sophomore Laney Pasemko made several strong saves to keep Trine off the board. The Thunder managed to get a goal at the 11:41 mark. Trine scored twice in the first 12 minutes of the second period for a 3-0 lead. With nine seconds left in the second, junior ...
Lions fall downstate ADRIAN — The Finlandia University men’s hockey team (1-9 NCHA, 2-13-1) lost 7-1 to #3 Adrian (8-2 NCHA, 14-2-1), Saturday afternoon at Arrington Arena. For the first 11 minutes, Adrian and Finlandia battled on even terms. The Bulldogs scored four goals in a two-minute span to seal the game. Senior Phil Schader scored in the third period and led FinnU with three blocked shots. Sophomore Dakota Meyer finished with 45 saves. Finlandia squares up with Bulldogs ADRIAN — The Lions lost 6-0 to the Bulldogs, Friday night at Arrington Arena. For the ...
HANCOCK — Three players scored in double figures as the Finlandia University men’s basketball team (3-14) lost 97-75 to Grace Christian (10-10), Saturday afternoon at the Paavo Nurmi Center. Grace Christian came out quick getting to an 11-2 lead at the 16:43 mark. Finlandia fought back and cut it to four points, four times. The Tigers would lead by at least 10 points the last ten minutes. In the second half, the Lions began to chip away. Junior Octavius Johnson hit two free throws to make it 51-44. GCU scored eight straight points to seal the game. For Finlandia, Johnson had ...
HANCOCK — It was all out war as the Finlandia University men’s basketball team (3-13) beat Maranatha Baptist (2-12) 78-72, Thursday night at the Paavo Nurmi Center. The first four minutes, Maranatha Baptist and Finlandia played on even terms. Tied 8-8 at the 15:15 mark, the Sabercats scored eight straight points. MBU led by three to eight points for the next 10 minutes. Down seven, the Lions began to creep back in. Junior Emmett Johnson scored in traffic to tie the game at 34 with 16 seconds left. Maranatha Baptist hit two free throws to take a 36-34 lead at the break. In ...
