The Forester men's hockey team fell 7-3 at Milwaukee School of Engineering on Sunday (February 28), leaving the teams tied in their Midwest Collegiate Hockey Association two-game quarterfinal series. Lake Forest then won the resulting mini-game 2-1 in overtime to advance to next weekend's (March 5-6) Harris Cup Four at Adrian College. The result and statistics of the mini-game do not count so the Foresters fell to 9-15-2 on the season and the Raiders finished the year with a 14-11-2 record.

Lake Forest took an early lead in the mini-game when senior Justin Taylor (Sun Valley, Idaho/Walpole Stars) scored at the 3:27 mark. M.S.O.E. pulled its goalie late in the contest, which was supposed to last just 20 minutes, and scored with only 33 seconds remaining. The teams returned to the ice for a 20-minute sudden-death overtime period that finally ended when Forester freshman Thomas Bark (Toronto, Ontario/Streetsville Derbys) lit the lamp with 6:16 left on the clock. Bark was assisted by junior Jordan Cutler (Highland Park, Ill./Lebanon Valley College) and freshman Justin Crawford (Cobourg, Ontario/Peterborough Stars).

Forester freshman goaltender Austin Erney (New Ringgold, Pa./Vermont Academy) stopped 12 of 13 shots on goal in the first 20 minutes of the mini-game and all nine he faced in the overtime period.

The Raiders never trailed during their victory earlier in the day. The home team scored one minute and 50 seconds into the contest and doubled its lead at 9:13. Lake Forest senior Adam Love (Durham, Ontario/Elmira Sugar Kings) scored his 10th goal of the year at 16:27 with Bark earning an assist. The Foresters were out-shot 16-4 in the period and trailed 2-1 after 20 minutes of play.

M.S.O.E. scored on the power play at the 2:32 mark of the second period and added an even-strength goal at 5:33. The score was still 4-1 in favor of the Raiders at the second intermission and the home team had an 11-8 edge in shots during the period.

Foresters freshman Tyler Hauer (Toronto, Ontario/Pickering Panthers) scored for the second time this season at the 3:59 mark of the second period. He was assisted by Cutler and freshman Jake DellaValle (Venetia, Pa./Stouffville Spirit). Sophomore Ben Finney (Pontypool, Ontario/Robert Morris University) then pulled the visitors to within one on a power play goal at 8:38. His second score of the season was assisted by Taylor and Bark. The Raiders, however, converted a power play opportunity at 11:16, scored again at 15:10, and closed out the scoring with another power play goal at 18:07. The home team put 11 more shots on goal in the final period, two more than the Foresters.

Lake Forest will face off against Marian University in the semifinals of next weekend's (March 5-6) Harris Cup Four at Adrian College. They will play at 3:00 (EST) Friday afternoon and Adrian will host Lawrence University at 7:00. The winners will play at 3:00 Saturday afternoon for the Harris Cup and the league's automatic bid to the NCAA Tournament.