Lake Forest men's hockey was swept by No. 9 Adrian in the opening weekend of NCHA play, falling in the second game 3-0.
Lake Forest dominated the first eight minutes of play, firing seven shots on goal while holding the Bulldogs without a shot on goal. However, in the 11th minute, a rebound off
Noel Friedman popped out to the Adrian attackers, who tapped it in the net for a 1-0 lead. After a boarding call on the Foresters, Adrian took advantage of another rebound in the final minute of the period to push the score to 2-0 at the first intermission.
The two sides battled out a scoreless second period, and the advantage remained with Adrian heading into the third. Lake Forest found itself on the penalty kill for the third time, and Adrian worked around the offensive zone to open up space in the high slot for the Bulldogs' third goal of the match. With 15 minutes left in the match, the Foresters pushed numbers into the attacking zone, but could not come up with a goal as Adrian earned the weekend sweep with a 3-0 result.
Lake Forest returns to action next week, facing off against Concordia University Wisconsin in the Border Battle. The Foresters start the series on the road Friday before returning home Saturday to close out the weekend.
