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Senior tallies UND’s first five-point game since 2014
GRAND FORKS, N.D. –-(UND Athletics) It didn’t take long Friday night for Miami University hockey coach Chris Bergeron to know his Redhawks were in trouble.
University of North Dakota senior center
Collin Adams finished a 2-on-1 break with linemate
Jordan Kawaguchi just 14 seconds into the game with his backhand goal to ignite the fire in UND’s 6-2 victory over Miami in the National Collegiate Hockey Conference playoff quarterfinals at Ralph Engelstad Arena.
The early goal by Adams, the fastest by UND this season, triggered a flurry of three goals in the opening five minutes, 36 seconds as league champion North Dakota (19-5-1) eliminated last-place Miami (5-18-2) and advanced the Fighting Hawks into the semifinals on Monday. Adams finished with his first career 5-point game (2 goals, 3 assists) and the first by a UND player since Mark MacMillan had 5 points on Oct. 18, 2014 at Colorado College.
With St. Cloud State leading Miami 1-0 about 10 minutes into the third period on Friday, the real action started, as the RedHawks quickly scored two goals en route to a 3-2 win over the 6th ranked Huskies.