Lake Forest Wins 7-6 at Finlandia in First MCHA Game
Trent Brown score two goals and assists on three more

Trent Brown

Phil Bushbacher

Brendan Sullivan

Finlandia scored first at the 5:17 mark of the opening period but the Foresters tied the game just 35 seconds later on freshman Marc Rubino's (Woodbridge, Ontario/St. Michael's Buzzers) first career goal. He was assisted by classmate Trent Brown (Ayr, Ontario/Elmira Sugar Kings) and sophomore Joel Gard (Orangeville, Ontario/Streetsville Derbys). Senior Peter Pfeffer (Farmington Hills, Mich./Walpole Stars) gave the visitors their first lead of the season at 9:17 with Brown earning the assist. The Lions, however, tied the game with 2:12 remaining in the period and the score was still 2-2 at the first intermission.

Finlandia regained the lead on a power play goal at the 7:30 mark of the second period. The Foresters then scored the first two goals of a 5-0 run later in the frame. Senior Justin Taylor (Sun Valley, Idaho/Walpole Stars) lit the lamp for the first time this season at 11:59 off assists from Brown and freshman Zak Borowski (Gloucester, Ma./Granite City Lumberjacks). Lake Forest's first power play goal of the year came off the stick of freshman Phil Bushbacher (Glenview, Ill./Aurora Tigers) and put the Foresters ahead for good. Gard and freshman Jake DellaValle (Venetia, Pa./Stouffville Spirit) assisted on Bushbacher's first career goal.

Brown scored a power play goal a minute into the third period with Marc Rubino and freshman Thomas Bark (Toronto, Ontario/Streetsville Derbys) each earning an assist. Brown then netted his second goal of the game at 4:17 and Bushbacher accomplished the same feat 25 seconds later. Brown was assisted by Taylor and freshman Mike Rubino (Woodbridge, Ontario/St. Michael's Buzzers). DellaValle and senior Adam Love (Durham, Ontario/Elmira Sugar Kings) set up Bushbacher.

Finlandia nearly came all the way back, scoring at 6:31 and 8:40 in the third and pulling to within a goal at 19:46 after pulling the goaltender.

Lake Forest freshman goaltender Brendan Sullivan (Fall River, Ma./Aurora Tigers) recorded 35 saves in the game, including 17 in the second period and 14 in the third, to earn his first collegiate victory.

The same two teams will face off at Finlandia again Saturday afternoon (November 7) at 4:00 EST.

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