Cleary Hockey's Offense Explodes for Eight Goals at SVSU

(Saginaw, MI)-- After losing game one of their weekend series to Saginaw Valley State, Cleary hit the road and bounced back in a big way to split the series.

Cleary would score two goals in the opening stanza, sandwiched around a Cardinal goal.  The first came from Ben Gledhow, with an assist from Jonny Gardiner, and the second came from Brendyn Galloner, with assists from Cam Thomas and Levi Herauf, giving Cleary a 2-1 lead.  In the second period, a pair of SVSU goals would give the hosts the lead at 3-2, but Cleary responded, scoring three goals in a four minute window to retake the lead themselves.  Cleary's third goal came from Levi Herauf, with an assist from Brendyn Galloner.  The fourth goal was scored by the captain Erik Wafer, who got assists from Jonny Gardiner and Bennett Sheppard, and the fifth goal was scored by Wes Smith, with assists from Cam Thomas and Zack Wiener.  Cleary's offense kept the pressure on, as they added three more third period goals before giving up a garbage time goal to narrow the deficit some. The sixth goal was scored by Jonny Gardiner, with assists from Bennett Sheppard and Ben Gledhow.  The seventh goal was scored by Ben Gledhow for his second of the game, and was assisted by Jonny Gardiner and Bennett Sheppard.  Cleary's eighth and final goal was scored by Bennett Sheppard, with an assist from Jonny Gardiner.

Liam Kocur was excellent in between the pipes, making save after save on a barage of shots on goal, picking up his fourth win of the season.

SVSU had come into the game ranked 8th in the ACHA's Division 3 with a 9-3-1 record.

Cleary is now 4-10 overall, and the Cougars will be back in action next Friday and Saturday, when they return to WHAC play with a two game series vs. the Rochester Warriors.  Cleary will host Rochester on Friday, November 10 at 140 Ice Den, with the game scheduled to start at 7:30 PM ET.

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