Lancers Upset No. 1 as Part of 3-0 Weekend

Lancers Upset No. 1 as Part of 3-0 Weekend
  • The Gilmour Academy Varsity A hockey team continued its fantastic start to 2022 with another perfect weekend
  • The Lancers went 3-0 over the weekend, including upsetting the state's top-ranked team
  • Gilmour also won a pair of Great Lakes Hockey League games over the three days
  • The Lancers began the weekend with a 2-1 win over Walsh Jesuit High School
  • Shea Hofstrom '22 opened the scoring with a power-play goal assisted by Matthew Bauman '23 and Justin Wen '23
  • With the game tied late in the third period, Wen scored the game-winning goal to lift GA to the victory
  • Wen's goal was assisted by Hofstrom and Connor Underwood '22
  • Evan Underwood '23 made 22 saves to earn the win in goal
  • Gilmour then traveled Saturday to face Saint Ignatius High School, the No. 1 team in the state
  • Despite falling behind early, Gilmour used a big offensive outburst late in the game to surge to the win
  • With the score tied 2-2, Gilmour scored three times over the final six minutes to grab a 5-2 victory
  • Viktor Povozhaev '23 scored twice in the win
  • Wen had the go-ahead goal along with an assist
  • Kyle Laws '22 and Jack Popovich '22 each tallied a goal and an assist
  • Brennen O'Neill '23 assisted on two goals in the win
  • Evan Underwood notched his second straight victory in goal
  • Gilmour then finished off the weekend with a road contest against archrival University School
  • For the second straight day, GA overcame an early deficit to post a win, this time claiming a 3-1 victory
  • Bauman, Povozhaev and Jakub Sedlacik '22 scored in the victory
  • Ian Anderson '22 earned the win in goal for Gilmour
  • The game was the rubber match between in the Battle of SOM as the teams had split their two previous meetings this season
  • Gilmour has now won six straight games and 10 of its last 11 overall
  • The Lancers have also won five consecutive GLHL games
  • Gilmour plays a pair of games this weekend, traveling to Padua Franciscan High School Friday night before hosting Shaker Heights High School Saturday evening

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