Lindenwood Lions' Late Surge Falls Short Against Maine Black Bears

The Lindenwood Lions faced a challenging encounter against the Maine Black Bears at Alfond Arena, resulting in a 7-2 outcome. The Lions now stand at 0-1, while the Black Bears improve to 1-0.

First Period

The opening period saw the home team, the Black Bears, take an early lead with a single goal. The Lions struggled to find their rhythm and were unable to respond offensively. Despite solid defensive efforts from players like Jake Delaney and Brody Mortensen, the Lions could not prevent Maine from setting the pace.

Second Period

As play resumed in the second period, both teams intensified their efforts. However, it was Maine that capitalized on opportunities by netting three more goals. Lindenwood's defense was tested repeatedly but showed resilience through players such as Jonathan Wong and Michael Bevilacqua. Unfortunately for Lindenwood fans, offensive breakthroughs remained elusive during this segment of play.

Third Period

In an attempt to turn things around in the third period, Lindenwood's offense finally found some momentum with Giovanni Morneau scoring one of two goals for his team. Patrick Schmiedlin also contributed significantly by assisting on plays that challenged Maine’s defense. Nevertheless, despite these efforts and another goal added later on by Charles Savoie under pressure situations created by teammates like Brady McIsaac—the gap proved too wide as Maine secured three additional goals themselves before time expired.

With this result marking "Lindenwood Lions vs Maine Black Bears final score," attention now turns towards future matchups where improvements can be made based upon lessons learned here today—particularly regarding maintaining consistent pressure throughout all periods rather than relying solely upon late-game surges alone if they wish success moving forward into upcoming contests such as when hosting Canisius Golden Griffins next month back home within Centene Community Ice Center located Maryland Heights Missouri scheduled January 2nd starting promptly at 7:30 PM Eastern Standard Time available via local broadcasts channels or streaming services online platforms alike!

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