(October 5-6, 2018) The Northwood Prep Team stayed home for two games against Rice Prep. In the first game, Rice struck first, but 15 seconds later John Biechler ‘19 found the back of the net to tie the game. A goal by Aleksei Rutkovski ‘19 late in the first period gave Northwood the lead. Rice came out of the gates hot to start the second and was able to score only seconds into the period to tie the game. Sutton Allard ‘19 responded quickly with a goal and Northwood once again took the lead. From there Northwood didn’t look back, with Rutkovski scoring again and Blaise Clarry ‘20 also adding a goal. Northwood came out on top by a score of 5-2, with Wyatt Friedlander ‘19 and Johann Tremblay Kau ‘22 sharing time in net.

The Huskies crash the net in home action vs. Rice. (Photo: Kevin Quinn ’19)
In the second game, Northwood took an early lead after first period goals by Biechler and Cisco Delliquadri ‘20, but the strong start didn’t stop Rice from coming back. Rice scored 5 unanswered goals, beating Northwood 5-2. Friedlander, Tremblay Kau, and Kyle Bavis ‘19 all saw time in net.