Pioneers Lose to Gophers in Game #3 - 2 to 1

The Pioneers hit a bump in the road on their way to the championship game today.  Despite a very strong third period, the Pioneers could not overcome a 2 goal deficit against the Gophers.

The Gophers scored a goal in each of the first two periods.  With 5:40 left in the third period, Jake scored and that's when things got really interesting.  Playing with an intensity missing for most of the game, the Pioneer's threatened repeatedly to tie it up but just couldn't get the puck in the net.

The Gophers score in the first period:

In the second period, the Gophers score again to go ahead by 2:

Jake scores in the third period:

The Pioneers had several good chances: