Strong Third Quarter Sends Nipissing To The Baggataway Cup

The Nipissing Lakers punched their ticket to the Baggataway Cup with an 11-8 victory over the Brock Badgers. Brock came out strong, building a 3-0 lead on goals from Jared Cook, Brayden Brown, and Jack Parker. Nipissing answered with a three-goal run of their own, with Kaleb Fulkerson, Nolan Downey, and Ben King bringing the Lakers even before the end of the quarter. Taylor Bennett gave Nipissing their first lead in the second, but Parker’s second of the night had the teams tied 4-4 at halftime.

The third quarter belonged to the Lakers, with King, Downey, and Zach Tarr scoring while Nipissing held Brock off the board for a 7-4 lead. Fulkerson extended the advantage early in the fourth, but the Badgers kept battling, with Parker and Colton Armitage each scoring twice in the quarter. Blake Davies supplied what proved to be the game winner, while King added two late goals to finish with four on the night, securing Nipissing’s trip to Ottawa.

Final score: Nipissing 11, Brock 8.