DeKALB — NIU struggled keeping up with McKendree University, as the Huskies took a pair of losses Friday and Saturday.
Game one on Friday night got away from the Huskies early, as they were down 6-0 after the first period. The second period was much of the same, as the Bearcats tacked on eight more goals. In the third, NIU scored twice but McKendree scored four times.
First-year forwards Alex Piotrowski and Osman Cholak found twine for the Huskies in the 18-2 loss.
In game two on Saturday, the Bearcats rode the momentum from Friday’s game and won handily, 12-4.