Baggin' For Bears Cornhole Tourney
Date: Jun 6, 2025
Quarterfinal #2: Concordia University WI defeats DePaul University:
As the seconds ticked away in the first period of Quarterfinal #2, Dominic Murano snuck behind two DePaul defenders and took a pass from Thomas Cassel. As Murano skated through the front of the net, he was able to get a backhander across the goal line. The shorthanded goal put Concordia University up 1-0 at 19:12.
CUW would increase their lead to two at 5:25 of the second period when Murano notched his second straight goal, hitting the upper left corner of the net. The CUW special teams unit came through with a second shorthanded goal at 10:51. Scoring for CUW was Cassell, with an assist by Rex Staudacher. The final minute of period two, as period one, was not kind to DePaul University. This time CUW was on the powerplay and Garrett Wilderman lasered a pass through the crease to a waiting Murano who finished off the hat trick at 19:59.
Down 4-0 to start the third period DePaul finally lit the lamp at 1:45. Joshua Taylor, following the play, grabbed a rebound at the top of the point and hit the open net. Neither team were able to increase their goal total the remainder of regulation. As a result, the game ended with CUW up 4-1 and a spot in the semifinals against Purdue University NW.