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Grand Forks (UND Athletics) \u2013<\/strong>\u00a0No. 5 North Dakota notched a pair of goals from its freshman to collect a 2-1 victory over top-ranked Minnesota and salvage a series split on Saturday night from Ralph Engelstad Arena in Grand Forks, N.D.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

After failing to crack the scoreboard last night, UND (3-1-0) finally broke through early in the second period on a Jayden Perron<\/a><\/dfn> deflection off a Garrett Pyke<\/a><\/dfn> shot that found its way past goaltender Justen Close to give the Fighting Hawks a 1-0 lead less than six minutes into the stanza.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

NoDak controlled the play for a majority of the opening 40 minutes, holding a 24-12 shot advantage through the second intermission, but once again felt a bit unlucky that the lead was only 1-0 entering the final frame.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

That changed just 59 seconds into the third, as Jake Livanavage<\/a><\/dfn> fired a puck from an awkward angle into the crease that found its way into the net to increase the advantage to 2-0 and give the Phoenix, Ariz., native his first-career goal.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Minnesota (3-1-0) clawed back into the contest with a deflection goal of its own by Jaxon Nelson at the 8:04 mark of the third, but UND did not let the Golden Gophers get any closer and closed out the 2-1 victory.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Ludvig Persson<\/a><\/dfn> was strong between the pipes once again for the hosts, finishing with 21 saves on 22 attempts to improve to 3-1-0 on the season. He also received plenty of help from the group in front of him, as the Fighting Hawks blocked 16 shots to record double-digit blocks for the third straight game.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

North Dakota closes out its month-long homestand to begin the season with another old conference foe, Minnesota State, beginning Friday night at 7:07 p.m. from the Ralph. Fans can watch all the action on Midco Sports or NCHC.tv as well as listen on the Home of Economy Radio Network.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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