For their third day of pool play in the CCM National Invitational Tournament, the Wisconsin 18s took on Massachusetts. Dominating the first period, the 18s controlled the play from the beginning to ensure their 6-0 win.

Coming off a 4-1 loss Friday night, the Wisconsin 18s came out ready to play, dominating the first period with five goals scored within seven minutes of each other.

Bret Schwengler put the 18s on the board for the first time Saturday afternoon, sending a rebound from Parker Shefveland’s shot under the goalie from the low left slot. Wyatt Dove also earned an assist on the goal that was scored just 2:07 into the first period.

Just over a minute later, the 18s struck again. Jack Nejedlo picked up the puck from Connor Blanck and slid the puck across the low slot where Jordan Fader was waiting to send it home past the Massachusetts goalie, who was out of position.

Play remained tilted in Wisconsin’s favor, and Shefveland was the next to net a goal for the 18s. AJ Romanoski took a shot from the top of the right circle that Shefveland tipped in for the third goal of the afternoon. Another Hudson player, Wyatt Dove, earned the second assist on the goal.

Dove’s next shift earned him a goal of his own when he took control of the puck mid-slot and took a shot that soared into the net top shelf, glove-side with 9:10 left in the first.

Caleb Blank was the last to score in the first period, just 32 second later, with helpers earned by Dove and Romanoski.

Massachusetts had two opportunities to settle the score as they spent four minutes with a man-advantage after tripping and roughing penalties on Reed Kelly and Romanoski, respectively.

While they couldn’t capitalize with the advantage, Massachusetts evened the speed of play a bit for the last five minutes of the first period. Wisconsin ended the first with a 6-0 lead, while outshooting Massachusetts 12-3.

The even play carried over into the first minutes of the second period, but the tides shifted in Wisconsin’s favor just two minutes into the period.

Shefveland and Dove rushed the net, each taking shots that Mitchell Gerhartz eventually buried past the Massachusetts netminder to extend the Wisconsin lead to 6-0 with 14:37 left in the second.

The third period yielded no scoring, although the Wisconsin 18s controlled the majority of the play in the last 18 minutes. Nathan Siclovan stopped 12 shots in the shutout.