Kalamazoo native plays hero for MSU against hometown team
MARYLAND HEIGHTS, Mo. (WLNS) – When Senior Jeremy Davidson stepped to the podium following the Spartans 5-4 OT win over Western Michigan, he didn’t hesitate to admit he did not expect that shot to go in. He said he just threw the puck on the net, it hit and stick, then found the back of the net, and thank god it did. An unbelievable goal to give the Spartans a storybook ending as the Kalamazoo native takes down his childhood team to help MSU win its first NCAA Tournament game since 2008.
“Yeah it was special for sure,” Davidson said. “I grew up going to Western Michigan hockey games all the time and that was actually the first school that recruited me. It was actually Benjamin Barr, who is now the hockey coach at Maine who recruited me. It was definitely special to play those guys and obviously getting the win makes it that much better.”
“Davey has been great and I got to know him back at Shattuck St. Mary’s, you know 16 years ago,” Coach Adam Nightingale said. “He has been through a lot. He started at UMass, then went back to juniors, and then came here. I am thankful for him buying in and I keep telling him you need foxhole guys like that and I was confident when I got the job two years ago that Jeremy was is a foxhole guy. I knew he would have my back and it was good to see him get rewarded.”
Freshman netminder Trey Augustine not only had another incredible night turning aside 34 shots, but he also had his hand in the game-winning goal as well. Collected the second assist on the play, marking Augustine’s first assist in his Spartan career. Nightingale joked as soon as the final horn sounded Augustine made sure his coach was well aware of his accomplishment.
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