The Muskegon Lumberjacks split two games in Lincoln, Neb., falling 3-0 to the Stars on Friday and winning 4-0 on Saturday. Muskegon left Nebraska at 5-5-0-2 with 12 points in the USHL’s Eastern Conference.

Standouts

Oscar Westman started Friday’s opener, and Samuel Doyon-Cataquiz answered with a 29-save shutout on Saturday. Anthony Thomas-Maroon scored the only goal the Lumberjacks needed late in the first period of the finale, and Drew Fox, Rudolfs Berzkalns, and Aiden Janz added third-period goals.

What changed

Muskegon went more than 78 minutes in Lincoln before scoring its first goal of the weekend. Once it did, Doyon-Cataquiz made the lead hold, and the Lumberjacks broke the game open with three goals in the final 3:10, the last two after Lincoln pulled its goalie for an extra attacker.

What’s next

The Lumberjacks visit the U.S. National Team Development Program on Wednesday, Oct. 28.

Read the recaps: Friday, Oct. 23 and Saturday, Oct. 24.

Sources

• Local Sports Journal: Doyon-Cataquiz posts shutout in net in Muskegon Lumberjacks’ victory over Lincoln (Oct. 24, 2026)
• OurSports Central: Jacks Shut out, 3-0, in Weekend Opening Clash against Stars