OSWEGO, N.Y. — The No. 2-ranked Oswego State University hockey team scored four times in the third period and posted a 7-2 nonconference win over Lawrence University on Monday in the championship game of the Pathfinder Bank Classic.
The host Lakers (11-2-0) were clinging to a one-goal lead entering the final period, but Oswego scored a pair of goals early in the third to pull away.
Senior forward Brad Scurfield and freshman goaltender Fabian Sivnert were both named to the all-tournament team for Lawrence (5-8-0).
Oswego State grabbed a 3-0 lead after the first period with the Lakers scoring twice on the power play in the opening 20 minutes. Lawrence battled back in the second period with a pair of goals.
Phil Bushbacher scored off a pass from Gustav Lindgren at the 7:36 mark of the second to trim the margin to 3-1. The Vikings cut the lead to 3-2 when William Thoren scored on the power play off an assist from Scurfield with 1:04 left in the second.
The Lakers then got a pair of power-play goals in the first 4:36 of the third period to pull out to a 5-2 advantage. Oswego, which went 4-for-9 on the power play, added a pair of goals in the final 5:41 to seal the win.
Sivnert made 35 saves and took the loss for the Vikings. Andrew Hare made 19 saves to pick up the win for Oswego.