DE PERE, Wis. — St. Norbert College scored three times in the first period Saturday at the Cornerstone Community Center and went on to a 6-0 win over Lawrence University to clinch the Northern Collegiate Hockey Association quarterfinal playoff series.
Michael Hill recorded a hat trick for the eighth-ranked Green Knights (19-5-2), who advance to the Harris Cup semifinals.
St. Norbert scored three times on the power play as Lawrence (7-19-2) was whistled for 14 penalties. The Vikings went 0-for-4 on the man-advantage.
Blake Thompson scored at 8:11 of the first on the power play to put the Green Knights on the board. Hill scored 1:57 later, and Marian Fiala scored at the 13:59 mark to give St. Norbert a 3-0 edge.
Hill and Tyler Zepeda both scored power-play goals in the second period, and Hill’s goal with 4:30 left in the third period completed the hat trick.
Tony Kujava made 23 saves to earn his second shutout in as many nights for St. Norbert. Mattias Soderqvist made 35 saves for the Vikings.