Adrian holds off Vikings

ADRIAN, Mich. — The No. 8 Adrian College hockey team hung on for a 3-2 Midwest Collegiate Hockey Association victory over Lawrence University on Friday night at Arrington Ice Arena.

The Bulldogs pulled out to a 3-0 lead after two periods, but Lawrence scored twice on the power play in the third period. Lawrence pulled its goaltender for the final 44 seconds but could not get the equalizer.

Lawrence (5-6-3, 4-2-3 MCHA) enjoyed a 38-25 advantage in shots. Adrian (10-4-0, 8-1-0) got a goal and an assist from Jordan Principalli.

Adrian grabbed the lead midway through the first period when Kevin Balas scored at the 9:11. The Bulldogds made it 2-0 just 1:01 into the second period when Principalli scored. Adrian, which was 1-for-5 on the man-advantage, got a power-play goal from Shelby Gray at the 10:29 mark of the second to go up 3-0.

Lawrence went on the power play after Grant Telfer was sent off for boarding at the 8:33 mark of the third. Erik Soderlund scored on the power play off assists from Jameson Raymond and Phil Bushbacher at the 10:08 to trim the lead to 3-1.

Adrian’s Zach Wilson took a slashing penalty just over a minute later and Lawrence cashed in again. Matt Hughes scored on the power play with assists from Raymond and William Thoren at the 12:07 mark to make it 3-2.

The Vikings finished 2-for-8 on the power play.

The team skated at even strength for the rest of the game, and Lawrence pulled goaltender Peter Emery with 44 seconds left but couldn’t score again.

Emery finished the game with 22 saves for the Vikings. Scott Shackell recorded 36 saves for the Bulldogs.

The teams wrap up the series on Saturday afternoon.

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