ADRIAN, Mich. — The eighth-ranked Adrian College hockey team held on for a 3-2 Midwest Collegiate Hockey Association victory over Lawrence University on Saturday at Arrington Ice Arena.
The Bulldogs (11-4-0, 9-1-0 MCHA) won by same score in the series opener on Friday.
Lawrence (5-7-3, 4-3-3) grabbed a 1-0 lead at the 12:17 mark of the first period when Derek Brickan scored his third goal of the season off assists by Kevin Killian and Gustav Lindgren.
Adrian tied the score on Zach Graham’s power-play goal at 9:51 of the second. Graham scored again on the power play at 11:22 of the second to give the Bulldogs a 2-1 edge.
Lawrence was a 5-on-3 power play when Jameson Raymond scored for the Vikings with just 57 seconds left in the second period to tie it at 2-2. Brad Scurfield and Phil Bushbacher picked up assists on that goal.
The score remained tied until Killian was whistled for interference at the 8:27 mark of the third period. The Vikings were just 20 seconds away from killing off the penalty when Doug Clifford scored his first goal of the season at the 10:07 mark to put Adrian up 3-2. Adrian, which scored all three goals on the power play, went 3-for-10 on the man-advantage.
Lawrence had its own power-play opportunity when Grant Telfer was called for clipping at 14:01, but the Vikings couldn’t cash in. Lawrence pulled the goaltender in the final minute but couldn’t get the equalizer.
Peter Emery made 32 saves for Lawrence, and Scott Shackell stopped 29 shots for Adrian.
Lawrence returns to action on Jan. 20 when it hosts MSOE.