ASHLAND, Wis. — Lawrence University scored the game’s final two goals Friday and posted a 4-2 Northern Collegiate Hockey Association victory over Northland College at the Bay Area Civic Center.
Four different players scored for Lawrence, and goaltender Mattias Soderqvist made 41 saves to get the win for the Vikings (8-12-2, 7-8-2 NCHA).
The game was tied 2-2 when Ryan Eardley gave the Vikings the lead for good with just 1:06 left in the second period. He scored off assists from Brandon Boelter and Felix Henriksson to put the Vikings up 3-2.
Lawrence expanded that lead to 4-2 just 5:14 into the third period when senior forward Renato Engler scored off assists from linemates Nick Felan and Lane King.
The Vikings then withstood nearly two minutes at the end of the game with an extra attacker on the ice for the Lumberjacks (7-14-1, 6-11-0).
Northland jumped out to a 1-0 lead just 1:32 into the game when Anthony Stempin scored. The Vikings tied it at 1-1 at the 8:05 mark on Matt Moore’s goal off a pass from Ryan Rumble.
Rumble gave the Vikings a 2-1 advantage when he scored on the power play with Boelter and Steve Hughes picking up assists at the 12:57 mark of the first. The Vikings went 1-for-2 on the power play, and Northland was 0-for-4.
The score stayed that way until Northland’s Oscar Larsson scored with 4:45 left in the second to tie it at 2-2.
AJ Smith made 27 saves and took the loss for Northland.
The teams wrap up the series on Saturday afternoon.