Hockey

MENOMONIE, Wis. — A goal early in the third period proved to be the difference as the UW-Stout hockey team defeated Lawrence University 2-1 in a nonconference game Saturday night at the Dunn County Ice Arena.

The Blue Devils (2-5-0) got a goal from Justin Moody just 1:24 into the third period to break a 1-1 tie. The Vikings had a 14-12 edge in shots in the final period and pulled goaltender Anton Olsson for the final 1:27 but could not get the equalizer.

Stout had grabbed a 1-0 lead on Tyler Cayemberg’s power-play goal with just two seconds left in the first period. Lawrence (4-4-0) tied it on Matt Moore’s goal off a feed from Brandon Boelter at the 17:08 mark of the second period.

Olsson made 25 saves for the Vikings, and Spencer Viele made 30 saves for the Blue Devils.

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RIVER FALLS, Wis. — The 10th-ranked UW-River Falls hockey team scored a pair of second-period goals Friday night to break a tie and went on to a 4-1 nonconference victory over Lawrence University at Hunt Arena.

The game was tied 1-1 midway through the second period when Blake Huppert scored on the power play for the Falcons (5-0-0) at 9:59. River Falls added to that lead just 3:14 later when Mike Fazio scored his second goal of the game for a 3-1 edge.

The Falcons added a power-play goal with just 26 seconds left in the game to seal the win.

Fazio gave the Falcons a 1-0 lead when he scored at the 8:16 mark of the first period. Lawrence tied it at 1-1 when Sean Reynolds scored his first goal of the season for the Vikings off a feed from Brendan Vetter at the 8:22 mark of the second period.

Mattias Soderqvist made 24 saves and took the loss for the Vikings (4-3-0). Tanner Milliron stopped 28 shots for River Falls.

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APPLETON, Wis. — The Lawrence University hockey team hits the road this weekend to face a pair of foes from the Wisconsin Intercollegiate Athletic Conference. Lawrence plays at No. 10 UW-River Falls on Friday and then travels to UW-Stout for a Saturday night tilt.

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APPLETON, Wis. — Lawrence University scored two goals in the final 1:27 to tie it and then netted the game-winner in overtime for a 5-4 Northern Collegiate Hockey Association victory over Northland College on Saturday at the Appleton Family Ice Center.

The Vikings (4-2-0, 4-2-0 NCHA) put together a stunning rally to sweep the weekend series from the Lumberjacks (1-5-0, 1-5-0).

Lawrence trailed 4-2 when the Vikings pulled goaltender Mattias Soderqvist with 1:45 left in the third period. With an extra attacker on the ice, Lawrence’s Jake Kreutzer scored just 12 seconds later to trim the lead to 4-3.

The Vikings put Soderqvist back in the game, got control of the puck and pulled their goaltender again. With the extra attacker back on the ice, Brendan Vetter scored with just 33 seconds left in regulation to tie it at 4-4.

The Vikings then got the game-winning goal from Renato Engler just 2:15 into the extra period off passes from Kreutzer and Patrick Coyne.

Engler, Kreutzer and Matt Montemurro all had a goal and an assist for the Vikings. Soderqvist made 26 saves to pick up the win, and Northland goaltender Tyler Ampe made 28 saves and took the loss.

After a scoreless first period, Darius Cole gave Northland a 1-0 lead just 30 seconds into the second period. Montemurro scored at the 15:32 mark to tie it at 1-1 for the Vikings. Lawrence’s Mikkel Johnk then scored his first career goal, a power-play tally, 56 seconds later to give the Vikings a 2-1 edge.

Northland came back with another goal by Cole to tie it at 2-2 heading into the third period. Michael Berens and Anthony Stempin scored in the first 10:04 of the final period to give the Lumberjacks a 4-2 advantage before Lawrence rallied.

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APPLETON, Wis. — Lawrence University scored three goals in a four-minute stretch in the second period Friday to take the lead and went on to a 4-2 Northern Collegiate Hockey Association victory over Northland College at the Appleton Family Ice Center.

Four different players scored for Lawrence (3-2-0, 3-2-0 NCHA), which added an insurance goal in the final period.

The Vikings trailed 1-0 midway through the second period when Steve Hughes got his first goal of the season off a pass from Austin Frank at the 9:08 mark. Northland’s Michael Berens scored his second goal of the night just 19 seconds later to put the Lumberjacks up 2-1.

Lawrence’s Tom Lee then slipped behind the Northland defense and beat goaltender Jesse DiLillo one-on-one to tie the game at 2-2 at 10:54. The Vikings pulled ahead 3-2 on freshman Brendan Vetter’s first career goal off a pass from Frank at the 13:19 mark.

Blake Roubos then fired the puck into the upper corner of the net 5:41 into the third period to stretch Lawrence’s lead to 4-2.

Mattias Soderqvist stopped 31 shots to pick up the win for Lawrence. He also held the Lumberjacks to 0-for-8 on the power play. DiLillo made 15 saves for Northland (1-4-0, 1-4-0).

Lawrence goes for the series sweep on Saturday afternoon.

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APPLETON, Wis. — The Lawrence University hockey team takes on Northland College in a Northern Collegiate Hockey Association series this weekend at the Appleton Family Ice Center. Friday’s game is set for 7 p.m., and Saturday’s game is at 4 p.m. The Vikings enter the series with a 2-2-0 mark, and Northland is at 1-3-0.

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APPLETON, Wis — Marian University scored three times in the second period Saturday night and rode that outburst to a 5-2 Northern Collegiate Hockey Association win over Lawrence University at the Appleton Family Ice Center.

The Sabres (2-2-0, 2-2-0 NCHA) broke a 1-1 tie just 2:04 into the second period when Derek Thorogood scored. Marian made it 3-1 at the 14:11 on Thomas Nosella’s goal. The Sabres stretched the lead to 4-1 when Matt Williams scored just 1:50 later.

Lawrence (2-2-0, 2-2-0) cut the margin to 4-2 on Austin Frank’s first collegiate goal at the 12:10 mark of the third period. Frank’s power-play goal came off assists from Brandon Boelter and Brad Mueller.

Marian then sealed the win on Brodie Jamieson’s empty-net goal with 1:16 remaining.

Lawrence grabbed a 1-0 lead just 2:39 into the game when Patrick Coyne beat Mike Baldwin. Marian tied it at 1-1 on Brian Berger’s power-play goal at the 9:11 mark of the first.

Baldwin stopped 26 shots to pick up the win for Marian. Mattias Soderqvist made 21 saves for the Vikings.

The game was part of the Battle of Highway 41 series, and Marian retained possession of the traveling trophy by virtue of a series sweep.

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FOND DU LAC, Wis. — The Marian University hockey team scored with less than eight minutes left Friday and hung on for a 2-1 Northern Collegiate Hockey Association win over Lawrence University at the Blue Line Ice Center.

Derek Thorogood scored with 7:08 remaining to give the Sabres the win. Lawrence pulled goaltender Mattias Soderqvist for the final minute but could not get the equalizer.

After a scoreless first period, Lawrence grabbed a 1-0 lead on Gustav Lindgren’s goal at the 7:53 mark. Marian tied the game with just 1:33 left in the second period when Ben Morgan scored on the power play.

Marian was 1-for-3 on the power play, and Lawrence was 0-for-1 in a game that had only four penalties.

Soderqvist stopped 38 shots for Lawrence, and Mike Gudmandson made 25 saves for the Sabres.

The teams meet Saturday night at the Appleton Family Ice Center in the final game of the Battle of Highway 41 series.

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APPLETON, Wis. — Lawrence University goaltender Mattias Soderqvist was named the Northern Collegiate Hockey Association Defensive Player of the Week.

Soderqvist (Stockholm, Sweden) earned the honor after picking up a pair of victories as Lawrence swept the season-opening series from Concordia (Wis.) University. In the two games, Soderqvist posted a .955 save percentage and 2.00 goals against average.

In the series opener, Soderqvist made 40 saves in Lawrence’s 6-2 victory. After allowing a pair of first-period goals, Soderqvist stopped the final 26 shots by the Falcons and kept them off the board for the final 44:07 of the game. Soderqvist then stopped 44 shots in Lawrence’s 4-2 victory in the series finale at Concordia.

Soderqvist made 84 saves on 88 shots in the two games.

This is the first Player of the Week honor for Soderqvist, a sophomore who joined the team midway through the 2013-14 season.

Lawrence returns to action this weekend when it takes on Marian University in the annual Battle of Highway 41 series.

APPLETON, Wis. — The Lawrence University hockey team takes on Marian University this weekend in a Northern Collegiate Hockey Association series. Friday’s game is at the Blue Line Ice Center in Fond du Lac, Wis., and Saturday’s game is at 7 p.m. at the Appleton Family Ice Center. The series also is the Battle of the Highway 41, with the series winner taking possession of the traveling trophy.

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