Hockey

STEVENS POINT, Wis. — The second-ranked UW-Stevens Point hockey team pulled out to a big lead after two periods and went on to a 7-2 nonconference victory over Lawrence University on Friday night at Willett Arena.

The Pointers (12-1-0) scored less than two minutes into the game and went on to build a 3-0 lead after the first period. Stevens Point added two more goals in the second period to construct a 5-0 edge.

Lawrence (4-9-1) got third-period goals from freshman forward Blake Roubos and senior forward Huck Saunders. Patrick Coyne assisted on both goals for the Vikings, and Roubos also picked up an assist on Saunders’ tally.

Max Bobrow scored a pair of goals for the Pointers, and Tyler Krueger had three assists.

Brandon Jaeger stopped 30 shots to pick up the win for Stevens Point. Anton Olsson stopped 41 shots for the Vikings in the loss.

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APPLETON, Wis. — The 10th-ranked UW-Eau Claire hockey team downed Lawrence University 5-0 in a nonconference game on Saturday at the Appleton Family Ice Center.

Eau Claire broke open a close game with two goals early in the third period. The Blugolds led 2-0 when Preston Hodge scored just 2:59 into the period. Eau Claire then added a power-play goal from Jon Waggoner just 1:27 later to put the advantage to 4-0.

Jay Deo was outstanding in net and made 14 saves to pick up the shutout for Eau Claire (7-3-1). Mattias Soderqvist stopped 33 shots for the Vikings (4-8-1).

Eau Claire jumped on top midway through the first period when Joe Krause scored with an extra attacker on the ice following a delayed penalty. Krause made it 2-0 at 9:04 of the second.

The Blugolds had a 38-14 edge in shots on goal and went 2–for-6 on the power play. Lawrence was 0-for-2 on the man-advantage.

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STEVENS POINT, Wis. — The No. 3 UW-Stevens Point hockey team scored five consecutive goals in the second and third periods and rolled to a 9-2 nonconference win over Lawrence University on Friday night at Willett Arena.

Lawrence (4-7-1) trailed 2-1 heading into the second period when the Pointers (10-1-0) scored three goals in the second period and added two more early in the third to take command.

Scott Heneger scored two goals for Stevens Point, and Nick D’Avlio added a goal and two assists.

Ryan Eardley scored in the first period for the Vikings, and Paul Zuke picked up a goal in the third period. Gustav Lindgren assisted on both goals for Lawrence.

Anton Olsson played the first 27 minutes in goal for Lawrence and took the loss. Spencer Viele made 11 saves to pick up the win for Stevens Point.

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APPLETON, Wis. — Lawrence University scored three times in the third period and displayed a dominant power play Tuesday night en route to a 5-2 nonconference hockey win over St. Mary’s (Minn.) University.

Lawrence (4-6-1) scored twice on the power play in a span of 1:01 in the third period to seal the victory, and the Vikings finished 4-for-8 on the man-advantage.

After Lawrence grabbed a 3-1 lead on Ryan Eardley’s first career goal at 3:18 of the third period, St. Mary’s (5-6-0) cut the lead to one goal with a power-play goal at the 9:50 mark.

The Cardinals were back on the power play when Renato Engler got sent off for hooking at 13:28, but St. Mary’s was whistled for a pair of penalties in the next 1:29.

The Vikings made them pay with a pair of goals. Lawrence had a two-man advantage when William Thoren scored at the 15:43 to put the Vikings up 4-2. Logan Lemirande then sealed the win with another power-play goal at 16:44.

Lawrence grabbed a 2-0 lead with a pair of power-play goals in the opening period. Ryan Rumble got the scoring started for the Vikings with a tally at the 4:50 mark, and Engler scored at 13:08 for the 2-0 edge.

Lawrence goaltender Anton Olsson made 28 saves to pick up the win. Phil Heinle stopped 24 shots and took the loss. 

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ASHWAUBENON, Wis. — Lawrence University scored twice in a span of 1:06 in the final two minutes of the game to rally for a historic 5-4 Northern Collegiate Hockey Association victory over St. Norbert College at the Cornerstone Community Center on Saturday night.

Lawrence (3-6-1, 3-5-0 NCHA) scored four unanswered goals in the final period to take the victory over the second-ranked Green Knights.

“I am speechless right now,”  Lawrence head coach Mike Szkodzinski said. “Every program needs a victory to hang their hat on in order to move forward in their program and undoubtedly this is that win. I’m very proud of our young men and this program.”

St. Norbert (10-2-0, 7-1-0) had built a 3-1 lead through two periods with the help of two power-play goals in the opening period. The Green Knights made it 4-1 after Erik Cooper’s unassisted goal just 1:08 into the third.

Lawrence started the rally with a goal just 27 seconds later. Gustav Lindgren scored off assists from William Thoren and Ryan Eardley to cut the defict to 4-2.

Lawrence’s Renato Engler then picked up his first goal of the season off assists from Rudi Pino and Paul Zuke at the 11:24 mark and the deficit was only 4-3.

Matt Moore then tied it for the Vikings with a goal with just 1:28 left on the clock. Brandon Boelter and Ryan Rumble, who had scored Lawrence’s first goal, picked up helpers on Moore’s tally.

The Vikings completed the comeback when freshman Blake Roubos scored with just 22 seconds left off assists from Boelter and Logan Lemirande. The Green Knights pulled goaltender Tony Kujava late in the final seconds but coudn’t get the equalizer.

Goaltender Anton Olsson stopped 25 shots to pick up the win for Lawrence. Kujava made 14 saves for the Green Knights.

“The team was very excited, as well they should be, but we have a long way to go. We’ve got a lot of goals we want to accomplish this season,” Szkodzinski said. “One thing my father always told me was hard work always pays off, you just don’t know when. Tonight it finally paid off.”

This is the highest-ranked opponent Lawrence has ever beaten, and it marks the first time the Vikings have beaten St. Norbert since the Green Knights’ program achieved varsity status. The Vikings had not defeated St. Norbert since a 6-2 win over the school’s club team in the 1987-88 season.

This also marks only the second time in St. Norbert history that the Green Knights lost a game at the Cornerstone Community Center when leading after two periods.

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APPLETON, Wis. — The St. Norbert College hockey team broke the game open with two second-period goals Friday and went on to a 4-0 Northern Collegiate Hockey Association win over Lawrence University at the Appleton Family Ice Center.

The second-ranked Green Knights (10-1-0, 7-0-0 NCHA) broke a scoreless tie with Brandon Hoogenboom’s goal just 2:33 into the second period. St. Norbert pushed the lead to 2-0 when Marian Fiala scored at the 14:08 mark.

Cullen Bradshaw’s power-play goal just 1:27 into the third period gave the Green Knights a 3-0 edge and helped seal the victory. Pijus Rulevisius capped the scoring at the 16:21 mark of the third for St. Norbert.

David Jacobson stopped 15 shots to pick up the shutout for St. Norbert. Anton Olsson made 38 saves for Lawrence (2-6-1, 2-5-0).

St. Norbert went 1-for-6 on the power play, and the Vikings finished 0-for-4.

The teams wrap up the home-and-home series Saturday night at the Cornerstone Community Center.

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