Hockey

APPLETON, Wis. — St. Olaf College took the lead in the second period and pulled away in the third on its way to a 5-1 nonconference win over Lawrence University on Saturday at the Appleton Family Ice Center.

The game was part of the Northern Collegiate Hockey Association/Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference Thanksgiving Showdown. Gustavus Adolphus College defeated Marian University 3-2 in the other game on Saturday.

Lawrence (2-5-1) grabbed an early 1-0 lead when Logan Lemirande scored off assists from Brandon Boelter and Huck Saunders just 6:18 into the contest. St. Olaf tied it on Dan Cecka’s goal with just 1:28 left in the opening period.

The Oles (3-6-1) took the lead for good just 2:24 into the second period on Nick Marsh’s goal and then made it 3-1 when David Rath scored with 4:50 left in the period.

In an ugly third period, the Oles got goals from Geoff Gieni and Peter Lindblad to seal the victory.

Henrik Wood made 23 saves to get the win for St. Olaf. Anton Olsson stopped 35 shots for the Vikings and took the loss.

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APPLETON, Wis. — Freshman Blake Roubos scored with nine seconds left in regulation to lift the Lawrence University hockey team to a 6-6 tie with Gustavus Adolphus College in a nonconference game Friday at the Appleton Family Ice Center.

The game was part of the Northern Collegiate Hockey Association/Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference Thanksgiving Showdown. St. Olaf College defeated Marian University 4-3 in the other game on Friday.

Trailing 6-5, Lawrence pulled goaltender Anton Olsson with 50 seconds left in regulation. With the extra attacker on the ice, Roubos beat goaltender John McLean for the tying goal. Huck Saunders and Brandon Boelter picked up assists on the game-tying tally.

Both teams had good chances in the five-minute overtime, but neither squad was able to score.

Lawrence (2-4-1) looked like it might put the game away early after scoring five consecutive goals. The Vikings got goals from Logan Lemirande and Boelter in the first period and led 2-1 heading into the first intermission.

The Vikings then scored the first three goals of the second period. Saunders got things started just 21 seconds into the second, and Roubos and Ryan Rumble both picked up goals to put the Vikings up 5-1 with 5:57 left in that period.

Gustavus (5-3-1) then ripped off the game’s next five goals to take a 6-5 lead. The Gusties scored three times in the final 5:01 of the second to trim the margin to 5-4 after two periods.

Tyler Lapic then scored just 1:21 into the third to tie the game at 5-5, and Gustavus’ Corey Leivermann scored at the 4:22 mark to put the Gusties up 6-5.

Olsson stopped 56 shots for Lawrence, and McLean made 31 saves for the Gusties.

Lawrence takes on St. Olaf on Saturday at 7:30 p.m., and Gustavus faces Marian at 4 p.m.

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ASHLAND, Wis. — Freshman forward Blake Roubos scored twice, and the Lawrence University hockey team held off a late rally by Northland College to down the Lumberjacks 5-3 in a Northern Collegiate Hockey Association game on Saturday at the Bay Area Civic Center.

Lawrence (2-4-0, 2-4-0 NCHA) earned a split of the weekend series after falling 4-3 on Friday night to Northland (1-5-0, 1-5-0).

The Vikings led 4-2 when Northland scored a pair of goals in a 15-second span with just over two minutes left in the game. The Lumberjacks were then whistled for boarding with 1:29 left but pulled goaltender Jesse DiLillo in the final minute.

Lawrence’s Logan Lemirande then sealed the victory with an empty-net goal with just 21 seconds remaining.

Roubos got Lawrence on the board just 7:39 into the game when he scored off a pass from William Thoren. Huck Saunders made it 2-0 Lawrence when he scored with 5:10 left in the second period off assists from Roubos and Lemirande.

Northland cut the lead in half on Mike Lennon’s goal 4:33 into the third period. Roubos stretched the lead back to 3-1 when he scored on the power play at the 7:06 mark. Lemirande and Boelter picked up assists on that goal.

Thoren made it 4-1 when he scored on his first goal of the season on a two-man advantage at the 10:33 mark.

Roubos finished with three points on two goals and an assist, and Lemirande also had three points on a goal and two assists.

Lawrence goaltender Peter Emery got the win after stopping 23 shots. DiLillo made 35 saves for the Lumberjacks.

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ASHLAND, Wis. — The Northland College hockey team held off Lawrence University and posted a 4-3 Northern Collegiate Hockey Association victory the Vikings Friday night at the Bay Area Civic Center.

Northland (1-4-0, 1-4-0 NCHA) scored the first two goals of the third period to break a 2-2 tie. Thomas Greene scored just 2:52 into the final period, and Anthony Stempin added a goal at the 8:55 mark to put the Lumberjacks up by two.

Rudi Pin then scored his second goal of the game for Lawrence (1-4-0, 1-4-0) at the 18:34 mark off assists from Brandon Boelter and Logan Lemirande to cut the lead to 4-3.

The Vikings pulled goaltender Peter Emery for the final minute of the game but couldn’t get the equalizer against Northland goalie Jesse DiLillo. DiLillo stopped 41 shots for the Lumberjacks. Lawrence had a 44-43 edge in shots.

Lawrence rallied from a pair of one-goal deficits in the first two periods. After Mike Mikulan scored just 14 seconds into the game, freshman Blake Roubos scored for Lawrence with just 20 seconds left in the opening period to tie the game at 1-1.

Connor Quinn gave Northland a 2-1 lead with 3:01 left in the second period, but Pino scored a short-handed goal with just 12 seconds left in the period to tie the game again.

Anton Olsson played the first two periods in net for the Vikings and made 30 saves. Peter Emery played the final period and stopped nine shots.

The teams wrap up the series on Saturday afternoon.

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FOND DU LAC, Wis. — Brian Berger and Scott Milnthorp both scored a pair of goals, and Marian University rolled to a 6-2 Northern Collegiate Hockey Association win over Lawrence University on Saturday at the Blue Line Ice Center.

The win allowed Marian (1-4-0, 1-3-0 NCHA)to split the weekend series and keep possession of the Battle of Highway 41 traveling trophy. Lawrence (1-3-0, 1-3-0) had defeated the Sabres 3-1 on Friday night.

Berger scored on the power play at the 15:41 mark of the first period to give the Sabres a 1-0 lead. Marian then pulled away with two goals in the first 4:40 of the second period. Derek Perl scored 1:21 into the second, and Milnthorp scored on the power play at 4:40.

Matt Moore got Lawrence on the board with a goal at the 5:13 mark, but Berger answered for the Sabres with a goal at 7:29 to push Marian’s lead back to 4-1.

The Sabres got third-period goals from Milnthorp and Rjay Berra to seal the win. Rudi Pino added a late goal for the Vikings.

Mike Baldwin made 20 saves to pick up the win for Marian.  Anton Olsson and Peter Emery both allowed three goals for the Vikings.

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APPLETON, Wis. — The Lawrence University hockey team got a pair of third-period goals and downed Marian University 3-1 in a Northern Collegiate Hockey Association game on Friday night at the Appleton Family Ice Center.

It was the opener in the annual Battle of Highway 41 series, which the Sabres won last season. Lawrence (1-2-0, 1-2-0 NCHA) needs a win or tie on Saturday night to take back the traveling trophy.

The game was tied 1-1 heading to the third period when Paul Zuke took a pass from Patrick Coyne and beat Marian goaltender Josh Baker at the 5:26 mark.

The Vikings still held the 2-1 advantage late in the game when Marian pulled Baker with 1:21 remaining. The Sabres put on some pressure before William Thoren grabbed the puck for Lawrence. His pass off the boards found Erik Soderlund, who fed Rudi Pino for an empty-net goal with 35 seconds left to seal the win.

Marian (0-4-0, 0-3-0) led 1-0 on Ben Morgan’s goal at the 5:40 mark of the first period. Lawrence tied it at 1-1 when Huck Saunders scored on the power play at the 11:47 mark of the second.

Anton Olsson was superb in net for the Vikings, as he stopped 23 shots. Baker had 22 saves for Marian.

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