Hockey

APPLETON, Wis. — Nick Felan’s third-period goal and the superb goaltending of Mattias Soderqvist lifted Lawrence University to a 2-1 Northern Collegiate Hockey Association victory over MSOE on Saturday at the Appleton Family Ice Center.

Felan scored 3:34 into the third period to give the Vikings the 2-1 advantage and Soderqvist made it stand up. Soderqvist made 17 saves in the third period on his way to a season-best 46 saves for the game.

The win moves Lawrence (7-12-2, 6-8-2 NCHA) to within one point of MSOE (12-8-1, 7-8-1) for the final playoff spot in the NCHA’s North Division.

The Vikings grabbed a 1-0 lead on Matt Moore’s power-play goal with 7:23 left in the second period off assists from Brandon Boelter and Ryan Rumble. It was the second power-play of the weekend for the Vikings, and MSOE entered play this weekend having allowed just seven power-play goals on the season.

Lawrence finished 1-for-6 on the power play, and the Raiders were 0-for-5.

The Raiders tied the game on Chris Hinrichs’ goal with 4:58 left in the second period.

Felan put the Vikings ahead for good when he took the pass from Renato Engler and beat MSOE goaltender Nick Kohn with 16:26 left. Lane King also picked up an assist on that goal for the Vikings.

The Raiders pulled Kohn for the final 51 seconds but managed just one shot on goal during the final minute.

Kohn finished with 29 saves for the Raiders.

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MILWAUKEE, Wis. — Lawrence University skated to a 2-2 overtime tie with the Milwaukee School of Engineering Friday night in a Northern Collegiate Hockey Association game at the Kern Center.

The Vikings took the lead twice, but MSOE (12-7-1, 7-7-1 NCHA) rallied to force the overtime. Lawrence (5-8-2, 6-12-2) had the better of the play in the five-minute OT, out-shooting the Raiders 6-3, but neither team was able to score.

Lawrence goaltender Mattias Soderqvist made 44 saves for the Vikings, and Nick Kohn stopped 34 shots for the Raiders. MSOE had a 46-36 edge in shots on goal.

Senior captain Brandon Boelter got the Vikings on the board 4:51 into the second period when he scored off assists from Renato Engler and Lane King.

The Vikings held the 1-0 lead into the third, but Evan Wilson tied it for MSOE 5:55 into the final period.

After MSOE’s Dylan Dailey got sent off for hooking at 8:19 of the third, the Vikings converted on the power play. Josh Koepplinger scored at the 9:49 mark off assists from Austin Frank and Ryan Eardley for a 2-1 advantage.

MSOE countered with a power-play goal of its own when Jordan Guth scored with just 3:42 left to tie the game at 2-2. Both teams finished 1-for-4 on the power play.

The teams wrap up the series on Saturday night at the Appleton Family Ice Center.

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APPLETON, Wis. — Lawrence University faces a critical series with MSOE this weekend as the teams battle for a spot in the Northern Collegiate Hockey Association playoffs. Lawrence travels to MSOE for a 7 p.m. game at the Kern Center on Friday before hosting the Raiders in a 7 p.m. game on Saturday at the Appleton Family Ice Center.

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ADRIAN, Mich. — Top-ranked Adrian College skated to a 5-1 Northern Collegiate Hockey Association victory over Lawrence University on Saturday at Arrington Arena.

Jeremy Olinyk scored twice for the Bulldogs (17-2-1, 13-2-1 NCHA), who picked up three goals on special teams. Adrian went 2-for-8 on the power play and added a short-handed goal.

Dillon Kelley made 21 saves to pick up the win for Adrian. Freshman netminder Greg Procopio stopped 30 shots for the Vikings (6-12-1, 5-8-1).

Adrian scored a pair of first-period power-play goals, including one with just three seconds left, for a 2-0 edge after one. Olinyk made it 3-0 on a goal just 3:16 into the second period, and he picked up a short-hander at the 10:41 mark of the second for a 4-0 lead.

The Bulldogs led 5-0 when Lawrence’s Ryan Robertson scored his first career goal at the 12:57 mark of the third. The junior defenseman scored off assists from Jake Roeper and Josh Koepplinger.

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ADRIAN, Mich. — Top-ranked Adrian College pulled away early Friday and rolled to an 8-2 Northern Collegiate Hockey Association victory over Lawrence University at Arrington Arena.

The Bulldogs (16-2-1, 12-2-1 NCHA) scored four times in the first period and got two goals apiece from Trevor Boyd and Connor Armour in the game.

Lawrence (6-11-1, 5-7-1) got goals from a pair of freshmen, Josh Koepplinger and Nick Felan.

Adrian scored two goals in a span of 26 seconds in the first period to grab the lead. Armour got the Bulldogs on the board at the 11:28 mark, and Adrian went on the power play immediately with Boyd scoring on the man-advantage at 11:54 for a 2-0 edge.

Lawrence cut the lead in half on Felan’s goal at 13:27 with Brendan Vetter and Lane King picking up assists.

The Bulldogs stretched the lead to 4-1 as Cory Dunn and Taylor McCloy both scored in the final 5:35 of the period.

Koepplinger gave the Vikings some hope when he scored off assists from Vetter and King just 1:11 into the second period to trim the margin to 4-2.

Adrian struck back quickly with two goals in a span of 1:34. Boyd scored at 5:16 and Brent Sauve scored at 6:50 to push the lead to 6-2. Adrian added goals by Mat Thompson and Armour in the third period.

Tyler Parks made 31 saves to pick up the win for Adrian. Mattias Soderqvist started and made 16 saves for the Vikings before being removed in the second period. Greg Procopio stopped 18 shots in relief for the Vikings.

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APPLETON, Wis. — Lawrence University travels to No. 1-ranked Adrian College this weekend for a Northern Collegiate Hockey Association series. Friday’s game is set for 7 p.m. Eastern time at Arrington Ice Arena, and Saturday’s game is at 3 p.m. Eastern.

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APPLETON, Wis. — The 15th-ranked College of St. Scholastica held on for a 3-1 Northern Collegiate Hockey Association victory over Lawrence University on Saturday at the Appleton Family Ice Center.

St. Scholastica (11-4-2, 9-3-0 NCHA) led 2-0 early in the third period, but the Vikings cut that lead in half with just 1:47 left.

The Vikings (6-10-1, 5-6-1) were on the power play and pulled goaltender Mattias Soderqvist for an extra attacker with 3:09 remaining. The power play expired with just over two minutes left but Lawrence scored 14 seconds later on Lane King’s third goal of the season. Brandon Boelter and Renato Engler picked up assists for the Vikings.

Lawrence pulled Soderqvist again with just over a minute remaining in an effort to tie the game. St. Scholastica defenseman Connor Faupel picked off a Lawrence pass and fired it into the empty net to seal the win with 26 seconds left.

Soderqvist finished with 31 saves for the Vikings, and St. Scholastica goaltender Tyler Bruggeman made 28 saves to pick up the win.

St. Scholastica took a 1-0 lead on Derek Sutliffe’s goal just 4:55 into the first period. The score stayed that way until the first shot by the Saints in the third period as Dylan Nowakowski scored on the power play for a 2-0 edge.

St. Scholastica went 1-for-5 on the power play, and Lawrence finished 0-for-5.

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APPLETON, Wis. — The 15th-ranked College of St. Scholastica struck early in each period Friday and rode that to a 6-2 Northern Collegiate Hockey Association victory over Lawrence University at the Appleton Family Ice Center.

The Saints (10-4-2, 8-3-0 NCHA) scored just 2:40 into the first period, scored a pair of goals in the first minutes of the second period and scored just 1:18 into the third.

Dylan Nowakowski scored twice for St. Scholastica, and Matt Moore scored both goals for Lawrence (6-9-1, 5-5-1).

Tyler Bruggeman stopped 28 shots for the Saints, including a barrage on a pair of Lawrence power plays. Mattias Soderqvist made 37 saves for the Vikings.

Kris McKinzie scored off a rebound less than three minutes into the game to give St. Scholastica a 1-0 lead. The score stayed that way until early in the second period.

Michael Spring scored 1:30 into the second period, and Josh Hansen scored 29 seconds later to give St. Scholastica a 3-0 advantage.

Moore got Lawrence on a board with a goal at the 9:53 mark of the second with assists from Renato Engler and Brandon Boelter.

The Vikings were still down 3-1 entering the third period when Kale Derkson scored just 1:18 into the period for a 4-1 lead.

Nowakowski scored the first of his two goals at the 7:12 mark, but Moore found the back of the net again at 10:51 to trim the margin to 5-2. Josh Koepplinger and Ryan Eardley picked up assists on that goal for the Vikings.

Lawrence had a power-play chance less than three minutes later, but Bruggeman was outstanding in turning the Vikings away. Nowakowski then added a goal with just 25 seconds remaining.

The teams will wrap up the series on Saturday afternoon.

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APPLETON, Wis. — Lawrence University hosts No. 15 St. Scholastica in a key Northern Collegiate Hockey Association series this weekend at the Appleton Family Ice Center. Lawrence, which is riding a four-game unbeaten streak, is in third place in the NCHA’s North Division and St. Scholastica is three points ahead of the Vikings in second place. The puck drops at 7 p.m. on Friday, and Saturday’s game is set for 4 p.m.

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APPLETON, Wis. — Lawrence University scored three unanswered goals in the third period Saturday to rally for a 6-4 Northern Collegiate Hockey Association victory over Aurora University at the Appleton Family Ice Center.

Nick Felan had a goal and three assists for Lawrence (6-8-1, 5-4-1 NCHA), and Renato Engler picked up a goal and two assists.

Mattias Soderqvist pushed his unbeaten streak to four games for the Vikings and made 31 saves.

Trevor Hoth had a goal and two assists for Aurora (1-13-1, 1-8-1), and Jared Rutledge made 39 saves for the Spartans.

Tim Santopoalo scored just 1:06 into the third period to give Aurora a 4-3 lead, but the Vikings rallied quickly.

Jake Kreutzer, in just his second game back from injury for the Vikings, took the puck to the right of Rutledge and went top shelf. The puck snuck inside the upper corner for a goal to tie the game at 4-4 at the 4:43 mark.

Less than a minute later, Felix Henriksson fired a puck through a screen of multiple defenders and past Rutledge to give the Vikings a 5-4 lead at the 5:30 mark. That would prove to be the game-winner, the second game-winning goal for Henriksson in as many nights.

The Vikings then stretched the lead on the power play midway through the period. Engler beat Rutledge with assists from Felan and Steve Hughes, who finished with three helpers in the game, at the 11:08 mark.

The Spartans pulled Rutledge for the final 1:40 but couldn’t score.

Felan got Lawrence on the board with his third goal of the season at the 8:54 mark of the first. Lawrence made it 2-0 on Matt Moore’s goal just 43 seconds into the second period.

Aurora scored the game’s next two goals in the ensuing 5:01 to tie it at 2-2. Lawrence grabbed a 3-2 lead on Brandon Boelter’s power-play goal at the 16:13 mark of the second, but Toth scored for Aurora with 1:08 left in the period to make the score 3-3 after two.

Lawrence finished the game with 45 shots and went 2-for-5 on the power play.

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