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DULUTH, Minn. – For the second year in a row the eighth-ranked St. Scholastica hockey team was the only team to go unbeaten at the Thanksgiving Classic, defeating Lawrence University (Wis.) tonight 7-3 at Mars Lakeview Arena.

The Saints improve to 5-1-2 this season, while the Vikings fall to 6-3-0. Tonight's victory was the 70th win for head coach Mark Wick at the college, even though he was not behind the bench tonight due to an illness that spread around the team overnight. Wick is the second-winningest hockey coach at CSS and needs just two more wins to tie Del Genereau (1972-76) for the winningest coach in program history.

It took just 25 seconds for the Saints to get on the board as #Tyler Miller# (Fr.-Fort Frances, Ont.) took a feed from #Chris Sinclair# (Fr.-Fort Frances, Ont.) in front of the net and went top shelf to put the Saints up 1-0. #Aaron Spotts# (Sr.-Spokane, Wash.) also assisted on the goal. Later in the period on the power-play, #Carter Davis# (So.-Moose Jaw, Sask.) made it 2-0 with assists from #Jeff Gagnon# (Sr.-Quesnel, B.C.) and #Jordan Chong# (Sr.-North Vancouver, B.C.). Lawrence then cut the lead to 2-1 on Jameson Raymond goal. That was the score at the first intermission.

Then in a hectic second period, the Saints put four goals on the board. Tyler Miller (Fort Frances, Ontario/Rainy River HS (Thunder Bay-SIJHL) ) added his second of the night and fourth of the season three minutes into the period to make it 3-1. #Joel Langevin# (Fr.-Nanaimo, B.C.) and #Austin Brown# (So.-Lathrup Village, Mich.) had the assists. #Colin Trachsel# (Fr.-St. Louis, Mo.) then scored his first collegiate goal with 14 minutes left in the period to make it 4-1. #Jordan Baird# (Sr.-Port McNeill, B.C.) and #Garet Chumley# (Fr.-Cambridge, Minn.) had the assists.

It was #Brett Corcoran# (Fr.-Parksville, B.C.) adding his third of the season halfway through the period to extend the margin to 5-1. #Riley Riddell# (Jr.-Wawota, Sask.) and Jordan Chong (North Vancouver, British Columbia/Dryden (SIJHL)) had the assists. The final goal of the period was scored less than two minutes later with a goal from Jordan Baird (Port McNeill, British Columbia/Victoria (BCHL)) to make it 6-1. #Rob Rodgers# (Sr.-Salmon Arm, B.C.) had the assist. In addition to the four goals scored there were also eight penalties in the span of 10 minutes.

After Lawrence added a couple of goals in third period, the Saints netted one more goal on the evening as Jordan Chong (North Vancouver, British Columbia/Dryden (SIJHL)) scored his first of the season with 15 seconds left to make the final score 7-3. Tyler Miller (Fort Frances, Ontario/Rainy River HS (Thunder Bay-SIJHL) ) assisted the goal.

The Saints out-shot Lawrence 40-22. #Brennan Poderzay# (So.-Tower, Minn.) improved to 3-1-0 on the season, stopping 19 shots. Evan Johnson took the loss for the Vikings, stopping 17 shots. Both teams committed seven penalties in the contest.

The Saints will get back to Northern Collegiate Hockey Association (NCHA) action next weekend when it travels to No. 1-ranked St. Norbert College. St. Norbert fell to Salem State 3-0, for its first loss of the season, in the first game of the day at Mars Lakeview Arena.

The puck drops at 7 p.m. on Friday and Saturday and can be heard live on ESPN Radio 560-WEBC. It can also be seen on the web courtesy of St. Norbert College.