Notables:-CSS special teams scored three of the four goals-Saints outshot Vikings 46-26.-CSS was 5-for-5 in penalty kills.
DULUTH, Minn. (csssaints.com) – The St. Scholastica men's hockey team completed a sweep of Lawrence University (Wis.) on Saturday with a 4-2 win at Mars Lakeview Arena.
Lawrence's Tom Lee opened up the scoring just under halfway in the first period. Following his lead was teammate Blake Roubos to make it a quick 2-0 lead over the Saints. Saints responded with a goal from
Dylan Nowakowski (Calgary, Alberta/Centennial HS (Brooks-AJHL) ) later in the period. Assisting him was
Dave Williams (Okotoks, Alberta/Athol Murray College of Notre Dame (Waywayseecappo-MJHL) ) and
Keegan Bruce (Bellingham, Wash./Bellingham HS (Weyburn-SJHL) ) to make it a one goal deficit for the Saints after one period of play.
CSS opened the second period with a penalty kill in which they scored a very quick shorthanded goal. Dealing the blow was
Michael Spring (Kelowna, British Columbia/Okanagan Mission (Chilliwack-BCHL) ) and he was unassisted. With the Vikings two skaters down,
Derek Hills (Campbell River, British Columbia/Timberline Secondary (Bowling Green State) ) ripped one into the net about halfway through the period that gave CSS its first lead of the game. His helpers were Nowakowski and D. Williams. The second ended 3-2 in favor of St. Scholastica.
After the Saints killed off a 5-on-3,
Joel Paiement (Okotoks, Alberta/Holy Trinity Academy (Calgary Canucks-AJHL) ) netted a goal for the Saints midway through the third period for a little breathing room. Helping him out was
Kale Derkson (Regina, Saskatchewan/Sheldon Williams Collegiate/Athol Murray College of Notre Dame (Notre Dame-SJHL)) and
Sam Williams (Winnipeg, Manitoba/River East Collegiate (Melville-SJHL) ). The CSS goal was the lone point of the period as the final score ended up 4-2.
St. Scholastica's
Tyler Bruggeman (North Mankato, Minn./Mankato West HS (Austin-NAHL) ) had 24 saves, while Lawrence's Mattias Soderqvist had 42 saves in the loss.
Lawrence record falls to 6-12-1 on the season and 5-7-0 in NCHA conference play. St. Scholastica continues to improve its record which is now 10-7-2 overall and 7-4-1 in the NCHA.
The Saints will play again next weekend in Ashland, Wisconsin against Northland College on Friday night and the LumberJacks will travel to Duluth for Saturday's game. The conference matchup will start at 7 p.m. on Friday at the Bay Area Civic Center and 7 p.m. on Saturday at Mars Lakeview Arena.
