NCHA Men
#2 St. Norbert 11, #1 Adrian 1
*St. Norbert College moved into sole possession of first place in the Northern Collegiate Hockey Association when it throttled Adrian College 11-1 in the first game of a two-game league series between the nation's top-two ranked teams at the Cornerstone Community Center. The Green Knights (17-2-1, 12-1 NCHA), ranked No. 2 in the USCHO.com and D3hockey.com Division III polls, scored two goals in the first 100 seconds of the game to take control against No. 1-ranked Adrian (16-1-3, 10-1-2). St. Norbert moved into first place by two points ahead of Adrian, which sustained the worst loss in its program's seven-year history. Tyler Zepeda netted a hat trick (3-1-4) and Mason Baptista also had four points (1-3-4). George Malliares had three assists.
RV St. Scholastica 9, Northland 2
*The St. Scholastica men's hockey team dominated Northland College 9-2 in a Northern Collegiate Hockey Association (NCHA) game Friday night at Mars Lakeview Arena. The Saints led 3-0 after dominating the first period and led 8-0 before the Lumberjacks dented the scoreboard. Paul Marcoux and Brandon Nowakowski each scored two goals and Alex Valenti (0-4-4) and Chad Golanski (1-3-4) added four-point nights.
MSOE 3, Finlandia 1
*The MSOE hockey team scored three unanswered goals to overcome a 1-0 deficit and hand Finlandia a 3-1 defeat Friday evening at the Houghton County Arena. The Raiders (5-14-1, 4-9 NCHA) conceded a Lions (2-16-1, 1-12 NCHA) goal midway through the second period, but equalized late in the frame and added two goals in the third for the win. Freshman Austin Campbell made the start in goal for the Red and White, making 18 saves for his third win of the season.
Lake Forest 7, Lawrence 0
*Thanks in large part to the squad's second six-goal period of the season, the Forester men's hockey team recorded a 7-0 victory at Lawrence University in Friday night's opener of the home-and-home series. Senior forward Mike Violette scored a goal and assisted on three others for his first career four-point game. Forester sophomore goaltender Leo Podolsky posted his second shutout of the season and improved to 9-1-1 on the year with a 2.23 goals against average and .922 save percentage.
Marian 3, Concordia 0
*When a team is able to score in the opening minute of a game, it usually lends itself to a good night. Friday was no different, as the Sabres jumped out early on Concordia Wisconsin and never looked back, winning 3-0. Senior Tyler Klein opened the scoring just 37 seconds into Friday's contest, giving the Sabres a lead they would refuse to relinquish. From the first save to number 36, senior Josh Baker was rock solid for the blue and white, earning his third shutout of the season.
NCHA Women
St. Scholastica 1, #10 Adrian 0
*In a showdown of first place teams in the Northern Collegiate Hockey Association (NCHA), the St. Scholastica women's hockey team needed only one goal to defeat 10th-ranked Adrian College (Mich.) 1-0 Friday night. The Bulldogs (16-4-0, 9-4-0 NCHA) entered tonight's game riding a 10-game winning streak. Both teams had 18 points entering the night, tops in the NCHA. The game was scoreless entering the third period with the Bulldogs out-shooting the Saints 27-8 after two periods. However, with 11:03 left in regulation Sierra Hanowski found the back of the net to put the Saints on top 1-0. Adrian would get chances late, including hitting the pipe in the final minute, but the Saints prevailed 1-0. CSS goaltender Lindsey Hartfiel made 39 saves to earn her second shutout of the season.
St. Norbert 7, Concordia 1
*St. Norbert College extended its unbeaten streak to nine games with a 7-1 win over Concordia University Wisconsin in a Northern Collegiate Hockey Association game at Resch Olympic Pavilion. The Green Knights (13-5-2, 8-4-1 NCHA), 8-0-1 in their last nine games, jumped out to a 3-0 lead after the first period. St. Norbert got on the board when Laurel Hill scored at 16:06. Myranda Hayes followed 22 seconds later with her first goal of the season. Lauren Roethlisberger scored with 10 seconds left in the first period for a 3-0 advantage. Zoe Kurth scored twice in the third period for the game's final two goals.
Lake Forest 7, Finlandia 2
*The Forester women's hockey team defeated visiting Finlandia University 7-2 Friday night. Sophomore forward Holly Lesperance earned assists on both of junior forward Morgan Pope's goals in the game. Sophomore forward Melissa Paluch also scored twice in the game. Lake Forest freshman goaltender Casey Hartfiel recorded 14 saves in the victory.
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