colÂlege hockÂey roundup
Union upÂsets St. Cloud State
• UNÂION 4, ST. CLOUD STATE 1: The No. 10 DutchÂmen (12-3-2) upÂset the Huskies (11-2-2) at the Herb Brooks National HockÂey Center. Union took a 2-0 lead in the first peÂriod on two powÂer play-goals 74 secÂonds aÂpart. Max NoÂvak got the first one at 15:01, Eli Lichtenwald the seÂcond. Joey Benik had the only goal for the Huskies, ratÂed No. 1 this week by the USCHO.com website and No. 2 by USA Today, in the midÂdle of the seÂcond peÂriod on a powÂer play. St. Cloud State had a seven-game unbeaten streak ended.
• NORTH DAKOTA 4, NORTHERN MICHIGAN 1: Luke Johnson and Dillon Simpson scored power-play goals in the second period to give UND (8-7-2) a 3-0 lead over the visiting Wildcats (6-9-2).
• WESTÂERN MICHÂIÂGAN 5, MINÂNEÂSOÂTA DULUTH 3: Colton HarÂgrove scored two goals to lead the BronÂcos (7-7-3, 3-4-0 NCHC) past the BullÂdogs (6-8-1, 2-5-0) at Amsoil Arena. Chase Balisy and Justin KoÂvacs each had a goal and an asÂsist for the visiÂtors. UMD led 2-1 afÂter the openÂing peÂriod on goals by Justin CranÂdall and Sammy Spurell, and 3-2 in the seÂcond afÂter Kyle OsÂterÂberg scored at 3:39.
• WISÂCONÂSIN 4, COLÂOÂRAÂDO COLÂLEGE 1: Nic Kerdiles' powÂer-play goal with two seconds left in the midÂdle peÂriod was the winÂner for the No. 15 BadgÂers (7-5-1) at the Kohl Center.
• MSU MANKATO 4, ALABAMA HUNTSVILLE 1: Jean-Paul Lafontaine's power-play goal early in the third period for the Mavericks (10-7-0, 8-3-0 WCHA) broke a 1-1 tie with the host Chargers (1-16-0, 1-10-0).
• ALASKA FAIRBANKS 3, BEMIDJI STATE 3 (OT): The Beavers (5-8-6, 5-4-4 WCHA) tied for the third game in a row, this time against the visiting Nanooks (6-8-3, 3-7-1). Matt Prapavessis of Bemidji State
scored the tying goal with 1:40 left in the third period.
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