Arizona State made Alaska (Fairbanks) its first victim in NCAA play as the Sun Devils defeated the Nanooks, 2-1, on Saturday in the Kendall Classic in Anchorage. Ryan Belonger, who set up ASU’s tying goal early in the third period at Sullivan Arena, connected for the game-winner with 34 seconds remaining in regulation. Ryland Pashovitz made 37 saves for the Sun Devils (1-1-0), while Tyler Morley scored the lone goal for Alaska (0-2-0), which won last year's Classic.
In one of the
bigger shockers of the day , Union won, 5-3, over No. 3 Boston University as
Matt Wilkins scored the go-ahead goal and assisted on an insurance marker, both
in the final three minutes of regulation. Also out east, No. 19 St. Lawrence topped
RIT, 5-1, with Gavin Bayreuther scoring the game-winner and adding an assist.
No. 18 Quinnipiac
downed Holy Cross, 4-2, after Thomas Aldworth notched one goal and set up two
more for the Bobcats. New Hampshire ran roughshod over American International,
7-3, as Tyler Kelleher had a four-point night, while Alabama-Huntsville scored
a 5-2 victory over UConn for a series split, thanks to 29 saves by Carmine
Guerriero.
Elsewhere on
Saturday, Michigan State defeated Lake Superior State, 4-1 at the Icebreaker
Tournament in Portland, Me. thanks to 29 saves from Jake Hildebrand. Mackenzie
MacEachern notched the game-winning goal for the Spartans, Mason Appleton had
two assists, and JT Stenglien posted a goal and an assist. Also, No. 10 Omaha
completed a two-step sweep at No. 6 Minnesota State with a 2-0 victory, powered
by two goals from Jake Randolph and 40 saves by Evan Weninger.
