ANGOLA, Ind. — The Lawrence University men’s hockey team scored first Saturday at Thunder Ice Arena, but No. 7 Trine University rallied for a 4-1 Northern Collegiate Hockey Association victory.
Robby Pustulka got Lawrence (3-11-2, 2-7-1 NCHA) on the board midway through the opening period. Pustulka scored off assists from Jack Michels and Cory Checco at the 11:56 mark for a 1-0 advantage.
Trine tied the game on Tyler Blanchard’s goal at the 4:05 mark of the second and then took the lead on Tim Organ’s goal at the 16:46 mark. Trine made it 3-0 on Noah Marino’s goal at the 11:56 mark of the third and Marino then added an empty-net goal with 17 seconds left to complete the scoring.
Nolan Mahaffey made 24 saves for the Vikings, and Kyle Kozma stopped 20 shots for Trine (14-2-1, 8-1-1).
Women’s hockey
APPLETON, Wis. — The Lawrence University women’s hockey team settled for a Northern Collegiate Hockey Association series split after a 3-0 loss to Trine University at the Champion Center on Saturday.
Trine (6-9-2, 3-5-2 NCHA) scored late in the first and added a pair of insurance goals in the third period.
Kailey Mleko scored with 2:46 left in the opening period to break a scoreless tie. Dorka Gengeliczky then scored in the opening minute of the third period, and Mleko added a second goal midway through the third to complete the scoring.
Sarah Dobrzynski made 19 saves for Lawrence (6-10-1, 3-5-1), and Annie Kindseth had 25 saves to record the shutout.
Lawrence, which won the series opener 3-2 on Friday night, had a 25-22 edge in shots for the game.
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