The Williston State College Tetons scored three power-play goals to beat the University of Minnesota Crookston Golden Eagle Club hockey team 7-3 at Pete Conlin Rink in Williston, N.D.
The Tetons got the scoring started Saturday when Kyle Barrett found the back of the net off an assist from Cameron Maycock at the 17:14 mark of the first period. Williston State pushed their lead to 2-0 as Moran scored off an assist from Brendan Jay at the 12:47 mark of the first period. The Golden Eagles trimmed the deficit to 2-1 at the 9:14 mark of the first frame as Cam Oistad (Grand Forks, N.D.) scored his team-leading seventh goal of the season. The goal came off assists from Ben Trostad (Crookston) and Tyler Zahradka (Grand Forks, N.D.).
Williston State pushed the lead to 3-1 at the 16:33 mark of the second period when Tanner Davis scored off assists from Dylan Borseth and Barrett. The Tetons pushed their advantage to 4-1 at the 8:03 mark when Moran scored his second goal of the tilt, this time off an assist from Barrett. Williston State pushed the advantage to 5-1 at the 4:54 mark of the second stanza when Jay scored off an assist from Fox Dodds. Minnesota Crookston was able to trim the lead to 5-2 at the 4:08 mark of the second frame when Zahradka scored his fifth goal of the season, this time off an assist from Josh Nelson (East Grand Forks). The Golden Eagles cut the lead to 5-3 with just six seconds left in the second period as Nelson scored his fourth goal of the season. He was assisted by Brian Bekkala (F, Livonia, Mich.) and Oistad.
The Tetons were able to put the Golden Eagles away in the third period. Jackson Dodds scored at the 12:44 mark of the third frame on an unassisted effort. Williston State pushed the lead to 7-3 when Ryley Cook scored off assists from Moran and Barrett.
Crookston drops to 2-7 on the season and returns home Friday, February 19 at the Crookston Sports Center. Williston State improves to 12-13-1.
Scoring | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | Final |
UMC | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
Williston State | 2 | 3 | 2 | 7 |
1st Period
17:14 – WSC – Kyle Barrett (Camron Maycock)
12:47 – WSC – Eric Moran (Brendan Jay) PP
9:14 – UMC – Cam Oistad (Ben Trostad, Tyler Zahradka) PP
2nd Period
16:33 – WSC – Tanner Davis (Dylan Borseth, Kyle Barrett) PP
8:03 – WSC – Eric Moran (Kyle Barrett)
4:54 – WSC – Brendan Jay (Jackson Dodds)
4:08 – UMC – Tyler Zahradka (Josh Nelson) PP
:06 – UMC – Josh Nelson (Brian Bekkala, Cam Oistad)
3rd Period
12:44 – WSC – Jackson Dodds unassisted
1:54 – WSC – Ryley Cook (Eric Moran, Kyle Barrett)
Saves | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | Final |
Jake Sumner – UMC | 10 | 13 | 10 | 33 |
Nelson Schiller – WSC | 8 | 17 | 14 | 39 |
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