SATURDAY COLLEGE HOCKEY ROUNDUP: Basgall’s OT winner propels No. 3 Michigan State to a sweep of No. 1 BU

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No. 3 Michigan State spoiled No. 1 Boston University’s third-period rally, winning in overtime for the weekend sweep (Photo: Michigan State Athletics).

 

No. 3 Michigan State completed a two-game road sweep of top-ranked Boston University, winning 4-3 in overtime on Saturday spoiling a late-game comeback from the Terriers.

Matt Basgall scored the game-winning goal with just 1:10 remaining in the 3-on-3 overtime. That came after Kamil Bednarik and Conrad Fondrk scored in a span of less than two minutes at the end of regulation to rally the Terriers and force overtime.

Michigan State again jumped to an early lead, this time on Ryker Lee’s first-period tally, extending it late in the second on a Porter Martone goal.

The Terriers and Spartans traded goals in the third minute of the third period with Gavin McCarthy scoring for BU and Tommi Mannisto answering 39 seconds later.

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No. 13 Minnesota 5, No 8 North Dakota 1

Minnesota’s offense exploded at the right time, scoring four times in the third period to break a 1-1 tie and salvage a weekend split against non-conference rival North Dakota, 5-1.

Max Red scored what turned out to be the game winner just 1:13 into the third. Brody Lamb assisted on the goal and added a tally later in the period to pace the visiting Gophers offensively with three points (goal, two assists).

The win snapped a four-game winless skid for the Gophers (0-3-1) and was the first loss of the season for the Fighting Hawks (3-1-0).

No. 11 Massachusetts 5, Bentley 4 (OT)

The hosts from Massachusetts rallied to tie the game in the third period and won it on Francesco Dell’Elce’s game-winner 1:08 into overtime in a 5-4 decision over Bentley.

Bentley came out strong, taking an early lead on Stephen Castagna’s tally 1:56 into the game. That began a crazy first period in which UMass to a 2-1 lead, fell behind 3-2 but ultimately headed to the dressing room tied at 3 through 20 minutes thanks to Lucas Kelcka’s power play goal late.

Bentley’s Jimmy Doyle scored the only goal of the second period and Larry Kennan found the equalizer in the third for the Minutemen, who improved to 4-1-0 on the season.

Augustana 5, No. 15 Arizona State 2

Augustana secured a 5–2 victory over No. 15/16 Arizona State on Saturday night at Midco Arena, completing a weekend sweep. The Vikings improved to 3–1–0, while the Sun Devils fell to 2–4–0.

Jacob Jastrzebski opened the scoring for Augustana at 4:23 of the first period. Cruz Lucius responded for Arizona State at 14:00, tying the game at 1. In the second period, Hayden Hennen and Hunter Bischoff scored for the Vikings, giving them a 3–1 lead. Owen Baumgartner added another goal for Augustana in the third period. Lucius scored again for Arizona State, but it wasn’t enough.

Josh Kotai made 26 saves in goal for Augustana, while Arizona State’s Samuel Urban stopped 26 of 31 shots. The Vikings outshot the Sun Devils 31–20 and went 0-for-2 on the power play. Arizona State was 1-for-6 with the man advantage.

No. 16 Ohio State 4, No. 12 Connecticut 2

Ohio State secured a 4–2 victory over No. 12 UConn on Saturday afternoon at PeoplesBank Arena, splitting their weekend series. The Buckeyes improved to 3–1–0, while the Huskies moved to 2–2–0.

After a scoreless first period, UConn struck early in the second with a power-play goal by Joey Muldowney at 0:35. Ohio State responded with Max Montes’ goal at 5:03 and Jake Dunlap’s tally at 17:06, taking a 2–1 lead into the third period. Ryan Tattle tied the game for UConn at 14:18, but Riley Thompson quickly put the Buckeyes back ahead just 17 seconds later. James Hong sealed the win with an empty-net goal at 18:46.

Ohio State outshot UConn 30–36 and went 4-for-5 on the penalty kill. Goaltender Kristoffer Eberly made 34 saves, including 16 in the third period.

No. 10 Quinnipiac 4, No. 7 Maine 0

Quinnipiac Bobcats used a balanced attack and a stingy defensive effort to blank Maine Black Bears 4-0 Saturday at M&T Bank Arena in Hamden, Conn. Quinnipiac scored eight of the final nine goals on the weekend after rallying from a 3-0 deficit for a 4-4 tie on Friday.

After an early power-play marker gave Quinnipiac a 1-0 lead in the first, the Bobcats doubled their advantage at 7:49 of the second period on a highlight “wrap-around” goal by Mason Marcellus. Two additional power-play goals in the third — by Jeremy Wilmer and Ethan Wyttenbach — sealed the victory.

In goal, Matej Marinov stopped all 19 shots he faced, recording his fifth career shutout and anchoring the Bobcats’ clean sheet. Quinnipiac outshot Maine 33–19 and went 3-of-8 on the power play, while Maine was 0-for-2. The Black Bears racked up 42 penalty minutes in the loss.

No. 6 Penn State 3, LIU 0

No. 6 Penn State completed a weekend sweep of LIU with a 3–0 victory Saturday night at Pegula Ice Arena in State College, Pa. The Nittany Lions won Friday’s game, 5-4 in overtime.

After a scoreless first period, Penn State broke through at 5:14 of the second when J.J. Wiebusch finished a setup from Matt DiMarsico and Charlie Cerrato. Cerrato then extended the lead just 22 seconds into the third, converting another feed from DiMarsico and Wiebusch. Reese Laubach capped the scoring midway through the final frame with a power-play goal assisted by Aiden Fink and DiMarsico, who finished with three assists on the night.

Goaltender Josh Fleming stopped all 28 shots he faced to record his first career shutout. Penn State outshot LIU 38-28 and went 1-for-7 on the power play, while the Sharks came up empty on six opportunities. The Nittany Lions now turn their attention toward Big Ten play after a dominant non-conference stretch.