SATURDAY COLLEGE HOCKEY ROUNDUP: Augustine blanks No. 3 Penn State to complete sweep for No. 1 Michigan State

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Michigan State goaltender Trey Augustine stopped all 36 shots he faced to blank No. 3 Penn State, 5-0, and complete the weekend sweep (Photo: Michigan State Athletics)

 

Friday night, No. 1 Michigan State needed every last minute – and some extra time – to get past No. 3 Penn State in this weekend’s marquis showdown in overtime.

Saturday, all the Spartans needed was Trey Augustine. The junior net minder stopped all 36 shots he faced and his teammates handled the offense scoring five times in a 5-0 victory to complete the weekend sweep of Michigan State.

Charlie Stramel opened the scoring at 2:31 of the first period, setting the tone for a dominant performance. The Spartans added goals in each following period, including a key tally on the power play by Anthony Romani and an empty-net goal from Stramel.

The victory is the seventh straight for Michigan State which improves to 7-1-0 overall.

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No. 10 Wisconsin 6, No. 2 Michigan 1

On Friday night in a 7-4 loss, Mike Hastings’ Wisconsin squad probably felt like that was a game that got away.

The Badgers entered the game still unbeaten and led No. 2 Michigan late, only to watch the Wolverines rally for the game’s final four goals. Saturday. the Badgers made no mistake, jumping to a 3-0 lead in the first and holding off any sort of Michigan rally, winning 6-1.

Ben Dexheimer notched a goal and two assists to lead the offense for the Badgers, who improved to 7-1-2 on the season. Wisconsin’s power play struck three times in seven chances while killing off five Michigan power plays.

No. 17 Quinnipiac 4, Brown 3 (F/OT)

Jeremy Wilmer’s goal with 30 seconds remaining in overtime gave Quinnipiac a 4-3 victory, spoiling a comeback effort from the Bears.

Quinnipiac led, 3-1, after two periods but Brown rallied with two goals in 1:13 early in the third with goals from Charlie Gollob and Zackary Tonelli.

Wilmer’s winner came on the power play when Brown was whistled for too many men on the ice with 57 seconds remaining in overtime.

No. 12 Boston University 5, Merrimack 4

No. 5 Boston University held off a furious late push to edge Merrimack 5–4 on Saturday at Lawler Rink, completing a two-game Hockey East sweep of the Warriors. The result follows BU’s 3–2 overtime win on Friday to open the series.

After a scoreless first, the Terriers seized control with three unanswered goals early in the second to make it 3–0. Merrimack clawed back to 3–2 before BU restored breathing room, stretching the lead to 5–2 midway through the third.

Merrimack scored twice late—closing to within one with the goalie pulled—but BU closed it out in the final minute to finish the sweep on the road.

Sacha Boisvert assisted on four BU goals to pace all players. Mikhail Yegorov stopped 27 shots to earn the win.

No. 9 Denver 6, 4 Western Michigan 3

Denver offense exploded early, spotting the Pioneers a 4-0 lead before the defense held off a rally from the defending national champs in a 6-3 win. The victory completes the weekend sweep for Denver.

Six different Pioneers scored goals in the game and 13 different Denver players registered points. Quentin Miller was outstanding in net, stopping 41 saves, including 29 over the game’s final two periods.

Being swept is certainly something foreign to the Broncos, who never lost back-to-back games last season en route to the national title. It is the first three-game losing streak for Western Michigan since November 2023.