COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo.<\/b> — By the time No. 4 St. Cloud State knew for sure it could claim sole possession of the NCHC’s Penrose Cup with a win Saturday, it was comfortably on its way.<\/p>\n
Four players scored goals, and Ryan Faragher made 20 saves as the Huskies won a regular season championship for the second straight season with a 4-1 victory over St. Cloud State.<\/p>\n
Western Michigan’s win at North Dakota opened the door for St. Cloud State, which entered Saturday tied with UND, to win the title outright.<\/p>\n
The Huskies shared the WCHA’s MacNaughton Cup last season, losing out on a chance to claim it outright with a final-night loss.<\/p>\n
This time, they scored twice in the first period and twice in the second to run out to a 4-0 lead.<\/p>\n
Kalle Kossila, Jimmy Murray, Nic Dowd and Jonny Brodzinski scored even-strength goals for the Huskies (21-8-5, 15-6-3 NCHC), who will host Miami in a best-of-three first-round NCHC playoff series next weekend.<\/p>\n
Archie Skalbeck scored a power-play goal early in the third period for Colorado College (6-22-6, 6-13-5), which finished in seventh place and will travel to North Dakota in the first round.<\/p>\n
Courtney Lockwood made 20 saves for the Tigers in his first start of the season.<\/p>\n
Here’s video of the postgame celebration:<\/p>\n
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