ST. PETER, Minn. – After a strong, 4-1 victory last night, the Bethel men's hockey team suffered their first loss of the season falling to Gustavus Adolphus College in their second matchup of the weekend series, 6-2. The Royals move to 2-1-1 in the conference and 5-1-2 on the season.
HOW IT HAPPENED
- The Royals got off to a rocky start as the Gusties buried the puck behind BU netminder Travis Allen on a rebound just 25 seconds into the game.
- Tyler Kostelecky evened the odds for the Royals at 4:30, scoring a one-timer off a pass from Braeden Bartoo, but the goal-scoring energy didn't stick.
- A string of penalties set Bethel back as they had to battle through numerous penalty kills before finally allowing a power play goal for the Gusties with just over five minutes to go. GAC's momentum snowballed from there, and they added two more goals at 15:54 and 19:21 to finish out the first period with a substantial lead.
- Jake Herter earned the lone goal of the second period from right in front of the Gustie net, flicking it past the goaltender with a quick backhand at 5:02. Gustavus outshot Bethel that period, 11-8, but Austin Ryman's lockdown performance in net kept them scoreless for the period.
- The Gusties managed to break through again in the third period, scoring another power play goal at 6:55 and bringing the score to 5-2, Gustavus.
- Bethel pulled Ryman from the ice with just over two minutes left, and the Gusties capitalized on the opportunity when they earned the puck back, scoring an empty-netter and finalizing the score at 6-2, Gustavus.
UP NEXT
The team will spend the Thanksgiving holiday traveling as they head to Milwaukee, Wis., to take on the Milwaukee School of Engineering next Saturday, Nov. 25, with puck drop set for 4 p.m.
