MOORHEAD, Minn. – A pair of shorthanded goals in the second period helped propel the Bethel men's hockey team to an emphatic 6-0 defeat of the Concordia Cobbers in the series finale Saturday afternoon.
The win was a drastic change-up from the previous night of play – which yielded a narrow shootout victory for the Royals – and brings them to a MIAC record of 6-2-2 and an overall record of 12-4-3. With a St. Scholastica loss at St. Olaf, Bethel sits atop the MIAC standings with 20 points.
HOW IT HAPPENED
• Bethel's
Justin Kelley wasted no time breaking onto the scoreboard, finding the back of the Cobber net just two minutes into the game off of an assist from
Braeden Bartoo.
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Brett Morich increased the Royals' lead just a few minutes later, scoring his first collegiate goal at 5:26. The assist was again credited to Bartoo.
• BU flipped yesterday's statistics in the first period, outshooting the Cobbers 16-6 as the Royal defense and goaltender
Austin Ryman started the game with a strong showing.
• The second period yielded two shorthanded goals for the Royals. At 11:23,
Jake Herter dealt
Ben Doherty a perfect set-up for a flick into the Cobber net, and Bartoo outmaneuvered the goaltender for his own goal off of an assist from
Luke Posner at 19:28.
• Bethel kept up the scoring in the third period when
Tyler Braccini skated the puck up and targeted
Jack Brown with a pass that was then deflected by a Cobber defenseman into their own goal at 10:58.
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Luke Anderson found the sixth and final BU goal at 12:01 when he cleaned up a pass across the front of the net from
Logan Anderson.
• Ryman and the BU defense kept the Cobbers from making their way onto the scoreboard and sealed the final score as 6-0, BU.
UP NEXT
The Royals make another lengthy trip heading to Winona, Minn., to take on the Saint Mary's Cardinals in another MIAC series next Friday, Jan. 26. Puck drop is set for 7 p.m.
