BLAINE, Minn. – Fresh off a hat trick the night before, junior forward
Tyler Braccini added a pair of goals as the Bethel men's hockey team defeated Wisconsin-Superior, 4-3, Saturday afternoon at the Super Rink.
The Yellowjackets took a 2-0 lead into the first intermission scoring at the 13:57 and 16:23 mark of the first.
Bethel responded with four straight goals, two in the second and two in the third, taking a 4-2 advantage late in the third.
Braccini tallied the first goal for the Royals 8:11 into the second.
Jack Brown on a feed from
Chase Beacom evened it up with under five minutes left and sending the squads knotted at two into the second break.
BU had four power play opportunities in the second and couldn't convert on any of the man advantages.
The Royals killed off their second penalty of the night early in the third. But Superior still found a way to bring it within one scoring with 8:49 left in the game.
UWS pulled its goal with just over two minutes left. They'd get five shots off over the next 1:45 with two of those on frame, two blocked and one wide.
Shane Lavelle almost got the empty net goal for BU but the shot was just wide with 15 seconds left. UWS got one more shot off after winning the faceoff but
Dane Stoyanoff blocked the potential game-tying look.
In net,
Austin Ryman picked up 29 saves.
UP NEXT
The Royals improved to 2-3-1 on the year and will open up MIAC play next Friday at Hamline. Puck drop at TRIA Rink in downtown St. Paul is set for 7 p.m.
