Friday Recap: Rocky Mountain High

Bowling Green blanked Lake Superior State in CCHA play on Friday night, while Augustana topped No. 8 Colorado College, 5-1, in Colorado Springs. St. Thomas took overtime to beat Lindenwood on the road and Michigan Tech dropped a narrow 3-2 decision to No. 10 UMass Lowell in the Cactus Cup.

In exhibition play, Bemidji State shut out Manitoba, 5-0.

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Bowling Green 3, Lake Superior State 0

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The Bowling Green Falcons (9-7-2, CCHA 5-4-2) defeated the Lake Superior State Lakers (8-10-1, 6-5-0) by a score of 3-0 to start the 2025 calendar year. In the win, senior Ryan O'Hara scored two goals and recorded an assist for his first three-point game of the season and second of his career. Additionally, BGSU now holds a four-game winning streak the longest since Feb. 2-Feb. 10, 2024, when the Falcons swept both Ferris State and Lake Superior State ... (full story)

Augustana 5, No. 8 Colorado College 1

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The Augustana hockey team (11-7-1, 5-3 CCHA) recorded its highest-ranked win in program history Friday night as it defeated No. 8 Colorado College (10-6-1, 4-3-1 NCHC) by a score of 5-1 in Ed Robson Arena. Five different goal-scorers and a 28-save performance from Josh Kotai helped Augustana secure the win ... (full story)

Exhibition: Bemidji State 5, Manitoba 0

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The Bemidji State University Men's Hockey team cruised to a 5-0 victory over University of Manitoba Friday night at Sanford Center in an exhibition matchup. Freshman Jaksen Panzer led the Beavers scoring twice in the game while sophomore Raythan Robbins and freshman Trent Wiemken combined to make 19 saves for the Beaver shutout ... (full story)

St. Thomas 3, Lindenwood 2 (OT)

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St. Thomas Men's Hockey (5-10-4 overall, 3-6-3 CCHA) came out on top in the extra period for the first time in five tries this season with their 3-2 victory over the Lindenwood Lions (4-14-1 overall) on Friday night at Centene Community Ice Center ... (full story)

No. 10 UMass Lowell 3, Michigan Tech 2

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Michigan Tech fell 3-2 to No. 10 UMass Lowell Friday in the semifinal of the Coachella Valley Cactus Cup at Acrisure Arena. The Huskies tied it in the third period, but the River Hawks scored the game-winner on the power play with 1:43 left. ... (full story)