Box Score

VADNAIS HEIGHTS, Minn. – Hamline scored five unanswered goals to defeat Saint John's 5-1 on Friday, Jan. 27, in Vadnais Heights. The loss snapped a four-game win streak for SJU.

Freshman Wally Cossette (Maple Grove, Minn.) gave SJU (7-10-2, 5-5-0 MIAC) a 1-0 lead with a power-play goal 7:40 into the game. A lone assist was credited to sophomore Trent Johnson (Duluth, Minn.).

Sam Leslie tied the game at 1-1 for Hamline (8-11-2, 5-6-1 MIAC) at the 10:53 mark of the second, and Brian Arrigoni tallied a power-play goal with 1:59 left in the period.

Down 2-1, junior Michael Palmiscno (East Grand Forks, Minn.) was called for a penalty with 6:47 left in the game. Senior Nick Roscoe (Eau Claire, Wis.) was then called for a five-minute major for boarding nine seconds later. The combination proved deadly for SJU, as Danny Muck extended the Pipers' lead to 3-1 with a 5-on-3 power play goal at the 14:10 mark. Ryan McElhone made it 4-1 2:08 later and Jordan VanGilder added an empty-net goal with 14 seconds remaining in the contest.

Hamline entered Friday's game at 14.9 percent on the power-play, thanks to a 0-for-5 showing Thursday night, but went 3-for-5 on the home ice. The Johnnies, meanwhile, were just 1-for-6 on the man advantage, which included a measly 14-second power play at the end of the game.

Senior Tony Civello (Shoreview, Minn.) made 33 saves in the loss.

SJU was without freshman John Haeg (Lakeville, Minn.), the team's leader in points with 19 (4g/15a), as well as junior Jascha Pettit (Wadena, Minn.), the team's leader with eight goals.

The Johnnies travel to take on Saint Mary's for a pair of games next Friday and Saturday, Feb. 3-4, in Winona.