Box ScoreMENDOTA HEIGHTS, Minn. – Saint John's hockey and St. Thomas played to a 2-2 for the second consecutive night on Saturday, Jan. 30, at Cadet Ice Arena in Mendota Heights.
Unlike the 1-0 shootout loss suffered in the seventh round Friday night in St. Cloud, senior captain
Andrew Commers (Edina, Minn.) gave SJU (8-9-4, 6-4-2 MIAC) the extra point in the MIAC standings and a weekend split with a 4-3 shootout win.
A graduate of St. Thomas Academy, Commers gave SJU a 1-0 lead with a shorthanded goal, his fourth tally of the season, with 8:28 left in the second period.
Willie Faust tied the game for UST (9-6-4, 6-2-2 MIAC) on a tip in front with 11:43 remaining in the game and Ben Vikich put the home team ahead with 5:53 left.
Junior forward
Kevin Becker (Roseville, Minn.) tied the game at 2-2 with 3:19 left, his fifth goal of the season, with assists going to sophomore forward
Tyler Dunagan (Maple Grove, Minn.) and junior defenseman
Daniel Tripicchio (Hudson, Wis.).
Senior goaltender
Saxton Soley (Elk Mound, Wis.) tied a season high with 40 saves on the night as SJU was out-shot 42-24 in the tie.
SJU held UST's power play, which entered the weekend ranked fourth in the country (28.6 percent, 16-for-56), to a combined 0-for-5 (0-for-4 on Saturday) in the two games.
The Johnnies return to action with two games at Saint Mary's Feb. 12-13 in Winona.
