Peter Tabor_Bill Prout
Senior defenseman Peter Tabor, pictured from last night's 4-1 win in St. Cloud (image courtesy of Bill Prout)
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Saint John's Univ. SJU 5-5-1, 3-2-1 MIAC
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Winner Bethel University BU 8-3-1, 3-2-1 MIAC
Saint John's Univ. SJU
5-5-1, 3-2-1 MIAC
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Final
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Bethel University BU
8-3-1, 3-2-1 MIAC
Winner
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 F
Saint John's Univ. SJU 0 0 1 1
Bethel University BU 1 1 0 2

Game Recap: Hockey |

Bethel Edges SJU 2-1 for Series Split


Box Score

BLAINE, Minn. – Saint John's hockey settled for a weekend split with a 2-1 loss at Bethel on Friday, Dec. 2, at the Super Rink in Blaine.

Justin Kelley gave BU (8-3-1, 3-2-1 MIAC) a 1-0 lead 6:43 into the game and Tyler Braccini made it 2-0 6:20 into the second period, eight seconds into a power play.

The Edina Connection cut the Johnnies' deficit in half when senior defenseman Peter Tabor (Edina, Minn.) scored a shorthanded goal, a rebound of junior forward Max Borst's (Edina, Minn.) shot on goal, with 3:44 remaining.

Sophomore goaltender Bailey Huber (Mahtomedi, Minn.) tied a season and career high with 30 saves in the loss for SJU (5-5-1, 3-2-1 MIAC).

The Johnnies' power play entered the contest tied for third in NCAA Division III at 33.3 percent (15-for-45) but went 0-for-4 with four shots on goal Friday night.

The loss ended SJU's seven-game unbeaten streak (6-0-1 record) on the Royals' home ice since the last defeat on Feb. 13, 2015 (a 2-0 score).

The Johnnies finish fall semester by hosting a pair of non-conference games next weekend, beginning with Concordia (Wis.) for Senior Night at 7 p.m. Friday, Dec. 9, at the Herb Brooks National Hockey Center in St. Cloud. SJU then faces Lawrence (Wis.) for a neutral-site game as part of Hockey Fights Cancer at 7:30 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 10, at Rosemount Ice Arena in Rosemount. All proceeds will support a seventh-grade student in Rosemount who was recently diagnosed with a rare form of brain cancer, as well as the CapStrong Corporation, which is named for Rosemount High School student Cap George, who died of brain cancer in March 2020. 

Rosemount's Face Off Against Cancer Schedule (Dec. 10)
10 a.m.: Rosemount vs. Lakeville North (boys J.V.)
Noon: Rosemount vs. Lakeville North (girls J.V.)
2 p.m.: Rosemount vs. Lakeville North (girls varsity)
4:30 p.m.: Rosemount vs. Lakeville North (boys varsity)
7:30 p.m.: Saint John's vs. Lawrence

Two Lakeville natives, Cory Checco and Ryan Williams, play for Lawrence, while the SJU roster includes former Rosemount H.S. players, freshman defenseman Mason Campbell and sophomore forward Jackson Sabo, and three Lakeville natives: senior forward Henry Enebak, freshman defenseman Zach Enebak and junior defenseman Jack Olsen.


 
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