Box Score

NORTHFIELD, Minn. - Saint John's hockey broke a 2-2 tie with two unanswered goals in the game's final six minutes for a 4-2 win at St. Olaf on Friday, Feb. 11, in Northfield.

Freshman forward Matt DeRosa (Alpharetta, Ga.) scored what proved to be the game-winning goal, his third tally of the season and first since Nov. 12, 47 seconds after Tyler Cooper tied it at 2-2 on the power-play for St. Olaf with 6:31 remaining.

Junior forward Dan Wieber (St. Joseph, Minn.) sealed the victory for SJU (14-6-2, 7-3-1 MIAC) with an empty-net goal, his second tally of the season and 10th of his career, with 1:02 left.

Freshman forward Jackson Sabo (Rosemount, Minn.) opened the scoring with his third goal of the season (and sixth point) 4:15 into the game, his eighth as a Johnnie.

The Oles (8-13-3, 5-7-1 MIAC), however, tied the game on a goal from Sean Walsh, his 10th of the season, during a 5-on-3 power-play with 8:35 left in the first period.

Junior captain Auggie Moore (Edina, Minn.) gave the lead back to SJU with his 11th goal of the season, on an assist that served as freshman forward Spencer Rudrud's (Eden Prairie, Minn.) 20th point of the season (5g/15a), with 38 seconds left in the opening frame. The goal was Moore's third in his last two games and sixth over the last six contests.

SJU killed off 59 seconds of another 5-on-3 in the second period. The Johnnies amassed 12 shots on net - as well as three off the pipe - but went 0-for-7 on the power play, to the Oles' 2-for-6 performance.

Senior goaltender Mac Berglove (Elk River, Minn.) made 19 saves to move his record to 11-4-2 on the year.

The two teams complete the weekend series with a 1 p.m. game on Saturday, Feb. 12, at the Herb Brooks National Hockey Center in St. Cloud.