Box Score

RIVER FALLS, Wis. – Saint John's hockey scored four unanswered goals, including two in the game's final minute, to top Wisconsin-River Falls 4-2 on Friday, Nov. 14, at Hunt Arena.

Junior forward Logan Lyke (Medina, Minn.) broke a 2-2 tie for SJU (2-0-2, 1-0-1 MIAC) off a Mason Campbell (Rosemount, Minn.) shot from the point with 53 seconds remaining in regulation to tilt the scales for SJU in the final period. 

Junior forward Cam Boche (Lakeville, Minn.) drove the puck into the zone to create a scoring play. After Boche's possession, Jordan Newpower (Lino Lakes, Minn.) sent a pass to Campbell at the point who rifled a shot that was tipped by Lyke into the goal with under a minute left to play in the third.

Junior forward Jack Wandmacher (St. Louis Park, Minn.) added his second of the night on a make-shift empty-netter 20 seconds later, as his breakaway on the empty net was called for a penalty shot with 33 seconds on the clock, which resulted in an automatic goal.

River Falls (3-2-0, 0-0-0 WIAC) scored the first goal of the game with two minutes remaining in the first period, taking advantage of a power play for the lead heading into the first intermission. The rotating power play unit caught the Johnnies looking for Alex Atwill to knock the puck in from the goal line. 

UWRF doubled its lead in the second period on another power play, as Keenan Ingram cleaned up the rebound on a tight shot in front of the net. 

SJU evened the score before the end of the period, the first from Wandmacher with the man advantage. Wandmacher caught the River Falls goalie on the lateral slide across the crease, as a quick pass from junior forward Jackson Borst (Edina, Minn.) across the zone fed him the Johnnies' first goal.

Freshman forward Seth Terhell (Cambridge, Minn.) knotted it at 2-2 less than a minute after Wandmacher's score, ripping a shot over the Falcon goaltender on the zone entry after a tap pass from Borst. 

The Johnnies had a number of chances in the third period but waited until the final minute of play to tally the game-winner.

Senior goaltender Jon Howe (Chanhassen, Minn.) finished with 28 saves between the pipes. Junior defenseman Parker Gnos (Excelsior, Minn.) and Terhell led the team with four shots, while Wandmacher, Campbell and Bisson each had two points.

The Johnnies visit Wisconsin-Stout (2-1 overall) for a 7 p.m. puck-drop on Saturday, Nov. 15, at the Fanetti Community Center in Menomonie, Wis.