Sault Ste. Marie — The No. 5 MSU hockey team got exactly what it was looking for this weekend: A sweep of Lake Superior.
MSU scored three unanswered goals in a 5-2 win over the Lakers on Saturday night at Taffy Abel Arena.
MSU sweeps Lake Superior
Senior captain Bryan Lerg looks for an opening in the Lake Superior defense during the Spartans’ second game against the Lakers at the Taffy Able Arena. Lerg finalized the win for the Spartans by scoring the last two goals in the third period. The final score was 5-2 with another Spartan victory.
“From start to finish, we played a lot better,” MSU head coach Rick Comley said.
MSU took a 1-0 lead into the second period and that’s when the game opened up.
The two teams combined for four goals in 8:01. When the flurry was over, MSU held a 3-2 lead.
In the third period, senior captain Bryan Lerg added two goals, one on the power play, to put the Lakers away.
“It felt good,” Lerg said.
Junior goaltender Jeff Lerg made 24 saves while Pat Inglis made 36 saves for Lake Superior.
MSU is off until Friday when it travels to Ferris State.
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