WEST FARGO, N.D.– The University of Minnesota Crookston hockey team picked up a sweep over North Dakota State University with a 6-4 win over North Dakota State University Sunday, January 16 at the West Fargo Sports Arena in West Fargo, N.D. The Golden Eagles picked up their second-straight sweep and pushed their win streak to four. They have won five out of their last six games.

The Golden Eagles improved to 9-5-2 (4-2-2 WCCHA) with Sunday's win. Minnesota Crookston moved to nine points in the Northwest Division of the WCCHA with Sunday's sweep. North Dakota dropped to 4-6-2 with the losses. The Golden Eagles are currently ranked 16th in the ACHA Division II Central Region rankings.

Minnesota Crookston was propelled by two goals and an assist from Tyler Zahradka (So., F, Grand Forks, N.D.). Zahradka leads the team with 20 goals on the year. Tristan Morneault (So., F, Dieppe, New Brunswick) chipped in a goal and two assists. Jackson Fuller (Fr., F, Bloomington, Minn.) added four assists. In goal, Braden Schmitz allowed four goals and tallied 36 saves in the win. On special teams, the Golden Eagles scored one power play goal on six attempts.

 North Dakota State was guided by a goal and an assist from Jack Stensgard. Mitch Larson added two assists. In goal for the Bison, Matt Roberts allowed six goals and had 44 saves on the game.

Minnesota Crookston got on the scoreboard first at the 10:41 mark when Zahradka found the net off assists from Fuller and Morneault. North Dakota State tied the game up 1-1 at the 10:50 mark when Kyle Davis scored off assists from Larson and Leyton Hugger. The Golden Eagles took the lead back 2-1 at the 12:35 mark when Nathan Huot (Fr., D, Red Lake Falls, Minn.) notched his first collegiate goal, a power play goal, off assists from Zahradka and Fuller. The Bison evened the tally 2-2 at the 14:03 mark when Brady Swanstrom scored off assists from Stensgard and Austin Schoenberg. UMN Crookston took the lead back 3-2 at the 14:25 mark of the first period when Morneault put it between the pipes off assists from Dylan Neubauer (Fr., F, Thompson, N.D.) and Fuller.

Minnesota Crookston pushed their lead to 4-2 just 4:32 into the second period when Zahradka notched his second goal, this time off assists from Morneault and Fuller. The Golden Eagles extended the lead to 5-2 with an unassisted goal from Casey Kallock (Sr., D, Alvarado, Minn.) at the 13:46 mark. The Bison pulled within two goals at 5-3 at the 16:09 mark when Stensgard scored off a Lee assist.

North Dakota State pulled within one goal at the 6:58 mark of the third period when Hugger found the back of the net off a Larson assist. The Golden Eagles iced the win 6-4 with just 45 seconds remaining in the game off an unassisted goal from Nikolai Rajala (Fr., F, Coleraine, Minn.).

Minnesota Crookston continues to be led in points this season by Rajala with 28. Zahradka leads the squad with 20 goals, while Logan Syrup (Fr., F, Park River, N.D.) leads the team with 18 assists. Schmitz leads the squad in goal this season with a 3.52 goals against average.

The Golden Eagles return home to face Gustavus Adolphus College Saturday, January 22 at 7 p.m. and Sunday, January 23 at 2 p.m.