Hockey | 10/24/2026 4:40:00 PM

Brookings, S.D. -- Minnesota Crookston hockey shutout South Dakota State on Saturday morning on the road, defeating the Jackrabbits 4-0.

Minnesota Crookston earns the split and improves to 5-1-0 on the season.

The two teams would skate to a 0-0 tie after the first 20 minutes.

In the second period, the floodgates would open for the Golden Eagles.

Walker McGillis (Fr., F, Mayville, N.D.) would score for an early lead on an assist from Brandon Colborn (Fr., F, Crookston, Minn.).

Less than two minutes later, Braydon Caron (Fr., F, Mayville, N.D.) would add on and make it 2-0.

Late in the second, Ben Hines (Sr., F, Detroit Lakes, Minn.) would make it 3-0 on assists from Mason Romfo (Jr., F, Langdon, N.D.) and Anthony Foster (Sr., F, Warroad, Minn.).

Foster would put the nail in the coffin with seconds left in the second period to make it 4-0.

That would be the final tally, as the Golden Eagles would earn the split.

Foster, Hines and Romfo each finished the day with a pair of points.

Tyler Swanson (Jr., G, Moorhead, Minn.) earned the win in goal, making 34 saves on the day.

Minnesota Crookston is back on the road next weekend for a challenging conference series at St. Thomas.