Hockey | 10/31/2026 1:26:00 PM
St. Paul, Minn - University of Minnesota Crookston Hockey and the University of St. Thomas were back at it today following The Golden Eagles' 3-2 win last night, but this time it went the Tommies way. The Tommies took today's game by a final score of 6-2. In net for the Golden Eagles was Tyler Swanson (Jr., G, Moorhead, Minn.) for the second straight game. For the Tommies it was Axel Rosenlund in net.
The Tommies got a fast start today, opening the scoring less than two minutes into the first period off of a goal from Winston Wheaton. But they were not the only team to start quick today, Ben Hines (Sr., F, Detroit Lakes, Minn.) evened the game at one, Landon Siemens (Fr., D, Bottineau, N.D.) and Kadin Edwards (So., F, Crookston, Minn.) had the assists on the Golden Eagles' first goal of the game. The game remained 1-1 the rest of the first period, Swanson stopped eight of the nine shots he faced and Rosenlund stopped seven of the eight shots that he faced.
The second period was another fast start for the Tommies as Jackson Ganser scored just three minutes into the period to regain the lead. The goalies were sharp in this period again, but Anthony Foster (Sr., F, Warroad, Minn.) scored with 8:53 remaining in the second period to even the scoring yet again. Braydon Caron (Fr., F, Mayville, N.D.) and Brandon Kelly (Sr., D, Minto, N.D.) had the assists on the Foster goal. However, with less than two minutes left in the period, Drew Fisher put the Tommies ahead by one again. The second period came to a close with the Tommies leading 3-2.
The third period was all Tommies, scoring three goals to earn the win and split the series with the Golden Eagles. The first Tommies goal of the period came with just under 11 minutes left in the game thanks to Westan Quirk. With 3:31 remaining, Winston Wheaton extended the lead to 5-2 for the Tommies. The last goal of the game was scored by John Novak with just 17 seconds remaining on the clock.
The Golden Eagles finish out this road stretch next weekend as they head to Eau Claire, Wisconsin to take on the University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire for the first time since February of 2025. The Golden Eagles will head into that series with a 6-2-0 record. Puck drop on Friday will be at 7 p.m.
