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No. 3 North Dakota Beats St. Cloud State 6–4 to Win Series, Close In on Penrose Cup

The victory puts UND one point from clinching a share of the NCHC regular-season title entering next weekend’s trip to Western Michigan.

Overview

  • UND’s balanced effort featured goals from Abram Wiebe, Mac Swanson, Ollie Josephson, Tyler Young, Jack Kernan and Ellis Rickwood, with 11 players recording points and six with multi-point nights.
  • Gibson Homer made 22 saves and stopped all 10 shots in the third period, and the result extended North Dakota’s unbeaten run against SCSU to 10 games (7-0-3).
  • The series opened Friday with a 4-4 tie in Grand Forks, where St. Cloud State secured the extra league point with a 2-0 shootout win after a scoreless overtime.
  • North Dakota rallied from a 4-2 deficit Friday on third-period goals by Cody Croal and Will Zellers, with Zellers finishing the night with two goals and an assist and Ellis Rickwood posting three helpers.
  • Freshman Josh Zakreski returned Friday after a long injury absence and scored on his first shift, and freshman goaltender Jan Špunar registered 27 saves to improve to 16-3-1 on the season.