Box Score

CANTON, NY - Junior forward Kelly Zajac scored twice to lead No. 7/7 Union (24-7-3, 16-3-1 ECAC Hockey) to a 5-2 win in front of 1,471 fans at Appleton Arena.

The win was Union's ninth in a row, extending a school record winning streak in the Division I era.

With the game tied at 1-1, Union scored three second period goals to take command of a game that was evenly played through the first 30 minutes. The Dutchmen took their first lead of the game on the power play, with Jeremy Wick in the penalty box for boarding.

Just over a minute into the man advantage, sophomore forward Jeremy Welsh took a pass from freshman forward Josh Jooris and fired a shot between Weninger's pads at 13:28 of the second period

Union quickly extended its lead to 3-1 on the next shift on a two on one at even strength when senior forward Adam Presizniuk fired the initial shot into Weninger's pads, but the puck kicked right to Zajac, who tipped it into the net at 14:33.

Zajac would strike again on another odd man rush at 19:06. Freshman forward Matt Hatch sent Zajac off on a two-on-one. Zajac cut into the shooting lane and fired a shot into the top corner for a 4-1 Union lead.

Sophomore forward Kyle Bodie scored his seventh goal of the season at 18:02 of the third period, taking a pass from younger brother Mat on the play. Mat Bodie recorded his 21st assist, tying a school record for a defenseman set by Mike Schreiber ('10) last season.

Kyle Esserly scored with 13 seconds remaining in the game on a 5-on-3 to account for the final score.

With Welsh in the penalty box for slashing, St Lawrence took an early lead at 15:42 of the first period. Jacob Drewiski scored on the ensuing power play, lifting a backhander over the shoulder of sophomore goaltender Keith Kinkaid.

Sophomore forward Wayne Simpson evened the score just over two minutes later, taking a pass from freshman forward Kevin Sullivan and firing a low wrist shot past Weninger.

Sophomore goaltender Keith Kinkaid (23-7-2) made 25 saves for his 23rd win of the season.

Weninger made 18 saves on 22 shots in two periods, while Joe Spadaccini made two saves in the third period. Union went 1-for-5 on the power play, and were outshot 27-25 in the contest.

The Dutchmen will return home to face Quinnipiac on Friday at 7:00 pm.