St. Thomas men’s hockey defeated Michigan Tech University 2-1 at St. Thomas Ice Arena and will host a playoff series against Ferris State University starting March 7. No times have been announced.
After entering January second to last in the Central Collegiate Hockey Association, the Tommies finished the season 12-3-1 and secured third place. St. Thomas also set program records with 16 wins and 44 regular season points.
“I thought in the second half (of the season), we were a little bit more purposeful in our game, in our process,” coach Rico Blasi said. “We got some bounces along the way, no doubt about that, but you got to make your own bounces, for sure. And we’ve got some key goaltending from both (senior goaltender Jake Sibell and junior goaltender Aaron Trotter).”
Anthony Edwards scored 44 points, Julius Randle added 20 in his first game since missing more than a month with an injury and the Minnesota Timberwolves beat the Phoenix Suns 116-98 on Sunday night.
Edwards scored 17 points in the third quarter as the Timberwolves took control, turning a two-point halftime deficit into a 83-72 lead heading into the fourth. Minnesota never trailed in the final quarter, winning for just the third time in the past nine games.
Bridget Schmid can be reached at schm1520@stthomas.edu.
