Howell, MI – The Lawrence Technological University ACHA D1 men's hockey team was tied a 3-3 with the Cleary University Cougars in the third period before a Jordon Woytas goal halfway through the stanza lifted them to a 4-3 victory on Friday evening.

How It Happened:

• The Cougars began the scoring 7:53 into the first period to hold a lead at the first intermission
• Woytas scored his first goal of the night, 2:06 into the second, off assists from Bryce Ebert and Sean Pilet to tie the score at 1-1.
• Roughly 10 minutes later, LTU took the lead on the power play off a goal from Blake Heier
• Less than three minutes later, Zachary Rais gave LTU a two-goal advantage at 3-1
• Cleary cut the deficit to one at the 18:21 mark before the second period intermission
• The Cougars took that momentum into the third as they knotted the game at 3-3, 4:36 into the final frame
• Woytas scored the game-winner five minutes later off assists from James Jentz and Jacob Stawinski to give LTU the 4-3 win

Inside the Numbers

• Shots on goal: LTU 48, Cleary 33
• Powerplay: LTU 1-for-2, Cleary 0-for-5
• 30 saves in goal for Spencer Krul

What's Next:

LTU returns to the Farmington Hills Ice Arena for the backend of the home-and-home versus Cleary on Saturday, November 6^th for an 5:30 pm puck drop.