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No. 12 Indiana Tech Downs No. 24 Lawrence Tech in WHAC Play, 3-1

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Jacob Holston connected with Liam Bland, Joey Mattevi on LTU's lone goal

Box Score FORT WAYNE, Ind.— Host Indiana Tech scored two power play goals less than five minutes apart in the second period to key a 3-1 come-from-behind victory Saturday over Lawrence Tech in Wolverine-Hoosier Athletic Conference men's hockey action at the Allen County War Memorial Coliseum. It was a battle of nationally-ranked American Collegiate Hockey Association Top-25 powers as the No. 12 Warriors improve to 9-2 overall and 6-0 in the WHAC and No. 24 Blue Devils fall to 4-6 on the season and 4-4 in the conference.

With 6 minutes and 29 seconds left in the second period, Malik Ali tied the game on a feed from Avery Smith to knot the score at 1-1 and Francesco Santaniello also found the back of the net on an Indiana Tech power play opportunity to put the Warriors ahead for good with 1:57 remaining.

Jacob Holston gave LTU a 1-0 lead at the 6:07 mark of the first period on assists from Liam Bland and Joey Mattevi.

Indiana Tech got an insurance goal from Santaniello's second marker of the afternoon at 5:42 of the third period.

The Warriors were 2-for-4 with the man-advantage, while the Blue Devils were 0-for-4. Lawrence Tech goalie Brett Tome had 33 saves while Ty Barnhill posted 21 stops.

Lawrence Tech faces Aquinas in another WHAC home-and-home series next weekend. On Friday, Nov. 3, the teams will be at LTU's Farmington Hills Ice Arena for an 8 p.m. opening puckdrop. On Saturday, Nov. 4, the teams will be at AQ's Southside Ice Arena in Byron Center for a 7:30 p.m. start.
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