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MARYLAND HEIGHTS, Mo.--Top-seeded Lawrence Tech set numerous program records on Thursday evening in its 10-1 opening-game victory over No. 16 Saint Vincent College at the 2024 American Collegiate Hockey Association Division 3 Championship Tournament in Plager Arena at the Centene Community Ice Center. BOXSCORE

The Blue Devils (26-5-1 overall) established team benchmarks at ACHA Nationals for goals in a game, margin of victory (9), most assists (15) and total points scored (24). This was the first meeting against the Bearcats (15-4).

Lawrence Tech will next play No. 9 Colby College on Friday, March 8, at 6:15 p.m. (5:15 CT) in Pool A.

Sophomore Luke Radu led the offensive explosion for the Blue Devils with a hat trick plus an assist for four points. Graduate student Blayne Young scored a pair of goals, while freshmen Will Jentz and Logan Barnes pumped in five and three assists apiece.

The Blue Devils got all the offense it would need with two goals in the opening period. Radu set the tone with his first of the contest midway through on assists from senior Nicklas Oda and Jentz. Sophomore Benjamin De Haas made it 2-0 with 4 minutes and 23 seconds left when he scored unassisted after a sticklift of an opponent in LTU's offensive zone near the left face-off circle.

Radu added an insurance goal, shorthanded, at 3:25 mark into the second period. Lawrence Tech finished the second period with two more goals for a commanding 5-0 advantage.

Junior starting goaltender Timothy Young up his record to 7-1-1 after stopping all 15 shots he faced in 33:06 before giving way to classmate Griffin Foster (4 saves) who played the final 26:54.

The Bearcats' Zachary Motil spoiled LTU's shutout bid at 12:06 in the third period to make it 8-1 at the time.

Lawrence Tech outshot SVC 33 to 20, went 1-for-2 on the power-play and scored two shorthanded goals.