(LEBANON, Ill., Nov. 17)—McKendree University hockey seniors
Nic Rolla (O'Fallon, IL/O'Fallon) and
J. David Coleman (Budapest, Hungary/Fort Zumwalt West) made themselves at home Saturday evening on the ice at the Scottrade Center in St. Louis.
Rolla netted five goals along with an assist, while Coleman added two goals and four assists to spark the Bearcats to a 10-6 victory Saturday over Bradley University. McKendree was able to gain a split of its weekend series with the Braves after being edged on Friday night, 4-3.
With the win, McKendree improves to 3-6 on the season. The Bearcats will return to action Nov. 30 when they resume their six-game home stand against Robert Morris University-Springfield. Game site and start time are to be determined.
Freshman wing
Andrew Falls (Brentwood, TN/Brentwood), freshman center
Nick Faulkner (New Baden, IL/) and senior defenseman Matt Seelbach also added goals in the victory for McKendree, while senior
Nathan Campo (Westmont, IL/Downers Grove South) stopped 33 Bradley shots to pick up the win in goal for the Bearcats.
Bradley grabbed an early 1-0 lead before Falls scored on the power play with 7:50 remaining in the first period to tie the contest at 1-1. The Braves regained a 2-1 advantage before Faulkner's tally with just 30 seconds left in the opening frame knotted the score at 2-2.
The Bearcats opened the second period by netting three goals in a span of just over four minutes to command a 5-2 lead. Rolla picked up his first two goals of the evening – the first coming just over a minute into the period – before Coleman tallied at the 14:11 mark to give McKendree its three-goal lead. Bradley pumped in a pair of goals later in the period to cut the margin to 5-4, but Coleman registered a short-handed goal with just 2:13 left in the period to extend the Bearcats' lead back to 6-4.
Early in the third period, the Braves tied the game thanks to a pair of goals. Seelbach broke the tie for McKendree with 13:52 to play before Rolla closed out the contest with the final three goals of the night, including the final tally with 1:14 on the clock.
