(LEBANON, Ill., Dec. 1)—The McKendree University hockey team won its second game against Robert Morris University-Springfield in as many nights with a 6-2 triumph Saturday night in St. Louis. The Bearcats and Eagles tangled at the Scottrade Center.
 
Senior wing Nic Rolla (O'Fallon, IL/O'Fallon) pumped in three goals to lead McKendree to its third consecutive victory. The Bearcats are now 6-6 on the year and will play host to Robert Morris University-Peoria on Friday (Dec. 7) at 10 p.m. The game will be played at the St. Louis Mills Mall in Bridgeton, Mo.
 
Against RMU-Springfield, senior defenseman Matt Seelbach, junior wing Brandon Riley (Belleville, IL/Belleville West) and freshman center Nick Faulkner (New Baden, IL/) each added a goal. Senior center J. David Coleman (Budapest, Hungary/Fort Zumwalt West) helped out with three assists in the victory. Senior Nathan Campo (Westmont, IL/Downers Grove South) stopped 31 shots by the Eagles to earn the victory in goal for the Bearcats.
 
McKendree jumped out to a 2-0 lead through the first 23 minutes of play. Seelbach netted the only goal of the first period off a pass from Riley. The favor was returned in the opening minutes of the second period when Riley took a pass from Seelbach and beat the RMU-Springfield goalie for a 2-0 lead. Faulkner also assisted on Riley's goal.
     
After the Eagles trimmed the deficit to 2-1, Rolla and Faulkner closed the second period with goals to stretch the Bearcats' lead to 4-1. RMU-Springfield scored in the early stages of the third period to rally within 4-2, but Rolla finished off his three-goal performance by scoring twice in the final 9:27 of play to seal the victory for McKendree.