Colorado Springs – Brett Sterling’s 30th goal of the season kept alive Colorado College’s playoff run, securing the Tigers’ 3-2 victory Saturday night over St. Cloud State in Game 2 of the WCHA best-of-three series.
Trailing 2-0 early in the second period, the Tigers tied the game with goals 44 seconds apart, including Sterling’s first goal of the night at the 15:51 mark. Sterling scored again late in the third period to get the CC win.
The teams meet again today at 7 p.m. to see who advances to the WCHA Final Five, which starts Thursday in Minneapolis.
St. Cloud State 1 1 0 – 2
Colorado College 0 2 1 – 3
First period – 1, SCS, Hartman 8 (Raduns, Kronick), 8:37. Penalties – Brannigan, CC, (tripping), 1:30; Fletcher, SCS, (obstruction-holding), 13:21; Raduns, SCS, (tripping), 19:36.
Second period – 2, SCS, Brocklehurst 5 (Reeder, Kronick), PP, 5:14; 3, CC, Salcido 7 (Frischmon), 15:07; 4, CC, Sterling 29 (Kilpatrick, Patrosso), PP, 15:51. Penalties – Kilpatrick, CC, (cross-checking), 3:33; Hartman, SCS, (interference), 9:46; Kilpatrick, CC, (holding the stick), 11:55; Stephenson, SCS, (holding the stick), 15:26; Hillen, CC, (tripping), 17:18.
Third period – 5, CC, Sterling 30 (Sertich, Kilpatrick), 11:28. Penalty – Crabb, CC, (obstruction holding the stick), 12:01.
Shots on goal – St. Cloud State 10-8-13-31; Colorado College 15-15-6-36. Power-play opportunities – St. Cloud State 1 of 5; Colorado College 1 of 4. Goalies – SCS, Goepfert 15-13-5-33 (36 shots, 33 saves); CC, Zaba 9-7-13-29 (31 shots, 29 saves). Attendance – 6,829. T – 2:12. Referees – Todd Anderson, Greg Rockenback, Scott Staudte.
