COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo.—Six Colorado College players scored goals in a 6-3 win over the U.S. National Under-18 team in an exhibition game Friday night.
The Under-18 team jumped out to a 2-1 lead on Danny Kristo’s strip of the puck from a Colorado College player and shot past a sprawled Drew O’Connell 12:50 in the first period.
But Jack Hillen tied the score 2-2 on a power-play at the 16:16 mark and the Tigers took the lead 3-2 when Addison DeBoer tipped a pass by goaltender Nick Maricic at 6:40 in the second.
Vinny Saponari had a first period goal and an assist for the Under-18 team, while Joe Marciano scored a goal in the third.
In addition to Hillen and DeBoer, Colorado College got goals from Nate Prosser, Chad Rau, Scott Thauwald, and Mike Testwuide.
The U.S. National Under-18 Team plays Air Force Academy Saturday.
