RIVER FALLS, Wis. – The UW-River Falls men's hockey team defeated Concordia College 6-3 Friday night Hunt Arena. The Falcons scored three goals in the third period to secure their fourth consecutive victory and improve to 3-0-0 on the season.
Anthony Cappello and Keenan Ingram each scored twice to lead the Falcons' offensive attack. Lukas Wallinheimo and Alex Atwill also found the back of the net, while Ben Portner recorded three assists. Cappello and Wallinheimo's goals were both career firsts.
The Falcons opened the scoring at 6:04 of the first period when Cappello converted on the power play, assisted by Garett Drotts and Cole Teleki. Ingram doubled the lead at 15:23 with an even-strength goal off assists from Portner and Wallinheimo. Concordia-Moorhead answered late in the period to cut the deficit to 2-1.
The Cobbers tied the game at 2-2 midway through the second period, but UWRF regained the lead with 1:21 remaining in the frame. Atwill scored on the power play, with Gavin Middendorf and Ingram earning assists, sending the Falcons into the third period ahead 3-2.
Cappello extended the lead with a penalty-shot goal at 2:50 of the third period, his second of the night. Ingram added another power-play tally at 6:43, assisted by Atwill and Portner, to put UWRF ahead 5-2.
Concordia briefly cut the deficit to two with a power-play goal, but Wallinheimo answered at 9:52 with an even-strength tally off assists from Portner and Ingram to restore the three-goal advantage.
UWRF finished 3-for-4 on the power play while holding the Cobbers to 1-for-4. UWRF outshot Concordia-Moorhead 29-26, and Chris Quizi recorded 23 saves in the victory.
The Falcons and Cobbers face off again tomorrow night at 7:05 p.m. inside Hunt Arena.
