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TECH SWEEPS WALDORF

Date:  Source: NAIA Hockey
 
 
FORT WAYNE, Ind. – The Indiana Tech men's ice hockey team continued its stellar play Friday night at the SportONE/Parkview Ice House as they defeated North American Intercollegiate Hockey Association (NAIHA) foe Waldorf University, 9-1, to win their 13th consecutive game and give head coach Frank DiCristofaro his 100th career win.
 
Francesco Corona put the Warriors on the scoreboard first at the 11:59 mark in the opening period while Joel Holmberg made it a 2-0 game at the 7:56 mark. Waldorf cut the deficit to 2-1 with 14:49 to play in the second but Holmberg restored the two-goal advantage with his second goal of the night at the 7:16 mark.
 
Tech got into a groove in the third period as they scored six goals, with Mike Tish scoring a pair just four minutes apart while Holmberg notched his third goal of the night on a power play with 9:20 left on the clock.
 
Ryan O'Toole improved to 9-3 on the season while Nick Papandrea, Alex Potter, Kristian Alafriz and Stavros Soilis all notched two assists.
 
On Saturday, Tech again defeated Waldorf University, 6-0, at the SportONE/Parkview Ice House to run its winning streak to 14 games, the longest in program history.
 
Adam Jonak put the Warriors up 1-0 at the 4:50 mark in the first while Tech scored three goals in the first two minutes of the second period to go up 4-0. Stavros Soilis made it 2-0 just 32 seconds into the period while Zach Bennett and Jarrett Pfeiffer scored 33 seconds apart at 18:36 and 18:03, respectively.
 
Joel Holmberg made it a 5-0 game with 12:26 to play in the second while Bennett notched a power play goal with 10:35 to go in the period to make it a 6-0 game.
 
Bryson Linenburg made 12 saves to notch his third career shutout while Jonak and Pfeiffer each had three assists.
 
Tech (19-3-0) returns to action on Friday, February 8 as they travel to NAIHA foe Lindenwood University – Belleville for a weekend set. Puck drop is set for 8:50 p.m. EST from the Shark Tank.