FORT WAYNE, Ind. – The Indiana Tech men's ice hockey team ran its winning streak to 20 games Friday evening inside the SportONE/Parkview Ice House as they defeated Concordia University, 6-3, in their final Wolverine-Hoosier Athletic Conference (WHAC) contest of the season.
 
Kristian Alafriz put Tech up 1-0 with 12:46 to go in the first while the Warriors added a pair of goals within the first 10 minutes of the second to go up 3-0 over the Cardinals. Concordia would not go away easily though, as they got on the scoreboard with 4:01 left in the period and added two goals in the last nine minutes of the third to make it a 5-3 game, but Jimmie Kotilainen iced the game away with an empty-netter and 16 seconds left on the clock.
 
Seven different Warriors recorded an assist while Bryson Linenburg made 10 saves to improve to 13-0-0 on the season.

FORT WAYNE, Ind. – The Indiana Tech men's ice hockey team defeated Concordia University, 8-3, on Saturday evening inside the SportONE/Parkview Ice House to run their winning streak to 21 games and secure the number one seed in next month's North American Intercollegiate Hockey Association (NAIHA) Tournament.
 
The Warriors got out to a quick start with Zach Bennett scoring twice in the first six minutes of the game while getting assists from senior teammates Jarrett Pfeiffer and Adam Jonak. Jonak notched his first goal of the game with 11:51 left in the first period to make it a 3-0 game while Bennett scored on a power play at the 5:09 mark to collect his first career hat trick.
 
Tech added two goals in the second and third periods to run their record against NAIHA teams to 22-1 on the season and they finished atop the regular season standings for the first time in program history.
 
Ryan O'Toole made 19 saves on the night to improve to 13-3-0 while Pfeiffer notched five assists in the final home game of his career. Jonak and Bennett each finished the night with five points each.
 
Tech (26-3-0) returns to action next weekend as they take on Lindenwood University-Belleville in their final series of the regular season. Friday's puck drop is set for 10 p.m. EST from the Shark Tank.