University of St. Thomas Athletics
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Can you say Momentum? Men's Hockey soars into title match
2/29/2020 12:00:00 AM | Men's Hockey
Senior Brett Gravelle scored two goals and goalie Henry Baribeau was up to the task with 34 saves as St. Thomas Men's Hockey surprised top-seed St. John's 4-1 Saturday afternoon in St. Cloud.
Coach Jeff Boeser's No. 4-seeded team (14-10-3) has won four games in nine days, including two MIAC playoff wins in three days. The Purple improved to 13-0-3 this season in games when they score three or more goals.
In winning on the Johnnies' home ice for the second time this month, the Toms advance to the March 7 MIAC playoff championship at No. 2-seed Concordia, a 3-2 winner Saturday night in Moorhead over Augsburg.
Baribeau (7-3-1) stopped 34-of 35 shots, losing a shutout on a power-play goal with 28 seconds to go. Baribeau is 5-1-1- in his last seven starts in goal.
Gravelle scored late in period one and midway through period two -- his 49th and 50th career goals in 101 games -- to stake the Purple to a 2-0 lead into the final frame. Jack Christensen and Jack Vincent score goals in the first 7:00 of the third to push the lead to 4-0.
Ten different Tommies had a goal or an assist.
St. John's ended its season at 12-9-5. It had built a 7-1 record in its previous eight games, the lone loss coming Feb, 7 at home to the Tommies.
