No. 18 Colorado College sweeps Miami, OH; marking the most wins since 2012

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (KKTV) –

18th-ranked Colorado College hockey beats Miami, OH on Saturday to complete the sweep.

Logan Will and Klavs Weinbergs each collected a couple of assists as the Tigers improved to 13-8-1 overall and 7-5 in the NCHC and collected its second season sweep over the RedHawks in the last three years. The assists were the first points of Veinbergs’ career.

For the second consecutive game, Miami jumped on the scoreboard first when PJ Fletcher scored a power-play goal just 2:13 into the contest.

The Tigers roared back with four straight goals, including one each by Noah Laba and Max Burkholder later in the opening frame.

Laba notched his team-high 11th goal and second of the weekend at the 6:50 mark. After Burkholder sent the puck toward the net from the right circle, Gleb Veremyev chipped the puck to Laba, who scored from the left post.

Burkholder then scored his fourth of the season at the 9:22 mark with an outstanding individual effort. He gathered the puck at the right point, wheeled all the way around the net and went top shelf from the left circle past Miami goalie Bruno Bruveris. Will and Veinbergs assisted on the play.

Jack Millar made it 3-1 at 14:31 of the second period with a blast from the slot after taking a pass from behind the net from Veinbergs, who was on his knees while he made the pass.

Zaccharya Wisdom put the Tigers ahead by three at the 11:11 mark of the third period with a power-play goal. Burkholder’s shot from the left circle was saved by Bruveris, but Wisdom was there for the rebound and scored his fifth goal of the season. Dylan Moulton closed out the scoring with a shorthanded goal with 2:45 remaining in the game.

The Tigers outshot Miami, 32-19, including a 17-6 margin in the third period. Laba led all players with five shots. Bruveris finished with 28 saves, while Kaidan Mbereko had 17 for CC.

Colorado College heads back out on the road next weekend for a series against Western Michigan, Jan. 26-27, in Kalamazoo, Mich.

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