It’s the #CollegeHockey Scoreboard Show for January 3, 2025.  We go extras at Wrigley, trust me, it’s a hockey reference. We try to decipher which of your favorite teams picked up wins - it wasn’t your first or second one - and it’s just a full day of college hockey. It’s no breakdowns, no analysis, it’s JUST. THE. SCORES. 

Coachella Valley Cactus Cup
#10 UMass Lowell 3, Michigan Tech 2
Lee Parks scored the game-winner with just under two minutes to play as No. 10 UMass Lowell won the first game of the Coachella Valley Cactus Cup with a 3-2 win over Michigan Tech.

Omaha 4, Holy Cross 3, OT
Cam Mitchell scored the OT-game winner as Omaha rallied to take the nightcap in Coachella Valley.

Desert Hockey Classic
#16 Cornell 4, UMass 2
Ryan Walsh and Dalton Bancroft each scored their sixth goals of the season as No. 16 Cornell won the first game of the Desert Hockey Classic 4-2 over UMass.

#19 Arizona State 7, Robert Morris 3
Ryan Kirwan scored a hat trick as No. 19 Arizona State topped Robert Morris 7-3 at the Desert Hockey Classic. Cullen Potter also scored twice for the Sun Devils. 

Frozen Confines at Wrigley
#13 Ohio State 4, #9 Michigan 3
Riley Thompson scored twice in the third period, including the game winner with 38 seconds left as No. 13 Ohio State topped No. 9 Michigan 4-3 in the first game of the Frozen Confines at Wrigley Field

Notre Dame 3, Penn State 3 (ND wins SO)
Notre Dame and Penn State skated to a 3-3 tie with the Irish winning the shootout and the coveted B7G recorder - I mean extra point in the conference standings at Wrigley. 

#3 Minnesota 6, Mercyhurst 2
Six different players scored and Brody Lamb scored his 13th of the season as No. 3 Minnesota beat visiting Mercyhurst 6-2.

#5 Western Michigan 4, Alaska-Anchorage 1
Four different players hit the back of the net as No. 5 Western Michigan improved to 12-4-1 with a 4-1 win over Alaska-Anchorage at Lawson.

#6 Denver 2, #7 Maine 1
Cale Ashcroft's goal with 20 seconds to go lifted No. 6 Denver past No. 7 Maine at Alfond Arena in Maine. Carter King scored his 12th of the year for Denver, which rebounded nicely from, well, you know.

Augustana 5, #8 Colorado College 1
Tyler and Hayden Hennen each scored as Augustana went into Robson Arena and picked of No. 8 Colorado College 5-1. Augie added a pair of empty netters in the last two minutes to make it look worse than it actually was.

Elsewhere
In Atlantic Hockey, Sacred Heart shut out Air Force 3-0, while Niagara edged Bentley 3-2 in overtime. In the CCHA, Bowling Green blanked Lake Superior State 3-0. Over in the ECAC, RPI topped Yale 5-3, and Union defeated Brown 3-1. In non-conference play, American International beat Stonehill 3-1, LIU exploded for a 10-1 win over Assumption, and Merrimack handled Army West Point 5-2. New Hampshire secured a 3-0 victory over Princeton, while St. Thomas needed overtime to defeat Lindenwood 3-2. Minnesota-Duluth and Alaska played to a 2-2 tie, with UMD winning in the shootout. In exhibition action, Bemidji State cruised to a 5-0 victory over Manitoba. 

WOMEN
#3 Minnesota 9, Brown 1
Josefin Bouveng and Natalie Mlynkova each scored twice as No. 3 Minnesota jumped out to a 5-0 lead and cruised past Brown 9-1 in the East/West Classic hosted in Minneapolis at Ridder Arena.

#12 Penn State 6, Bemidji State 4
In Minneapolis, No. 12 Penn State rallied from a 3-1 deficit to score five goals in the second and third period to escape with a 6-4 win over Bemidji State in the opening game of the East/West Classic. Grace Outwater scored twice, giving her 10 goals on the season, while Tessa Janecke scored her 15th of the season.

#4 Minnesota-Duluth 2, Syracuse 1
Caitlin Kraemer's game winner came three minutes into the third period as No. 4 Minnesota-Duluth swept the make-up series with Syracuse after a 2-1 win at AMSOIL on Friday. Clara Van Wieren scored her 11th of the year for the Bulldogs, who improved to 13-5-2 after outshooting the Orange 56-17.

#10 St. Lawrence 3, #5 Colgate 2
Taylor Lum scored twice as No. 10 St. Lawrence topped No. 5 Colgate 3-2. We've got all sorts of bunched-up teams in the ECAC. 

#7 Cornell 3, #6 Clarkson 0
No. 7 Cornell maintained control of first place in the ECAC with a 3-0 win over No. 6 Clarkson. The Big Red got goals from three different players to improve to 10-3-2 and they sit atop of the conference with 22.5 points, a point and a half ahead of Colgate and St. Lawrence and 3.5 ahead of Clarkson and Quinnipiac.

#9 Quinnipiac 9, Union 1
Jenna Donahue and Maya Labad each scored a pair of goals as No. 9 Quinnipiac steamrolled Union 9-1.

#15 UConn 1, #11 Boston College 1 (UConn wins SO)
No. 15 UConn gets the extra point with the tie and the shootout win over No. 11 Boston College. 

#13 Boston U. 3, Holy Cross 0
Callie Shanahan with 15 saves in goal for No. 13 Boston University, giving her a third shutout of the year. BU beat Holy Cross 3-0. The Terriers still lead Hockey East by three points over UConn. 

#14 Princeton 7, RPI 2
Issy Wunder scored her 18th of the season and Sarah Paul picked up her 17th as No. 14 Princeton beat RPI 7-2.

Dartmouth 3, Harvard 2
After losing 14 straight games to open the season, the Big Green have themselves a winning streak as Dartmouth topped Harvard 3-2 in overtime with the game-winner scored by Lauren Messier. 

Elsewhere
In Hockey East women’s action, Maine topped New Hampshire 4-1, while Northeastern secured a 3-1 victory over Merrimack. Providence defeated Vermont 5-3 to round out the conference matchups. In non-conference play, Minnesota State dominated Lindenwood 8-1, RIT cruised past Post 4-1, and Yale overwhelmed Robert Morris with an 8-1 win.

I’m Jason Bryant @jasonmbryant on the socials and that’s your College Hockey Scoreboard for January 3, 2025