It’s the #CollegeHockey Scoreboard Show for January 4, 2025. Had to stay up a little late to get the action on the ol’ Pacific Time Zone. Who’s hanging out at the palatial estate in Coachella - the rink, not the festival. It’s no breakdowns, no analysis, it’s JUST. THE. SCORES. 


We begin with the men at the Frozen Confines … 

#1 Michigan State 4, Wisconsin 3, OT
Daniel Russell found the back of the net with 1.4 seconds to go in overtime as No. 1 Michigan State topped Wisconsin in the finale of the Frozen Confines at Wrigley Field. Russell had a pair of goals to push Michigan State to 17-2-1. Wisconsin falls to 2-6-1 in OT games alone this year. 

#3 Minnesota 5, Mercyhurst 2
Five different players scored including Jimmy Snuggerud who picked up his 11th goal of the year as No. 3 Minnesota skated by Mercyhurst 5-2 at Mariucci.

#5 Western Michigan 5, Alaska-Anchorage 2
Liam Valente and Owen Michaels each scored twice as fifth-ranked Western Michigan picked up a home sweep over Alaska-Anchorage. Western improves to 13-4-1. 

#7 Maine 2, #6 Denver 1
David Breazeale picked up the game-winner five minutes into the third period as seventh-ranked Maine earned a home split with a 2-1 win against No. 6 Denver. Harrison Scott scored his 13th of the year as well for the Black Bears. 

Augustana 3, #8 Colorado College 2
Augustana went into Colorado Springs and swept the eighth-ranked Colorado College Tigers, capping the weekend with a 3-2 win on Saturday. Nace Langus scored the game-winner for Augie with 90 seconds left. That's a pairwise bomb for CC. 

Desert Hockey Classic
#19 Arizona State 4, #16 Cornell 0
Four different players scored as Arizona State picked up the title at its own Desert Hockey Classic with a solid 4-0 win over No.16 Cornell. Gibson Homer had 34 saves in the shutout for the Sun Devils. 

UMass 8, Robert Morris 0

Coachella Valley Cactus Cup 
#10 UMass Lowell 3, Omaha 2
Scott Truman scored twice to lead No. 10 UMass Lowell to the championship at the Coachella Valley Cactus Cup in Palm Springs. 

Michigan Tech 4, Holy Cross 3, OT
Logan Morrell scored his ninth of the year with an overtime game-winner to lift Michigan Tech to a 4-3 win over Holy Cross in the third place game at the Coachella Valley Cactus Cup. 

Atlantic Hockey
Air Force 3, Sacred Heart 0
Niagara 4, Bentley 2

CCHA
Bowling Green 3, Lake Superior State 1

ECAC
RPI 4, Brown 3
Union 4, Yale 3

Non-Conference
New Hampshire 4, Princeton 3
After blowing a 3-0 lead, New Hampshire picked up a 4-3 win over host Princeton as Nikolai Jenson's second of the year with just over 11 minutes to play broke the tie and served as the game-winner.

Northeastern 5, #18 Quinnipiac 1
Dylan Hryckowian scored a hat trick as Northeastern improved to 6-9-3 by upending No. 18 Quinnipiac 5-1. Hryckowian has 11 goals on the season. 

Alaska 2, Minnesota-Duluth 1, OT
Broten Sabo scored in overtime to lift Alaska to a 2-1 win over host Minnesota-Duluth. UMD outshot Alaska 40-10, but the Spacebears pick up the W shooting 10 percent.

UConn 7, Harvard 3
LIU 14, St. Anselm 1
Vermont 8, St. Lawrence 1
St. Thomas 4, Lindenwood 2

Exhibition
RIT 5, Guelph (Ont.) 1
#14 North Dakota 5, Manitoba (Man.) 0
Colgate 7, Concordia (Que.) 4
USNTDP 4, Ferris State 3

In Women's Action ... 
#2 Ohio State 3, #1 Wisconsin 3 (tOSU wins SO)
Wisconsin's win streak came to an end at Wrigley Field as the top-ranked Badgers and second-ranked Ohio State Buckeyes skated to a 3-3 tie at the Frozen Confines. Ohio State got the extra point after taking the shootout. Wisconsin does still hold an unbeaten streak and it’s currently at eight games without a loss. 

#5 Colgate 4, #6 Clarkson 2
Emma Pais scored twice including the game-winner as Colgate jumped to the top of the ECAC standings with a 4-2 win over Clarkson. Kaia Malachino scored her 13th of the year for the Raiders. Colgate is now tied with Cornell at the top of the league. 

#7 Cornell 2, #10 St. Lawrence 2 (Cornell wins SO)
Cornell picked up the extra point in the ECAC after taking a shootout over St. Lawrence after the two teams skated to a 2-2 tie. 

#12 Penn State 6, #3 Minnesota 2
No. 12 Penn State beat No. 3 Minnesota for the first time in program history as the Nittany Lions jumped out to a 4-0 lead and never looked back at Ridder Arena. Minnesota native Stella Retrum scored twice for the Nittany Lions and Tessa Janecke scored her 16th of the year and Maddy Christian her 15th for Penn State. The Nittany Lions are now 17-4-1.

#14 Princeton 5, Union 2
Sarah Paul scored two more to give her 19 on the year, tying her for second in the nation as No. 14 Princeton beat Union 5-2. 

#9 Quinnipiac 4, RPI 0
Kahlen Lamarche scored twice for No. 9 Quinnipiac as the Bobcats shutout RPI 4-0. Felicia Frank stopped 22 shots for her fourth shutout of the year.

Dartmouth 1, Harvard 1 (Dartmouth wins SO)
That's two wins in a row and now an extra point after a tie and a win in the shootout for Dartmouth. Cue Lou Brown. 

Bemidji State 5, Brown 4
Bemidji State rallied from a 4-1 deficit to rally past Brown 5-4 in Minneapolis. Hailey Armstrong scored twice in the third period to power the Beavers. It's the largest comeback victory in program history.
 
Other Games
Hockey East
Northeastern 4, Holy Cross 0
Providence 4, Merrimack 1

Non-Conference
Minnesota State 4, Lindenwood 1
RIT 4, Post 3
Mercyhurst 11, St. Michael's 1
Yale 5, Robert Morris 4

In World Juniors action, the U.S. beat Czechia 4-1 to advance to the finals where they will play Finland. American goals were scored by BU’s Cole Eiserman, BC’s Gabe Perrault and Ryan Leonard and Minnesota’s Oliver Moore - who actually lives in my school district. 

I’m Jason Bryant @jasonmbryant on the socials and that’s your College Hockey Scoreboard for January 4, 2025.