Koby Bender scored three straight goals in the second period as Minnesota Duluth rallied to beat host St. Cloud State 5-2 on Friday night in the opener of their best-of-three NCHC quarterfinal series in men s hockey.
The SCSU baseball team, St. Cloud Norsemen, SCSU women's basketball team, CSB softball team, and Granite City Lumberjacks all entered the weekend riding high on wins from Friday, while the SCSU men's hockey team, SJU baseball team, Minnesota Timberwolves, and Minnesota Wild came up short. On Saturday, the Gopher men's hockey team will return to the ice for the semifinal round of the Big Ten Tournament.