Lucas Van Vliet scored the first hat trick of his career as St. Thomas beat Alaska Anchorage 5-2 in St. Paul, earning the Tommies’ first Friday-night win of the season. St. Thomas pulled away after Alaska Anchorage tied the game in the second period, and Will Ingemann made 23 saves for his second straight win.

By the Numbers
  • Van Vliet: 3 goals
  • St. Thomas: 38 shots; Alaska Anchorage: 25
  • St. Thomas won 36 of 51 faceoffs
  • The Tommies scored on 2 of 4 power plays
  • Ingemann: 23 saves on 25 shots (.920 save percentage)
State of Play
  • St. Thomas improved to 3-4 overall and 1-1 in NCHC play; Alaska Anchorage fell to 1-8.
  • The win was St. Thomas’ second straight game with a player scoring three goals, after Nathan Pilling’s hat trick last Saturday.
  • The teams are set to meet again Saturday, Nov. 7, at 6 p.m. CT, with St. Thomas seeking its first series sweep of the season.
Bottom Line

Van Vliet’s scoring and a strong team performance put St. Thomas in position to turn a Friday win into its first sweep of the season.