GRAND RAPIDS, Mich.- The Calvin Knights defeated Grand Valley State university 4-1 at home on Friday night in a GL6 matchup. Calvin improved to 11-1 after the victory.

The game featured a matchup of nationally-ranked teams as Calvin came in ranked 7^th nationally with Grand Valley State ranked 20^th.

Neither team was able to capitalize in the 1st period, helped by strong performances by both goalies. Calvin's Adam Yost made 11 saves while GV's Adrian Morales made 8 saves.

With 3:05 left in the 2nd period Ethan Pool scored for the Knights with assists from Lou Vesperini and Tony Eaton. Calvin had 11 shots on goal in the 2nd period while the Lakers had 9. 

The 3rd period was explosive, with Calvin scoring 3 goals and giving up one, despite having the lowest total shots on goal compared to either of the previous periods. Just over a minute into the period Steven Ickes scored for the Knights from Krzyzstof Petryla and Dario Sacino. Ethan Pool followed up with his 2nd score of the game with 15:17 left to play from Holden Pratt and Tony Eaton. Ethan Hellman was able to break up the Knights scoring spree with a goal of Grand Valley's own. He was assisted by Josh Suzio and Yarne Vaerewyck, on a power play. Steven Ickes scored his 2nd of the game with 3:42 left to play from Dario Sacino and Krzyzstof Petryla to cap off an impressive win for the Knights. Calvin had 9 shots on goal in the 3rd period and Grand Valley had 5.

COACHES COMMENT: Associate head coach Josh Petrusma, "Grand Valley is a quality team, and they always play us tough. I was proud of our resolve tonight and our ability to battle through adversity. Despite taking too many unnecessary penalties, we were able to find a way to win against a good team."

NEXT UP: Calvin's next game will be against Roosevelt University on Friday November 15th. The Game will be played on Calvin's home ice at 8:30pm at Eagles Ice Center.