GRAND RAPIDS, Mich.- The Calvin ACHA D1 hockey team defeated Aquinas College 8-0 at home. Calvin is now 9-6-0 on the season.

Nick Justice scored the 1st goal of the game just 10 seconds in, Tony Eaton assisted. Tony Eaton then scored a goal of his own, with an assist from Josh Hooper.

Steven Ickes scored a solo goal less than a minute into the 2nd period. Gibson Grendel followed up with a goal with 15:30 to play in the period, Chase Mcintyre, and Holden Pratt assisted.

Calvin really started putting it together in the 3rd period, scoring 4 goals. Lou Vesperini scored first for the Knights, while Steven Ickes followed up with his 2nd of the game. Josh Hooper
scored Calvin's 7th and 8th goals of the game to finish out the Knights victory.

COACHES COMMENT: Head Coach Josh Petrusma, "It's a good feeling to end our first semester with a solid performance. We started strong and played tough all the way through the
game. Overall I'm happy with our first semester results. We've learned a lot about ourselves and we're growing as a team. We'll have a bit of a break for the holidays and then get back to it with
a tough opponent in PNW to open the second semester."

NEXT UP: Calvin doesn't play again until Friday January 16th. The game will be at 8pm at Eagles Ice Center, against Purdue University Northwest