GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. - The Calvin ACHA D1 hockey team defeated Grand Valley State University 5-2 at home on Saturday to complete the sweep of the 16th ranked team in the country. Calvin is ranked 10th in the nation and is now 15-5-2 on the season. The Knights also improve to 7-2-0 in the GL6 Conference standings, sitting just a half-game behind league-leading Adrian (8-2-0) with the Knights holding a game in hand. 

Tony Eaton scored 5 minutes into the 1st period with an assist from Gibson Grendel. Krzyzstof Petryla followed him up with a goal with 4:16 remaining in the period. Hayden Zimmerman and Steven Ickes assisted.

Steven Ickes proceeded to score a goal of his own in the 2nd period to give Calvin a 3-goal lead over the Lakers. He scored an unassisted goal in the 5th minute of the period. Hayden Zimmerman scored next with 10:30 left in the period with help from Trent Benedict, and Steven Ickes. The Lakers finally got on the board with 3:45 left to play in period. Ethan Hellman scored while Clayton Senti assisted. Lou Vesperini scored early in the 3rd to increase Calvin's lead back to 4. Nick Justice and Hayden Zimmerman assisted on the power play goal. Brendan Kelly scored a goal late in the period with 2:05 to play for the Lakers, to bring Calvin's lead to 3. Lucas Henry assisted.

Goaltender Aidan Feddema was again stellar for the Knights in between the pipes to help secure the win.

COACHES COMMENT: Head coach Josh Petrusma, "Another solid performance from the team this weekend. Grand Valley is a very capable team with talented players. They certainly had their chances this weekend and strong plays by Feddema and Yost set us up to be successful. We still have some work to do and things to clean up, but overall it's a solid win against a strong team."

NEXT UP: Calvin plays Davenport University on the road on Wednesday in a GL6 matchup, February, 4th at 3 p.m.