MINOT, ND.- The Calvin ACHA D1 Hockey team was swept in a weekend double header against the No. 1 ranked team in the country, Minot State University.

The Knights lost 5-0 Friday, and 5-1 on Saturday.

Ranked ninth nationally, Calvin is now 18-7-2 following its last set of games of the regular season.

Calvin will head into this week's GL6 conference tournament as the No. 2 seed.

Colby Joseph scored a pair of Goals for the Beavers, while Logan Cyca, Jay Buchholz and Jeremy Dewar also scored in the 5-0 victory.

In game 2, Calvin's Marshall Beaker scored on a power play early in the 1st period with an assist from Krzyzstof Petryla. That was all the Knights had going for them in game two as Minot Scored the next 5 goals of the game. Matt Egan, Jay Buchholz, Colby Joseph, Joey Moffatt, and Slade Stanick all scored for the Beavers.

COACHES COMMENT: Head Coach Josh Petrusma, "A challenging pair of games but Minot State is ranked No. 1 for a reason. They are very good. This was a great trip for our guys to see a different part of the country and face a high level of competition. This experience will only help us as a team moving forward. "

NEXT UP: Calvin will go into the Great Lakes 6 conference tournament as the No. 2 seed and face Roosevelt University on Tuesday February 17th, at 5:30 p.m.