BOX SCORE

ST. LOUIS, Mo. – Calvin advanced to the semifinals of the ACHA D3 National Tournament with a 3-1 victory over sister institution Dordt University in the pool play finale for both teams Friday night.

Calvin (22-3-1) concludes its pool play schedule with a 3-0 record and advances to the semifinals Friday to face the Air Force Academy at 5 p.m. (CT). The national semifinal appearance is Calvin's second in three years.

In its win over Dordt (28-5-0), Calvin took a 1-0 lead 6:43 into the second period on a power play goal by senior Myles Radersma who whacked in a one-time shot from the right point that flew over the shoulder of Dordt goalie Tim Nanson, just under the crossbar. Sophomore Luke Afman was credited with an assist on the play.

Calvin carried the 1-0 advantage into the second intermission.

Dordt responded with a goal just 40 seconds into the third period to tie the game at one. Rylan Veenstra scored the goal for Dordt, flipping in a shot on a scrum in front of the Knight net.

Calvin offered a response of its own seven minutes later as senior Brady Keats flipped a shot over the shoulder of Nanson after receiving a nifty feed from teammate Joel Dieleman. The goal came with 7:47 elapsed in the third and lifted the Knights into a 2-1 advantage. Less than two minutes later, Calvin stole the puck along the boards, creating a 3-on-1 opportunity and cashed in as sophomore Zach Westrick slipped a shot home. Sophomore Nathan Sova and Radersma were credited with assists on the play.

Calvin successfully killed off three Dordt power play opportunities in the third period, keeping the Defenders 0-5 on the man-advantage throughout the game.

Calvin held a 29-25 shots on goal advantage. Sophomore Trent Goheen picked up 24 saves for Calvin to collect the win in nets. Nanson had 26 saves for Dordt.

COACHES COMMENT: "That's a really good win tonight," said Calvin head ACHA D3 hockey coach Austin Huizenga. "Dordt is a solid team with good systems to go along with skill and toughness. Love the way our guys responded to the physicality. Tomorrow we play a really good Air Force team. Really excited for the opportunity. We'll put together a good game plan that we think can slow them down."

NEXT UP: Calvin will face Air Force in the national semifinals at 5 p.m. (CT) with the game scheduled to be aired on FloHockeyTV.