{"id":129368,"date":"2021-10-03T21:02:51","date_gmt":"2021-10-04T02:02:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.uscho.com\/?p=129368"},"modified":"2021-10-03T21:02:51","modified_gmt":"2021-10-04T02:02:51","slug":"no-5-minnesota-state-overcomes-3-0-deficit-scored-six-straight-to-sweep-no-1-umass-6-3-no-2-st-cloud-state-shuts-down-st-thomas","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.uscho.com\/2021\/10\/03\/no-5-minnesota-state-overcomes-3-0-deficit-scored-six-straight-to-sweep-no-1-umass-6-3-no-2-st-cloud-state-shuts-down-st-thomas\/","title":{"rendered":"No. 5 Minnesota State overcomes 3-0 deficit, scored six straight to sweep No. 1 UMass, 6-3; No. 2 St. Cloud State shuts down St. Thomas"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure id=\"attachment_126898\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-126898\" style=\"width: 1280px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-126898 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.uscho.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/napravnik_hons.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1280\" height=\"720\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.uscho.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/napravnik_hons.jpg 1280w, https:\/\/www.uscho.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/napravnik_hons-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.uscho.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/napravnik_hons-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.uscho.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/napravnik_hons-150x84.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.uscho.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/napravnik_hons-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.uscho.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/napravnik_hons-696x392.jpg 696w, https:\/\/www.uscho.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/napravnik_hons-1068x601.jpg 1068w, https:\/\/www.uscho.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/napravnik_hons-747x420.jpg 747w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1280px) 100vw, 1280px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-126898\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Julian Napravnik scored his second goal of the and Dryden McKay made 18 saves as Minnesota State completed a weekend sweep of #1 UMass, 6-3 (File photo: Russell Hons)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>No. 5 Minnesota State completed a dramatic weekend sweep of No. 1 Massachusetts in style, reeling off the game&#8217;s final six goals to overcome a 3-0 deficit and earn a 6-3 win.<\/p>\n<p>Facing a three-goal hole late in the second period, Nathan Smith scored with 1:12 remaining in the second to cut the Minuteman lead and begin the rally.<\/p>\n<p>From there, it was all Minnesota State. Smith added a second goal for a three-point game while Julian Napravnik notched a goal and an assist.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">#5 <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/MinnStMHockey?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@MinnStMHockey<\/a> scores 2 goals in 15 seconds to tie the game at #1 UMass! <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/MinnStAthletics?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@MinnStAthletics<\/a> <\/p>\n<p>\ud83d\udcfa <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/NESN?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@NESN<\/a>+ <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/XNMCVae2IY\">pic.twitter.com\/XNMCVae2IY<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; CCHA (@CCHAHockey) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/CCHAHockey\/status\/1444789893771796483?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">October 3, 2021<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Dryden McKay made 18 saves to earn the victory.<\/p>\n<p>Combined with a 2-0 win for St. Cloud State over St. Thomas that completed the weekend sweep of the Tommies, it&#8217;s almost guaranteed there will be a new number one in the USCHO.com poll on Monday. 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