Brett Olson's short-handed goal in the third period was the winner as Michigan Tech beat St. Cloud State 3-1 Friday in a Western Collegiate Hockey Association game in Houghton, Mich.

Olson's goal at 5 minutes, 48 seconds of the third broke a 1-all tie. He also assisted on Alex McLeod's empty-netter with seven seconds to play as Tech (2-3-0) picked up its first conference win.

John Kivisto put Tech on top with an unassisted goal midway through the second period, but Garrett Roe tied it for St. Cloud State (2-3-2) moments later.

Kevin Genoe made 26 saves for Michigan Tech, while Mike Lee stopped 20 shots for St. Cloud State.

Minnesota 5, Alaska-Anchorage 1: Tony Lucia had two short-handed goals and an assist to lead the Golden Gophers (1-3-1) to their first win of the season, beating the Seawolves (3-4) in Minneapolis.

Alex Kangas made 22 saves to earn his first win of the season for Minnesota, which was winless in its first four games for the first time in 10 years. The Gophers had been shut out in Kangas' first two starts.

Nick Haddad gave Alaska-Anchorage a 1-0 lead at 8:09 of the first period. But it was all Gophers after that.

Aaron Ness tied it at 13:25 of the first period. Lucia, Kevin Wehrs and Zach Budish extended the lead to 4-1 in the second and Lucia capped the scoring at 3:54 of the third.

Bryce Christianson had 29 saves for the Seawolves.

NON-CONFERENCE

Minnesota-Duluth 4, Clarkson 1: Jack Connolly scored two goals and the host Bulldogs (4-2-1) outshot the Golden Knights (3-3) 50-17 in a victory.

Justin Fontaine added two assists for Duluth.

Connolly scored goals 4 minutes apart in the second period to extend the Bulldogs' lead to 3-0. Mike Connolly gave UMD a 1-0 lead early in the second period and Drew Atkins' goal at 19:07 of the third ended the scoring.

Tim Marks scored the only goal for the Knights on the power play at 16:20 of the third period.

Bulldogs' goalie Kenny Reiter had an easier time in the nets than LaVeau, stopping 16 shots, three in the second period.

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