ST. PAUL, Minn. -- The Bethel University hockey team scored the game's first three goals and went on to a 4-1 nonconference victory Monday over Lawrence University.
The loss snaps a six-game win streak for Lawrence (9-8-0).
Bethel (8-8-1) got on the board with 12:09 gone in the first period when Tom Menozzi scored off passes from Jake Kogler and Mason Swenson. Kogler gave the Royals a 2-0 lead less than two minutes into the second period.
After Jon Sacks was whistled for holding midway through the third period, the Royals cashed in on the power play when Kyle Dynan scored at 11:29. Bethel was 1-for-4 on the man-advantage, and Lawrence was 0-for-4.
Lawrence cut the lead to 3-1 when Josh DeSmit took a pass from Matt Hughes and beat Bethel goaltender Patrick Kiely at 15:37.
The Vikings pulled goaltender Evan Johnson late, but Bethel's Kyler Moje got an empty-net goal with 34 seconds left to complete the scoring.
Johnson made 31 saves for Lawrence, which outshot the Royals 38-35. Aaron Jorgensen played the first period and a half, making 14 saves, to pick up the win.