MOORHEAD, Minn. - The Gustavus men's hockey team shut out Concordia 4-0 Friday night in game one of the MIAC series. The Gusties win their second straight, improving to 2-3 overall and 2-1 in the MIAC. 

It didn't take long for the Gusties to light the lamp as Luke Delzer deflected in a shot from the point by Christian Miller just 4:32 into the contest. The Gusties took a two-goal lead at the 11:43 mark as Hunter Newhouse scored with the help of Grant Ellings and Jack Wineman. The score remained 2-0 at the first intermission with shots even at 7-7. 

Gustavus added its third goal with under two minutes left in the second frame on a power play. Nate Stone fired a shot from the right circle and the rebound went to Jackson McCarthy on the back post who buried his first goal in a Gustie sweater. The Gusties carried a 3-0 lead into the third period, increasing their shot advantage to 18-13. 

Just a minute into the third period, Newhouse carried the puck into the zone around three defenders and found Kylar Fenton open on the right side, who finished the scoring play for his first goal of the season. 

Marko Belak secured his first career shutout after making 16 saves. The Gusties out-shot the Cobbers 21-16 and went 1-for-4 on the power play, while killing all three Cobber advantages. 

"Concordia is a very good team and road wins are hard to come by in any league," said Head Coach Tyler Walsh. "Great effort up and down our lineup with superb goal tending from Marko Belak. The challenge is if we can keep the intensity back to back on the road. We'll find out tomorrow at 2 p.m."

Game two of the MIAC series is set for 2 p.m. tomorrow at the Moorhead Sports Center. 
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