SAULT STE. MARIE, Mich. - Thanks to another superb night of penalty killing and a few timely shots off the crossbar, Lake Superior State topped No. 13 Union 4-1 at the Taffy Abel Arena Friday.

Junior defender Zach Sternberg (3-9--12) netted LSSU's first goal of the night on assists from senior forward Domenic Monardo (7-9--16) and junior forward Dan Radke (3-5--8) at 2:17 of the first period. Union (9-5-4) answered with its lone goal of the game at 3:35 of the first from Matt Wilkins and assisted by Mat Bodie.

The Lakers (11-10-0) came back with their game-winning goal at 12:08 of the first. Junior forward Kellan Lain (5-5--10) won the faceoff in Union's zone and notched the lone assist on Monardo's game-winner.

LSSU took at 3-1 lead at 8:58 of the second period when sophomore forward Buddy Robinson (5-5--10) found the back of the net. Senior forward Nick McParland (6-12--18) and junior defenseman Andrew Perrault (0-5--5) drew the assists.

McParland tallied an empty-net goal at 18:32 of the third to complete the scoring. Robinson had the assist.

The Lakers killed off five Union power-plays, extending their penalty-kill run to 29 straight. Union owns the nation's top-ranked power play at 26.8 percent.

LSSU was 0-for-2 on the power-play. 

Junior netminder Kevin Kapalka (5-4-0) made 22 saves for the Lakers while Troy Grosenick (5-4-4) totaled 23 saves in the loss. The Dutchmen hit the post or crossbar four times during the contest.

LSSU and Union meet again at 7:05 p.m. Saturday.