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POTSDAM, NY - A four-goal second period paced the Union College men's ice hockey team to a 5-1 victory against Clarkson (3-8-0, 0-4-0) on Saturday Night at Cheel Arena. The Dutchmen, who defeated St. Lawrence 4-3 on Friday, completed a sweep of their North Country opponents for the first time since the 2002-03 season. Union, which is now 2-0-2 in the league and 5-3-3 overall, are undefeated through four ECAC Hockey games for the first time since going 6-0 in 2004-05.

The line of junior forward Andrew Buote and seniors Jon Lareau and Jason Shaffer arguably stole the show, combining for five points. Buote had a goal and an assist, while Lareau had a pair of assist and Shaffer had one helper.

Senior forward Mario Valery-Trabucco and sophomore forward Kelly Zajac each continued their stellar play. Valery-Trabucco, who is now on a three-game scoring streak, moved his team-leading point total to 14 with a goal and an assist. Zajac scored his sixth goal in as many games, extending his scoring streak to a season-long four games.

Senior forward Jason Walters and sophomore forward Brian Yanovitch also increased their scoring streaks. Walters scored his third goal of the year, giving him a point in the last three. Yanovitch registered an assist for his eighth point of the year, moving his streak to two games.

Making his second-consecutive start, freshman goaltender Keith Kinkaid made 18 stops for his second career win.

Trailing 1-0, the Dutchmen's second-period swing began when Clarkson goaltender Richie LaVeau wrapped the puck around the end boards. Buote intercepted the puck at the half wall and threw it towards the goal. Lareau chipped it to Valery-Trabucco for a wide-open-net tally 29 ticks in.

Walters gave Union 2-1 advantage two seconds later after freshman forward Jeremy Welsh had a shot blocked. Trying to get a stick on the puck, Walters blindly got a backhand on goal and out of the reach of LaVeau.

Buote kept the pressure on with his first goal of the season at 3:36. Lareau broke the puck out of the defensive zone and found Shaffer in the neutral zone. Shaffer dished to Buote who unloaded a wrist shot just inside the left face-off circle over the shoulder of the Golden Knight's netminder.

Riding the wave of a three-game scoring streak, Zajac continued his success with a goal at 17:04 on a similar play like Buote. Yanovitch found Zajac cutting through the offensive zone where he sniped a shot far side.

A fluke goal off the skate of junior forward Stephane Boileau with assist to freshman forward Greg Coburn and Welsh at 2:11 of the third gave Union a 5-1 lead.

After nearly a two-week hiatus, the Dutchmen return to take on Lake Superior State at the RPI Thanksgiving Tournament on Friday, Nov. 27 at 4 p.m.