In a tune-up for the collegiate season, men's ice hockey fell to the Springfield Junior Blues 2-1 Friday night in Springfield, Ill.

Transfer forward Riley Spraggs netted the only goal for Lindenwood midway through the first, but the Junior Blues countered with a score later in the period against goaltender Cody Karpinski and put another shot in the back of the net early in the second for the margin of victory.

The Lions will lace up their skates for real in two weeks when they host Adrian College in a two-game set September 19-20 in Wentzville, Mo.  The puck will drop at 7 p.m. that Friday night and at 4 p.m. the following afternoon at the Lindenwood Ice Arena.