Roller hockey capped off a dominating week with a 13-0 shutout of Slippery Rock University Saturday night to capture the National Collegiate Roller Hockey Association (NCRHA) D1 title at The Rinks – Irvine Inline in Irvine, California.

The Pride were responsible for handing the Lions their only loss of the season back in January, but Lindenwood overwhelmed the Pride this time with five goals in the opening period, one coming short-handed, and followed with another two in the second. In the final period, the Lions added six more with four coming on the power play. Nick Dellamorte led the offense with five goals and Connor Bradley earned six assists in the game. Christian Acosta scored four times while Brycon Johnson, Sean Maude, Jack Wedoski, and Jackson Wozniak each added single tallies. Clayton Liefeld also impacted the ledger with an assist.

Lindenwood outshot Slippery Rock 36-9 with Jacob Robinson stopping all nine shots he faced to get the victory in goal. Not surprisingly, DellaMorte was named Star No. 1 with his five goals and an assist, Acosta earned Star No. 2 recognition with four goals and an assist, and Bradley received Star No. 3 honors.

With the win, the Lions won their second straight national championship and second in a row over Slippery Rock in the finals. It was also the 12^th crown overall for the roller hockey program.

Lindenwood advanced to the title game earlier on Saturday with 4-1 victory over Arizona State in the semifinals. In one of the toughest contests of the knockout stage, the Lions didn't really take control until midway through the second.

Both teams battled through the early stages of the opening period and it was the Sun Devils that had one of the first real scoring chances when they went on the power play after a Lindenwood boarding penalty, but the Lions turned the tables when Acosta stole the puck and fed it to DellaMorte who buried a short-handed effort for a 1-0 lead at 9:54. That's where it stayed until early in the second when Wozniak sounded the horn on a power play with help from Johnson and Bradley at the 1:19 mark. Wozniak netted his second of the period on a play set up by Liefeld and Nathan Durrans at 11:09 to give Lindenwood a 3-0 advantage.

The Lions extended their lead to 4-0 in the opening moments of the third when Johnson and Parker Winkelmann set up Maude at the 48-second mark. Arizona State broke the shutout three minutes later, but that was as close as they would get the rest of the game.

Lindenwood outshot the Sun Devils 23-12 and Robinson stopped 11 of the 12 pucks he faced in goal. Wozniak was named Star No. 1 with two goals, Johnson earned Star No. 2 honors with two assists, and Maude received Star No. 3 honors with a goal.

The Lions began the elimination bracket with a 7-2 victory over Henry Ford Community College Friday night. As was the case in many other games, Lindenwood methodically took control of the game as it went on with two goals in the first, three in the second, and another two in the third.

Johnson began the scoring for the Lions at the 2:15 mark off a feed from Winkelmann. Wozniak lit the lamp next at 8:58 on a play set up by Liefeld and Bradley. The Hawks answered a few minutes later and it was 2-1 Lindenwood at the end of the first. Wozniak split the pipes for his second at 4:09 of the second, assisted by Johnson, then Maude found the back of the net with help from Bradley and Liefeld at 10:53. Henry Ford College scored unassisted 25-seconds later, but Johnson erased that just five-seconds after that off a pass from Wozniak and it was 5-2 Lions at the end of the second.

Wozniak completed his hat trick in the opening moments of the final frame when Acosta and Maude created an opportunity at the 35-second mark. Winkelmann scored the final goal for Lindenwood at 6:12 unassisted.

The Lions outshot the Hawks 31-25 and Marky Hager stopped 23 of the 25 shots he faced to earn the win in goal. Wozniak earned Star No. 1 honors with his hat trick, plus an assist, Johnson was named Star No. 2 with two goals and an assist, and Maude received Star No. 3 recognition with a goal and assist.

The Lindenwood run to the title began Wednesday afternoon with a 9-2 victory over Grand Canyon University in pool play. The Lions outshot the Lopes 24-13 and Marky Hager stopped 11 of the 13 shots he saw in goal. Acosta was named Star No. 1 with a hat trick and assist, Bradley earned Star No. 2 recognition with a goal and four assists, and Wozniak received Star No. 3 honors with four assists.

In the second game of pool play on Thursday, Lindenwood blanked Rowan 7-0. The Lions outshot the Profs 49-11 and Robinson stopped all 11 shots he faced to earn the shutout victory. Wozniak netted a hat trick to receive Star No. 1 recognition, Johnson earned Star No. 2 honors with a goal and assist, and Bradley was named Star No. 3 with a goal and assist.

It was a bit of a thriller in the final game of pool play Friday morning as Lindenwood outlasted Slippery Rock 3-2 in overtime. After the Pride took an early 1-0 lead, the Lions tied it at 5:37 and added another on the power play at 11:24. Slippery Rock tied it 2-2 early in the second and that was the last goal in regulation. Lindenwood won it at the 10:02 mark of overtime as they outshot the Pride 40-14. Hager stopped 12 of the 14 shots he faced in goal.

Bradley earned Star No. 2 recognition with a goal and assist, and Wozniak received Star No. 3 honors with a goal.
Roller hockey finishes the season with a perfect 11-0 record in the Midwest Collegiate Roller Hockey League and 22-1 mark overall.