FORT WAYNE, Ind. – The Indiana Tech men's ice hockey team defeated North American Intercollegiate Hockey Association (NAIHA) foe Midland University, 3-2, on Friday evening inside the SportONE/Parkview Ice House to notch its 17^th straight victory.
 
Midland got on the board first with 8:47 left in the first, but the Warriors responded with 5:20 to go in the period as Francesco Corona lit the lamp to tie the game up at 1-1. Jarrett Pfeiffer put the Orange and Black up 2-1 with 3:22 on the clock in the second while Stavros Soilis seemed to put the game out of reach with an empty-netter and 74 seconds left in the game.
 
The visiting Warriors made things interesting though, as they netted a power play goal with 34 seconds to go in the game and had a chance to tie the game            in the last 10 seconds, but Ryan O'Toole shut the door with his 24^th save of the game to keep the win streak going and improve his record to 11-3-0 on the season.
 
Joel Holmberg recorded two assists on the night while Zach Bennett, Corona and Soilis also received credit for assists.
 
Tech (22-3-0) continues a busy weekend with game two against Midland on Saturday. Puck drop is set for 5:30 p.m. from the SportONE/Parkview Ice House.