ERIE, Pa. – Bentley extended its unbeaten streak to five and Andrew Gladiuk (White Rock, B.C./Nanaimo) also scored for the fifth straight game as they won at Mercyhurst 4-1 Friday night. Four different players scored.

With the win the Falcons are now 3-0-2 in their last five outings. Gladiuk now has a goal in five straight games and a seven game points streak. The Bentley goals also came from Kyle Schmidt (Menomonee Falls, Wisc./Sioux City) on the power play,  Jake Ahlgren (Fergus Falls, Minn./Wenatchee) and Max French (West Kelowna, B.C./West Kelowna) with an empty net. Schmidt now has seven game scoring streak going as well.

The opening goal came from Schmidt on the power play at the 9:22 mark of the 1^st period. It's the 5^th straight game the team has scored a power play goal.

At nearly the same point of the 2^nd period, Ahlgren's 6^th goal of the season gave the Falcons a 2-0 lead. The Lakers though quickly responded with a goal a little over a minute later from Jonathan Charbonneau at 10:28. That cut Bentley's lead in half, but they didn't let the Lakers get any closer.

Gladiuk fired in his 14^th goal of the season and to extend his streak at 10:42 of the 3^rd period, and French added an empty net goal late on as Bentley secured the win. They improve to 9-9-4 in Atlantic Hockey contests with the victory.

Bentley outshot the Lakers 53-32, its highest shot total of the season. Sophomore Jayson Argue (Swan River, Manitoba/Nanaimo) picked up the win in goal in making 31 saves.

The Falcons will go for the series sweep back at the Mercyhurst Ice Center tomorrow night.