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Game
Report
UW vs
USC - Home
Game 2 - Saturday October 27, 2001
Huskies 4, USC 3
Game two between Husky Hockey and the USC
Trojans started out with both teams fighting hard to get up on the
scoreboard first. Both teams made strong rushes and both goalies came up
big. It was not until 9:18 left in the first period when the puck was
finally put in the back of the net. Husky forward Charlie Walters scored,
after receiving a broken back-pass from Paul Margolis, when he took a slap
shot on the far left side. While the USC goalie took a penalty for
slashing after the goal was scored, the Huskies also took a penalty when
the fans celebrated the goal by throwing a fish (Chinook Salmon) on the
ice. The first period ended with the Huskies leading 1-0, and USC taking
13 shots to the UW’s 12 shots on net. The Huskies took 8 minutes in
penalties and USC took 6 minutes in penalties.
The second period started out with the Huskies shorthanded because of 1st
period penalty that ran over into the second period, and the Trojans
capitalized by scoring a goal at 18:48. The penalties continued to mount
as both teams took the physical game to its limits. The Huskies lost two
players during this period, one with a concussion from the game the night
before and another with a major leg injury. In the last minutes of the
period the Huskies found themselves shorthanded again, but this time with
5-on-3 play. The Trojans were able to put the puck away at 5:49 on the
2-man advantage power play. The period ended with USC leading 2-1 and out
shooting the Huskies 15-7. USC took 6 minutes in penalties plus a
5-minute penalty for fighting. The Huskies took 10 minutes in penalties.
In the third period the Huskies came out of the gate with new determination.
Penalties continued to mount for both teams and at 17:46 Brian Smith
scored to tie the game for the Huskies on 4-on-4 play. Matt Carlson, who
was posted in the corner, set up Smith in front of the net. Husky goalie,
Scott Southard, made the big saves throughout the third period as USC
continued to bombard him with shots. Then at 8:11 USC took an
un-sportsmanlike penalty for intentionally shooting the puck into the
Husky bench and hitting the team physician. The Huskies capitalized on the
power play advantage when Randy Shigetani passed to Matt Carlson, who then
set up Brett Lawrence in front of the net. Lawrence scored at 7:20 to put
the Huskies up by one goal. Then with less than 3 minutes left in the
game, on 4-on-4 play, Shaun Laurence set up Randy Shigetani in front of
the net, who then shot the puck in the upper left hand corner of the goal
to put the Huskies up by two points. It was Mr. Shigetani’s first Husky
Hockey goal. With less than one minute to go in the game the Huskies took
two back-to-back penalties, which allowed USC to have a 5-on-3 power play
once again. With 31 seconds to go in the game the Trojans were able to
score on a screened shot to put them one point closer to tying the game.
But the time on the clock was running out. With big saves by the Husky
goaltender Scott Southard, who saved 13 shots during the third period by
USC, compared to 7 shots the UW put on the Trojan tender, the game ended
and the Huskies tallying their second win over the Trojans for the weekend
with a score of 4-3. Final Game
Stats:
The Huskies were out shot by USC 41 to 26. The Huskies took 28 minutes in
penalties, while USC took 20 minutes in penalties, plus a 5-minute penalty
for fighting. Top point receivers for the Huskies were Matt Carlson with 2
assists, and Charlie Walters, Brian Smith, Brett Lawrence and Randy
Shigetani with one goal each. Husky Scott Southard’s goalie stats for the
game were 3.0 GAA and 92.68% save average. The Huskies post a 2-0 PAC-8
record and improve their ACHA standings to 5-0.
Link to Friday's game
here.
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