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Game #2 Report – Saturday Nov. 10th:
Huskies 9, WSU 2
In the second game against WSU the
Huskies found their grove and improved on all fronts. The first 15 minutes
of the game both teams moved the puck well and the pace was quick. At
5:39, while shorthanded, Brett Lawrence fore checked WSU, stripped the
puck on the left side, and fed it to the Matt Carlson in front of the net,
who put it past the tender. At 1:22, Shaun Lawrence passed the puck to
Marty Boyd who stepped over the WSU blue line, took a slap shot and
founder the upper right corner, knocking the water bottle off the net. The
period ended with the Huskies leading 2-0, and matching WSU in penalties
with 2 minutes each. The Huskies out shot WSU 19-7.
The second period improved more for the Huskies as they strengthened their
team play from offense to defense. At 10:48 Adam Senta stepped out of the
corner, slid across the high slot and took a wrist shot that beat the
goalie’s glove. The Cougars started taking a few penalties and at 3:52, on
a power play, Randy Shigetani passed across the blue line to defensive
partner Sean O’Brien. O’Brien took a one-time slap shot, which beat the
goalie on the blocker side. Then at 1:54 Matt Carlson jetted down the
right side and into the WSU zone, dished the puck to Shaun Lawrence who
popped the puck over the goalie’s glove side. And finally, with 8.1
seconds to go, Sean Beveridge took a slap shot from the point, which was
tipped in by Brian Mead. The period ended with the UW leading 6-0. The
Huskies out shot WSU 19 to 4 and took 2 minutes in penalties to WSU’s 6
minutes in the box.
The third period was full of penalties for each team. At 18:06 Brett
Lawrence flew down the right side and his wrist shot found the upper right
corner. Then at 10:19, on a power play, Eric Sato scored his first goal as
a Husky, when his slap shot found the goalie’s five-hole. At 9:04 WSU went
on a 5-on-3 advantage but the Huskies managed to kill it. WSU then scored
a power play goal on a screen shot at 5:01. And they scored again at 3:41
for their second goal. Then at 1:34, when the Huskies were on a power
play, Sean O’Brien set up Marty Boyd who scored in the upper right corner
of the net. The Huskies out shot WSU 16 to 14 and took 14 minutes in
penalties to WSU’s 12 minutes in penalties, plus each team took a 10
minute penalty.
Final Game Stats:
The game ended with the Huskies winning 9-2 and taking 18 minutes in
penalties, plus a 10-minute misconduct penalty. WSU took 20 minutes in
penalties, plus a 10-minute misconduct penalty. The Huskies out shot the
Cougars 54 to 25. Marty Boyd at 2 goals, Matt Carlson had 1 goal and 2
assists and Sean Beveridge had 2 assists.
Link to Friday's game
here.
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