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On Saturday, the Yellowjackets entered their
game with St. Scholastica looking for several things. They
wanted to pick up a win to snap a three-game losing streak and enter
the holiday break on a winning note. They wanted a strong
start to the game, something that would be in contrast to what
occurred the night before. They wanted to pick up a win
against their Twin Ports rival. And lastly, they wanted to
avoid being swept and pick up two important points in the NCHA
standings. With first-place St. Norbert off for the weekend,
the 'Jackets could gain ground in the NCHA standings.
Unfortunately, for the second night in a row St. Scholastica was the
better team.
The Saints scored twice in the first period and goaltender Brennan
Poderzay made 29 saves as St. Scholastica gained the weekend sweep
at home with a 3-0 win over the Yellowjackets.
The loss, the third in a row for the Yellowjackets, drops them to
7-5-1 overall and 2-5-1 in the NCHA, tied for sixth place with
UW-Eau Claire.
The Saints got on the board at 9:51 of the first period when Jordan
Chong let a wrist shot go that Bryan Dalbec (So. Superior,
Wisconsin) got a piece of, but unfortunately it wasn't
enough to keep it out of the net and it was 1-0. Just 99
seconds later it went to 2-0. Garet Chumley won a race to a
loose puck and tried the wraparound, getting three shots at it and
eventually slipping the puck under Dalbec to make it 2-0. The
Saints closed out the scoring 54 seconds into the second period when
Daman Milsom scored on a slap shot from the right point, picking up
his first goal of the year.
Later in the second period the 'Jackets had a pair of golden scoring
chances. Kyle Leahy (Fr. Fort St. John, British
Columbia) came out of the penalty box and took a pass at
the Saints' blue line, going in alone on Poderzay. He went to
the backhand but didn't get a good shot away and Poderzay made the
save. Later, Chris Wilson (Sr. Prince Albert,
Saskatchewan) made a brilliant pass to Talon
Berlando (Jr. Drumheller, Alberta) in the right circle, who
walked in toward the goal but his backhand went over the net.
Beyond those two chances, the Yellowjackets weren't able to muster
anything offensively.
Dalbec finished with 15 saves in his second appearance of the
season.
The Yellowjackets took three penalties for 14 minutes while the
Saints took three for six minutes. The Yellowjackets were 0-3
on the power play and St. Scholastica went 0-2.
The 'Jackets will now have almost four weeks off, returning to
action on Friday, January 8 on the road against Bethel. Game
time from the Schwann Super Rink will be at 7:00 and can be heard
live locally on KUWS 91.3 FM, beginning with the pre-game show at
6:45 p.m. If you are outside the local listening area, you can
pick up the web stream on the Internet at
www.ifan.tv. Jon Garver will
have the call. |
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