'Jackets Fall To Falcons
 
Saturday at Hunt Arena, the Yellowjackets did something that they've done just once in their last ten games - they held a lead.  The 'Jackets open and closed the scoring in the game, unfortunately River Falls scored three times in between and defeated the 'Jackets 3-2, stretching the Yellowjackets' winless streak to seven games (0-5-2).

With four games to play, the 'Jackets are still within striking distance of the teams directly in front of them, though it looks like home ice in the playoffs is out of the question.

The 'Jackets got on the board first when Jameson Lundquist (Jr. Superior, Wisconsin) picked up a rebound to the left the net and beat River Falls goaltender Bo Storozuk at 13:36 of the first period.  It was the first goal as a Yellowjacket for Lundquist, who transferred to Superior after playing two seasons at St. Scholastica.  River Falls tied the game on a power play in the second period.  Jason Yuel pounced on a rebound in the slot and beat Bryan Dalbec (So. Superior, Wisconsin) to make it 1-1 at 14:17 of the period.  Chris Wilson (Sr. Prince Albert, Saskatchewan) hit a post in the second period, and put another puck off the outside of the post in the third.

In the third, the Falcons scored twice in 83 seconds to put the game out of reach.  Caleb Wolfgram scored an unassisted goal at 15:38 to make it 2-1.  Later, Tyler Czuba picked up a rebound to the left of the goal and tapped it home for a power play goal at 17:01 to make it 3-1.  The Yellowjackets closed the scoring late in the game when Jesse Junkermeier (Jr. Minnetonka, Minnesota) scored a shorthanded goal off a faceoff to make it 3-2.  It was the third goal of the year for Junkermeier.

The game featured an altercation just 1:46 into the game and included several penalties on each team.  The most severe was levied against Justin Faryna (Fr. Calgary, Alberta), who was given a five-minute fighting major and a game disqualification, meaning that he will be unavailable for Friday's game against Stevens Point.  In all, the Yellowjackets took 12 penalties for 35 minutes, while River Falls took eight for 19 minutes.  The 'Jackets went 0-4 on the power play while River Falls went 2-7.

Dalbec finished with 24 saves, while Storozuk finished with 32 stops for River Falls.

The 'Jackets return home for their next three games, beginning with Friday's game at Wessman Arena against Stevens Point.  Game time on Friday will be 7:05 p.m. 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 tune in on the web at www.ifan.tv.  Jon Garver will have the call.