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| The Huskies push for an equalizer in the final seconds of the third. |
On Saturday night at the ancient Rutherford Rink, the
Huskies fell behind the visiting University of British Columbia Thunderbirds
3-0 in the first period, while being outshot 17-9. The hosts made a spirited
comeback over the next two frames scoring twice in the second and once early in
the third to force a 3-3 tie.
Despite the fact the Huskies outshot the Thunderbirds 29-5
over the final two periods, the visitors pulled out a 4-3 victory, when Austin
Vetterl picked up with winner with 5:44 remaining in the third.
The Thunderbirds, who are ranked ninth in the Canadian
Interuniversity Sport top ten rankings, got the jump on the Huskies early.
Third-year forward Luke Lockhart roofed home a power-play goal at the 1:52 mark
of the opening frame to give the Thunderbirds a 1-0 edge.
Near the end of the first, defenceman Neil Manning and
forward Chase Clayton scored singles 44 seconds apart from each other to give
the Thunderbirds a 3-0 edge.
The Huskies, who are ranked second in the CIS ratings, came
out of the first intermission putting on all kinds of pressure in the
Thunderbirds end. They finally broke thru on the scoreboard at the 11:55 mark
of the second, when Thunderbirds goalie Matt Hewitt mishandled a puck, and
Jesse Ross popped home the loose disk for his fourth goal of the season.
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| Levi Cable scored twice for the Huskies on Saturday. |
Cable netted his second goal of the contest at the 3:11 mark
of the third, when he lasered home a short-handed tally.
With the way the momentum of the contest was going, it
appeared the Huskies would go ahead, but Vetterl picked up the winner on one of
the few chances his club was able to break into the offensive zone over the
final 40 minutes.
In the final seconds of the third, the Huskies tried to get
the equalizer when a mad scramble saw a whole bunch of bodies fly into the UBC
net, but the puck stayed out.
Hewitt made 35 stops for the Thunderbirds (7-2-3). Jordon
Cooke made 18 saves taking the loss in goal for the Huskies, who still sit at
the top of the Canada West conference standings with a 10-2 mark.
The Huskies and Thunderbirds also met on Friday night at the
Rutherford Rink, and the hosts skated away with a 4-1 win in that encounter.
Sean Aschim, Logan McVeigh, John Lawrence and Andrew Johnson
scored for the Huskies, while Cooke made 19 saves to earn the win in goal.
Manning had the lone reply for the Thunderbirds, while Eric Williams turned
away 21 shots taking the loss in the UBC net.
The Huskies return to action this coming Friday, when they
travel to Winnipeg to take on the University of Manitoba Bisons (5-5-2).
T-Birds sweep in Vancouver
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| Marley Ervine speeds into the offensive zone for the Huskies. |
On Friday, the Thunderbirds pulled out a 1-0 victory over
the Huskies, when Mathea Fischer scored at the 2:05 mark of a second overtime
period. Danielle Dube made 19 saves to earn the win in goal for the
Thunderbirds, while Cassidy Hendricks turned away 28 shots taking the overtime
setback for the Huskies, who are ranked seventh in the CIS top ten rankings.
The Thunderbirds claimed a 4-3 regulation victory on
Saturday to complete the sweep. Haneet Parhar, Stephanie Schaupmeyer, Madison
Patrick and Kelly Murray picked up singles for the Thunderbirds, while Samantha
Langford made 20 saves to earn the win in goal.
Lauren Zary scored twice for the Huskies, while Marley
Ervine picked up a single. Hendricks made 20 saves to take the loss in goal.
The Thunderbirds move into first in Canada West with the
sweep improving to 8-3-1. U of S fell to 7-3-2.
The Huskies return to action this coming Friday when they
host the University of Manitoba Bisons (7-5) at 7 p.m. at the Rutherford Rink.
The Bisons are currently riding a five-game winning streak.
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