Men’s Hockey is 5-2-1 After Loss to St. Norbert

Nov. 20, 2009

By Matt Amos
UWRF Sports Information

The Falcon men’s hockey team was defeated by the Green Knights of St. Norbert College by a score of 4-2 at Hunt Arena on Friday night.

The game, which took place in front of an attendance of 779, was only the Falcon’s second loss of the season. The matchup was the first of two NCHA matchups between the Falcons and the Green Knights to take place this weekend.

Sean Roadhouse scored the first goal of the game to give the Falcons the lead at 14:56 in the first period. The goal, which was the only one of the period, was Roadhouse’s second of the season. Assisting Roadhouse on his score against Green Knight goaltender B.J. O’Brien was Justin Brossman.

St. Norbert tied the score at 6:08 in the second period as Nick Tabisz squeezed in a goal against Falcon goaltender Bo Storozuk. At 6:56 in the period, Tadd Norris was sent to the penalty box for 2 minutes for a crucial interference penalty. Matt Boyd scored at 7:27 on the granted power play to break the tie and give St. Norbert a one goal lead. Justin Favreau extended the Green Knight lead by a goal after scoring his first of the season at 10:16.

The Falcons were quick to respond, as Ben Beaudoin scored his second goal of the season at 11:02. Assisting Beaudoin was Tyler Czuba and Grant Everett. The second period ended with a score of 3-2 with the Green Knights leading.

The third period went scoreless up until the last minute of the game. Storozuk was pulled to give the Falcons an extra man on the ice, and the Green Knights were able to capitalize and score on the empty net. The goal was scored by Shane Wheeler.

Storozuk totaled 21 saves in the game, with eight in the first period, five in the second period and eight in the third period. Storozuk was given the loss after playing for 59:08 in net, and he now moves to 5-2-0 on the season. O’Brien made one less save during the game and played all 60:00 in net.

The Falcons, now 3-2-1 in NCHA play, will battle the Green Knights again tomorrow night at Hunt Arena. The opening faceoff will take place at 7:05 p.m.

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