University of Connecticut Athletics
Huskies Fall To Army, 2-1
11/26/2005 12:00:00 AM | Men's Ice Hockey
STORRS, Conn. (November 26, 2005) – The University of Connecticut men’s hockey team fell to Army, 2-1, in its second home game of the regular season on Saturday afternoon. The weekend matinee was a close match-up, with both teams fairly even in the statistics. With the loss, Connecticut’s record drops to 3-6-1 (2-5-0 Atlantic Hockey) while the Black Knights improve to 3-8-2 (1-4-2 AHA).
The Black Knights jumped out to an early lead in the first period, scoring two goals in the stanza. Chase Podsiad scored Army’s first goal on a power play with assists from Tim Manthey and Robb Ross. Just under three minutes later, Ian McDougall scored his first collegiate goal on a wrister that beat Husky goalie Jon Anderson (Vadnais Heights, Minn.) over his left shoulder on the short side. The score would remain 2-0 until the middle of the second stanza.
The Huskies notched their first goal of the game at the 9:27 mark with a short-handed goal by Trevor Stewart (Elk River, Minn.) with an assist from Ryan Palmer (Groton, Mass.) in the second period. Connecticut had several scoring opportunities in the period as they took eight shots, but they were unable to convert on four power play opportunities, including a five-minute major called on Army’s Seth Beamer, less than :30 into the stanza.
The numbers were nearly even at the final buzzer with Army taking a total of 28 shots and the Huskies taking 23. Anderson made 26 saves in his time between the pipes while Army’s Brad Roberts made 22. The game was a physical one as well, with seven Huskies and six Black Knights spent time in the sin bin.
The Huskies are home again on December 2 to face-off against American International on Youth Team Night. Youth teams that pre-register will receive the discounted group rate on tickets. The game is slated for 7:05 p.m. at the Mark Edward Freitas Ice Forum on the Storrs campus. For more information on Youth Team Night, please call (860) 486-0371.
