Men's Hockey Falls to Third-Ranked River Falls
| - 3rd | 1 | 2 | 3 | T |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| UW-River Falls (9-1-2, 5-1-2 NCHA) | 3 | 2 | 1 | 6 |
| UW-Eau Claire (8-6-0, 4-6-0 NCHA) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Scoring Summary | |
|---|---|
| 1st - 06:46 | Jason Yuel (UW-River Falls) |
| 1st - 14:58 | PP - Geoff Shewmake (UW-River Falls) |
| 1st - 16:29 | Jake Olson (UW-River Falls) |
| 1st - 18:40 | PP - Devin Mantha (UW-Eau Claire) |
| 2nd - 01:18 | Adam Cardwell (UW-River Falls) |
| 2nd - 15:19 | PP - Geoff Shewmake (UW-River Falls) |
| 3rd - 15:56 | Alec Hagaman (UW-River Falls) |
| UW-River Falls | UW-Eau Claire |
|---|---|
|
G:
Geoff Shewmake - 2
A: 3 Players (#13, #17, #21 - 2) Sh: TEAM - 35 Sv: Scott Lewan - 28 |
G:
Devin Mantha - 1
A: 2 Players (#12, #13 - 1) Sh: TEAM - 29 Sv: Brandon Stephenson - 29 |
| TEAM STATISTICS | UW-River Falls | UW-Eau Claire |
|---|---|---|
| Power Plays | 2 for 11 | 1 for 4 |
| Shorthanded Goals | 0 | 0 |
| Penalties (min) | 4 (8) | 11 (33) |
| Shots on Goal | 35 | 29 |
| Face Offs Won | 0 | 0 |
EAU CLAIRE, Wis. (Blugolds.com) – One night after the UW-Eau Claire men's hockey team handed third-ranked UW-River Falls its first loss of the season, the Falcons found their revenge as they beat the Blugolds 6-1 at Hobbs Ice Center tonight.
The Falcons quickly put the Blugolds in a hole that proved to be too much to overcome. River Falls scored three goals over the first 17 minutes of the opening period to take a 3-0 lead.
Devin Mantha (Jr.-Sturgeon Falls, Ontario/Ann Arbor Pioneer) got the Blugolds back to within two goals as he scored at 18:40 in the first period on a power-play. Jordan Singer (Jr.-Lino Lakes, Minn./Centennial) and Tyler Romasco (Sr.-Perry, Ohio) assisted on the goal.
In the second period, River Falls quickly answered with a goal at 1:18 and followed with another at 15:19 to make the score 5-1. The Falcons added their final goal of the night at 15:56 in the third period.
The Blugolds had a tough time with penalties as they finished with 11 compared to just four for River Falls. The Falcons also narrowly outshot the Blugolds 35-29.
Brandon Stephenson (Jr.-Saline, Minn.) played all 60 minutes in-goal and stopped 29 shots. He is now 6-5 on the season.
The Blugolds are now 8-6 overall and 4-6 in the NCHA. River Falls improves to 9-1-2 on the season and 5-1-2 in conference play.
Eau Claire will be off for nearly a month now for the winter break. They will next be in action on January 6 when they travel to Concordia-Moorhead (Minn.).
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