JAMESTOWN (uj.edu) — Three straight second period goals turned a 1-0 deficit into a 3-1 lead as the Jimmie hockey team won its 12th straight game, 3-2 over Colorado State University Thursday night at Wilson Arena.
The Rams took a 1-0 lead at the 3:29 mark of the first period on Max Legere’s goal.
Trailing 1-0 after the first period, Jamestown needed just 41 seconds to tie the game. Cole McKechney (SO/Calgary, Alberta) made it 1-1 on assists from Jason Richter (SO/Cranbrook, British Columbia) and Trevor Okino (SO/Richmond, British Columbia).
Phoenix McElroy-Scott (SR/Morden, Manitoba)’s power play goal at 8:49 made it 2-1 Jimmies. McKechney and Cameron Todd (SO/Burraneer, Australia) got the assists.
Richter extended UJ’s lead to 3-1 with a goal at 12:43 of the second. Okino and Todd each picked up their second assists of the game.
Austin Ansay cut the Jimmie lead in half with an unassisted goal at 13:35.
Neither team found the back of the net in the third period. CSU pulled goaltender Dax Deadrick for an extra attacker with 1:55 left but could not take advantage.
Tyson Brouwer (SO/Lethbridge, Alberta) had 19 saves for Jamestown. Deadrick finished with 29 saves on 32 shots.
Jamestown was 1-of-5 on the power play and Colorado State was 0-for-5.
The two teams wrapped up the series Friday night with a Jimmie win 4-2
JAMESTOWN– (uj.edu) Jason Richter (SO/Cranbrook, British Columbia)’s two third-period goals helped the Jimmie hockey team to a 4-2 win over Colorado State University Friday night at Wilson Arena.
The win was the 13th in a row for the Jimmies, who have not lost in the 2018 calendar year.
Richter’s first goal came on the power play and broke a 2-all tie with 4:50 remaining in the third period. Cameron Todd (SO/Burraneer, Australia) and Cole McKechney (SO/Calgary, Alberta) got the assists.
With 48 seconds left, Richter took a pass from Graeme Close (SO/Whitehorse, Yukon) and buried an empty-net goal to seal the victory
