LAS VEGAS, Nev. (uj.edu)-– Aidan Potas (FR/Fargo, N.D.) scored twice while Allan Pruss (SR/Red Deer, Alberta) and Tyler Chavez-Leech (JR/Red Deer, Alberta) also added goals as the University of Jamestown hockey team defeated the University of Nevada-Las Vegas 4-3 Monday night at Orleans Arena.
Potas tallied both goals as UJ took a 2-1 lead after the first.
Pruss made it 3-1 just 1:55 into the second period, but the Jimmies’ two-goal lead was short-lived. The Rebels countered with a goal 93 seconds later and cut the lead to 3-2.
Chavez-Leech tallied an unassisted goal at 11:49 of the second for a 4-2 lead.
The score remained 4-2 until UNLV scored with 53.3 seconds left as Jamestown was trying to kill off a five-minute major penalty. The Rebels pulled their goaltender in favor of an extra skater to create a 6-on-4 advantage, but the Jimmies staved off any further damage.
Chavez-Leech finished with a pair of assists while Trevor Okino (SR/Richmond, British Columbia) and Jason Richter (SR/Cranbrook, British Columbia) got the helpers on Potas’ first goal. Tyson Brouwer (SR/Lethbridge, Alberta) had 27 saves in goal for UJ. Shots were 30-23 in favor of UNLV.
Jamestown continues their western road trip with a weekend series against the University of Utah beginning on Friday.
