Weber State swept at Arizona State
Just two games against Aggies remain in season
Jon McBride
Issue date: 2/14/07 Section: Sports
The Weber State University Division I Hockey Team went into last weekend's games against Arizona State University with a slim chance of making the playoffs. They left the weekend with an even slimmer chance.
The Wildcats lost to ASU 5-3 on Friday and 3-2 on Saturday, leaving the American Collegiate Hockey Association ranking committee with little to work with as far as bumping the Wildcats up in the rankings.
WSU forward Anton Volkov said the narrow losses to ASU were tough for the team, but he said the team played well and the games just came down to the small details.
"They were winning the little battles in the corners in our defensive zone that led to Arizona being able to score," Volkov said, "just little breakdowns throughout the game."
The Wildcats have steadily improved their play since the start of the second semester. The improvements turned out to be too little too late.
"From the first game when we got on the ice, I knew the team was ready for the weekend," Volkov said, "but it wasn't good enough, I guess. The games went really well, the team played amazing, the defense stepped it up; it was just a totally good weekend for all of us."
Volkov scored a goal in Saturday's game. His line with Chris Cotsillis and Dane Ludolph continued to play well. Cotsillis had a goal in each game. Ludolph had an assist on Saturday.
WSU players Nick Micek, Jared Darby and Aaron Dufford also added points for the Wildcats over the weekend. Three of the Wildcats' five total goals were scored on the powerplay.
WSU defenseman Tristan Schwarz said the Wildcats didn't get much help from the referees over the weekend, picking up a large amount of penalty minutes. The penalties led to four ASU powerplay goals during the two games.
Regardless of how the referees officiated, Schwarz said the Wildcats' level of discipline was not where it needed to be.
"It came down to us having more penalties than them," Schwarz said, "and them being on the powerplay more than us and they took advantage of that."
The Wildcats lost to ASU 5-3 on Friday and 3-2 on Saturday, leaving the American Collegiate Hockey Association ranking committee with little to work with as far as bumping the Wildcats up in the rankings.
WSU forward Anton Volkov said the narrow losses to ASU were tough for the team, but he said the team played well and the games just came down to the small details.
"They were winning the little battles in the corners in our defensive zone that led to Arizona being able to score," Volkov said, "just little breakdowns throughout the game."
The Wildcats have steadily improved their play since the start of the second semester. The improvements turned out to be too little too late.
"From the first game when we got on the ice, I knew the team was ready for the weekend," Volkov said, "but it wasn't good enough, I guess. The games went really well, the team played amazing, the defense stepped it up; it was just a totally good weekend for all of us."
Volkov scored a goal in Saturday's game. His line with Chris Cotsillis and Dane Ludolph continued to play well. Cotsillis had a goal in each game. Ludolph had an assist on Saturday.
WSU players Nick Micek, Jared Darby and Aaron Dufford also added points for the Wildcats over the weekend. Three of the Wildcats' five total goals were scored on the powerplay.
WSU defenseman Tristan Schwarz said the Wildcats didn't get much help from the referees over the weekend, picking up a large amount of penalty minutes. The penalties led to four ASU powerplay goals during the two games.
Regardless of how the referees officiated, Schwarz said the Wildcats' level of discipline was not where it needed to be.
"It came down to us having more penalties than them," Schwarz said, "and them being on the powerplay more than us and they took advantage of that."
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Ken Camello
posted 3/11/07 @ 1:08 AM EST
It comes as no surprise to me that a lack of discipline cost you the series agaisn't ASU. I have always maintained that the better team does not always win in hockey. (Continued…)
A
posted 4/07/07 @ 3:04 PM EST
ITS JOHN DARBY NOT JARED. JARED ISNT EVEN ON THE TEAM ANYMORE.
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