In the Pool C game outside of the Ice Lions' shutout loss to Illinois State, potent Weber State shocked Marist, the group's top seed, 7-6 in overtime. Senior defenseman Reid Mayer ended a wild extra period (and game, for that matter) by intercepting in the Foxes' zone and lasering home the winner. Marist had stormed back from a three-goal deficit late in the second period - including the OT-forcing tally with 30 seconds remaining in regulation.
The result gives PSU a mild boost because, at minimum, the Ice Lions winning their last two pool games (which they'll need to do anyway) would ensure a second loss for Marist. Sure, the team will still need help against Illinois State and possibly against WSU as well, but all things considered, needing help on the third or fourth seed is still better than needing help on the first seed.
Other Friday Scores
Pool A: Grand Valley State 2, Maryland 0
Pool A: Arizona State 4, Northeastern 3
Pool B: Michigan State 3, Colorado State 2 (OT)
Pool B: Connecticut 4, Miami 0
Pool D: New Hampshire 8, Bowling Green 4
Pool D: Utah State 5, Saint Louis 4 (OT)
Current Standings
Pool A
|
W
| L | T | GF | GA | +/- | Pts. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Grand Valley State
|
1
|
0
|
0
|
2
|
0
|
+2
|
2
|
Arizona State
|
1
|
0
|
0
|
4
|
3
|
+1
|
2
|
Maryland
|
0
|
1
|
0
|
0
|
2
|
-2
|
0
|
Northeastern
|
0
|
1
|
0
|
3
|
4
|
-1
|
0
|
Pool B
|
W
| L | T | GF | GA | +/- | Pts. |
Connecticut
|
1
|
0
|
0
|
4
|
0
|
+4
|
2
|
Michigan State
|
1
|
0
|
0
|
3
|
2
|
+1
|
2
|
Colorado State
|
0
|
1
|
0
|
2
|
3
|
-1
|
0
|
Miami
|
0
|
1
|
0
|
0
|
4
|
-4
|
0
|
Pool C
|
W
| L | T | GF | GA | +/- | Pts. |
Illinois State
|
1
|
0
|
0
|
4
|
0
|
+4
|
2
|
Weber State
|
1
|
0
|
0
|
7
|
6
|
+1
|
2
|
Penn State
|
0
|
1
|
0
|
0
|
4
|
-4
|
0
|
Marist
|
0
|
1
|
0
|
6
|
7
|
-1
|
0
|
Pool D
|
W
| L | T | GF | GA | +/- | Pts. |
New Hampshire
|
1
|
0
|
0
|
8
|
4
|
+4
|
2
|
Utah State
|
1
|
0
|
0
|
5
|
4
|
+1
|
2
|
Saint Louis
|
0
|
1
|
0
|
4
|
5
|
-1
|
0
|
Bowling Green
|
0
|
1
|
0
|
4
|
8
|
-4
|
0
|
Saturday Tournament Schedule
Pool A
Grand Valley State vs. Northeastern, 4:00 p.m.
Arizona State vs. Maryland, 4:15 p.m.
Pool B
Michigan State vs. Connecticut, 1:30 p.m.
Miami vs. Colorado State, 3:45 p.m.
Pool C
Marist vs. Illinois State, 1:00 p.m.
Penn State vs. Weber State, 1:15 p.m.
Pool D
Saint Louis vs. New Hampshire, 6:45 p.m.
Utah State vs. Bowling Green, 7:00 p.m.
Thank you Kyle for all you do; the DII National website doesn't hold a candle to what you have posted!! They are amateurs, "twisted" included!!!!!!!
ReplyDeleteThank you so much! Really means a lot!
DeleteI hate to say it, but it's pretty embarrassing how the ACHA is handling this. There is no consistent place to get scores unless you have Twitter, and even there, they'll often forget to note that a game went final. And since when is a mere final score enough anyway? I actually burned a token on FastHockey for this post just so I could put together a score by periods for Marist-Weber State and learn the identity of the game-winning goal scorer (I remember doing that for a couple games last year too, not a new problem)! Eight games per day...for three days. It's a lot, yet it's not. I don't think a paragraph on each game on the ACHA or the nationals site, plus consisent and timely score updates is asking too much for fans, parents, bloggers with too much time on their hands (haha) and anyone else who doesn't want to lay down $7.99 per broadcast.