| Third
period hurts Aggies in 10-2 loss on the ice to Weber
D1
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The Aggies, in white, and Wildcats prepare for the puck
to drop. / Photo by Bertrand LeRoy
By Jerome le Carrou
September 26. 2005 | The
Utah State hockey team suffered its first loss of the
season, 10-2, to the Weber State Wildcats D1 team Friday
night in Logan at the Eccles Ice Center.
The Wildcats had a 4-0 lead with 5:10
to play in the second period, but two goals by Aggies
Brett Fryslie and Roberto Leo just before the end of
the period gave the Aggies the hope of a totally different
game.
Despite the encouraging end of the
second period and the involvement of the crowd, the
Aggies couldn't fill the gap during the third period.
The Wildcats sent the Aggies back to the locker room
with six more goals, by John Darby, Soldano [twice],
Erik Million, Tristan Schwarz, and Joe Gabbert.
Aggie William Winsa said, "I
think we had them so bad, we lost our head. . . . I
am so mad, we can't play three periods -- two real good
but not the third one. We can't stay focused. We lost
our head. We are not missing anything. We just lost
our head and stopped playing hockey in the third period."
Aggie Forward Leo said, "Second
period, we came out and played good. But third period,
I don't know we just fell apart. We wanted to come out
and get that first goal, but we didn't do it, it would
have been a totally different game."
The Wildcats started the game by putting
a lot of pressure on the Aggies' goal. Aggie goalkeeper
Adam Lain had some great saves.
Aggie coach Jerry Crossley said, "They
came out much faster, stronger than we did, more aggressive.
It was a horrible start from our part. We have got to
work on better positioning, decision making.
"It was simply a mismatch,"
he added.
Aggie Robert Hashimoto said, "It
was terrible. We messed up for some reasons."
The Wildcats scored for the first
time when Ryley Patterson put the puck in the back of
the net followed by Ian Soldano and Chris Smith, who
added two goals to finish the first period with a 3-0
lead.
The Aggies were weakened by a 10-minute
penalty. Aggie Jordan Francom had to leave the rink
for cross-check and misconduct.
The Aggies were disappointed, but
they also know that they have never been so close to
beating Weber D1.
Hashimoto said they have started closing
the gap.
"Next time we are going to meet
them, it's going to be a closer game. It's going to
be a fun game to watch," said Hashimoto.
The Aggies will play their next home
game Friday against Weber D2. The puck drops at 8 p.m.
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