(LEBANON, Ill., Oct. 8)—The McKendree College hockey team had its three-game win streak snapped at home Saturday by Southern Illinois University at Edwardsville, 6-2.
The Bearcats are now 5-5 overall with the loss. McKendree will hit the road for the first time in 2005-06 this weekend at Missouri State University. The Bearcats will play Friday and Saturday at 7 p.m. in Springfield, Mo.
In Saturday’s game, sophomore center Scott Roberts (Philadelphia, Pa./Bensalem) (Philadelphia, Pa.) scored both McKendree goals. His first tally midway through in the second period helped cut the McKendree deficit to 2-1. Roberts then tied the score at 2-2 with a power-play goal with just 51 seconds left in the stanza.
However, the Cougars pulled away with four goals in the third period. Jason Walker notched a hat trick for SIU-Edwardsville in the period, including two goals in a 29-second span.
Junior Marcus Power (O'Fallon, Ill./O'Fallon) (O’Fallon, Ill.) made 44 saves in taking the loss for the Bearcats. McKendree was out-shot in the match, 50-26.
McKENDREE COLLEGE HOCKEY RESULT
SATURDAY, OCT. 8 AT FAIRVIEW HEIGHTS, ILL.
Team 1 2 3 F
SIU-Edwardsville 2 0 4 6
McKendree 0 2 0 2
SCORING SUMMARY—
1st Period:
SIUE – Thurman (unassisted), 1:02
SIUE – Jones (Walker), 18:57
2nd Period:
McK – Roberts (Donze), 9:23
McK – Roberts (Ilges, Grimm), 19:09
3rd Period:
SIUE – Walker (unassisted), 3:49
SIUE – Greffet (Perniciaro, Thatcher), 9:41
SIUE – Walker (Perniciaro, Greffet), 12:29
SIUE – Walker (Jones, Webb), 12:58
-McK-
