(Colorado Springs, CO) Despite a higher-volume offensive effort, the Arizona State ice hockey team (3-6-1, 0-2-0) dropped game two, 3-1, to the No. 8 Colorado College Tigers (8-0-0, 2-0-0) on Saturday night at Ed Robson Arena.
Arizona native David Hymovitch scored ASU’s sole goal at 19:16 in the third period to protect the Sun Devils from a road shutout. It was Hymovitch’s first collegiate goal.
ASU outshot CC, 41-21, through three periods, but couldn’t sneak enough past CC’s netminder who made a season-high 40 saves.
GAME NOTES
- ASU put up 16 shots in both the first and second periods while holding CC to eight and five in each, respectively.
- CC never put up more than 10 shots in a single period throughout the game
- Luke Pavicich made his fourth start in net this season and tallied 18 saves. He moves to 1-3-0 on the season
- ASU has never been swept in a series with Colorado College. The all-time record between the two programs drops to 6-4-2, but still in ASU’s favor
- ASU moves to 1-1-0 in games with 40-plus shots on goal and drop to 2-2-1 when allowing its opponents to tally between 20-19 shots on target
- Unlike night one when ASU dominated at the dot, the Tigers led the draw with 57.6 percent success rate
- Cole Gordon led the Sun Devils at the faceoff dot with seven wins to four losses (63.6 success rate)
Press Release courtesy of Sun Devil Athletics – Paige Shacklett
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