Indiana ice hockey goes 1-1 over weekend after beating Michigan State Friday, losing Saturday

Indiana membership ice hockey took on Michigan State in East Lansing, Michigan, and dominated the primary sport 8-1. After beating the Spartans on Friday, the Hoosiers have been shutout 0-4 on Saturday. 

On Friday afternoon, the Hoosiers cruised in sport one of many collection, taking the Spartans down in an 8-1 victory. The Hoosiers jumped on high within the first interval they usually by no means appeared again, happening an influence play to swing momentum their method firstly of the sport. 

Simply 2 minutes and 56 seconds into the primary, senior ahead Jack Null was in a position to put one by senior goalie Lucas Chapel, giving the Hoosiers a 1-0 lead instantly after the facility play ended. 

Later into the primary interval, the staff created a passing play through which junior ahead Matthew McKay related a pleasant one-timer from sophomore ahead Aidan Simoneau to place Indiana up two. 

To complete the interval, the Hoosiers put in yet another purpose after a set of rebounds was completed off by sophomore ahead Drew Michelli. The membership headed to the locker room for the primary break up 3-0. 

The second interval additionally went in favor of Indiana, with freshman ahead Emiliano Arana scoring his first purpose of the season on a high shelf shot. Sophomore ahead Jack O’Flaherty additionally added on one to make the lead 5 going into the second intermission. 

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Sophomore ahead Aidan Simoneau tacked one on to begin the third going five-hole on Chapel in a short-handed scenario. The Hoosiers scored two extra together with one other short-handed scenario earlier than the Spartans’ sophomore ahead Torrey Schwartz scored a purpose on a Michigan State energy play.  

“I feel we performed IU hockey, so having good vitality proper off the hop up and simply type of took benefit off begin,” head coach Andrew Weiss stated. “We rode that momentum for your entire sport.” 

On Saturday, the Hoosiers made a well-recognized change at goalie — one which coach Weiss believes isn’t a drastic change — by placing in freshman goalie Jack Thomson to shut out the collection in his third begin of the yr. Early on, sophomore ahead Thomas Purton scored the primary purpose, placing it past Thomson to present the Spartans their first lead of the collection.  

Scoring within the second interval broke open 12 seconds in, when sophomore defenseman Brendan Murphy ripped a shot previous Thomson to place the Spartans up two. Not slowing down, sophomore Kyle Switzer capitalized on a passing play and stored it pouring on Thomson. The staff pulled Thomson and put Bilis into sport, nevertheless it didn’t appear to matter as Michigan State stored scoring. 

The Spartans acquired their fourth purpose of the sport with junior Matt Cull scoring on a wrister to place the Spartans in a commanding 4 purpose result in finish the second interval. The third interval had no scoring as, regardless of the Hoosiers’ finest efforts, the puck was within the defensive zone more often than not.  

With the Hoosiers as soon as once more taking the primary sport of the collection and shedding the second, they transfer to 3-3 on the yr with two weeks till their subsequent sport. Indiana’s subsequent set of video games will probably be on Oct. 14 and 15, towards Bowling Inexperienced State College within the home-opener at Frank Southern Ice Enviornment in Bloomington.  

“We had a pair accidents at this time, however I feel, all in all, we’re feeling fairly good simply attempting to get higher daily, to proceed to develop,” Weiss stated.