Chris Perry
11/19/2006, 02:53 AM
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OKLAHOMA 5, MICHIGAN STATE 1
The No. 3-ranked University of Oklahoma® Hockey club stayed unbeaten Saturday night with a 5-1 win over ACHA D2 powerhouse Michigan State. Sooners forward Michael Gray poked home a power play rebound shot just a minute and thirty-three seconds into the game to give OU an early 1-0 lead. Keith Denton scored another power play goal for OU at 6:38 of the first to give the Sooners a two-goal cushion. With just over three minutes to go in the period, MSU scored their first goal of the weekend to make it a 2-1 game. OU responded with less than a minute to go in the period when defenseman Greg Curtiss ripped a nifty pass to forward Wil Petty who was streaking to the net and Petty promptly put the puck into the Spartans’ net to give OU a 3-1 lead. The second period was a scoreless affair due to solid defense as each team took 14 shots on net. In the third period, Denton scored his second goal of the game with 2:51 to put OU up 4-1. Kevin Kennedy added an empty net goal to make tonight’s final 5-1.
Sooners goaltender Aaron Schmeilski fended off 34 of MSU’s 35 shots while his counterpart, Michigan State’s Justin Sand, stopped 32 of the 36 OU shots he faced on the evening. Oklahoma was 2 of 10 on the power play while Michigan State was 0 for 9 with the man advantage.
The Sooners are now 17-0-0 on the season while Michigan State is now 6-7-0. The Sooners have next week off for the Thanksgiving holiday and will return to action on December 1st and 2nd when they host Missouri State.
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Michigan State 1 – 0 – 0 -- 1
Oklahoma 3 – 0 – 2 -- 5
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FIRST PERIOD -- Scoring: 1, OU, Gray (Gebbie, Denton), 1:33; 2, OU, Denton (Gray, Snow), 6:38 (pp); 3, MSU, Mistretta (Letourneau, Marley), 16:50; 4, OU, Petty (Kennedy, Curtiss), 19:08. Penalties: MSU, Hergt (hooking), :36; OU, Gavranovic (hooking), 1:45; MSU, Vasquez (hooking), 5:26; MSU, McKenna (roughing), 7:38; OU, Novak (roughing), 7:38; MSU, Perkovich (hooking), 8:21; OU, Hetrick (cross-checking), 10:41; MSU, Letourneau (interference), 10:46; OU, Castle (hooking), 11:53; OU, Hetrick (high sticking), 14:53; MSU, Keene (hooking), 15:04.
SECOND PERIOD -- Scoring: None. Penalties: MSU, Wilke (hooking), 11:57; MSU, bench minor, served by Sitarski (unsportsmanlike conduct), 11:57; MSU, Perkovich (cross-checking), 13:14; OU, Gray (cross-checking, ten-minute misconduct), 15:35; OU, Allan (hooking), 18:33; MSU, Perkovich (hooking), 18:52.
THIRD PERIOD -- Scoring: 5, OU, Denton (Gebbie), 17:09; 6, OU, Kennedy (Hetrick), 18:45 (sh, en). Penalties: OU, Hetrick (holding), 11:00; MSU, Mistretta (hooking), 12:47; OU, Tylka (hooking), 18:10; OU, Brewer (hooking), 18:51; MSU, Perkovich (fighting major, game disqualification), 20:00; OU, Gebbie (fighting major, game disqualification), 20:00.
Shots on goal:
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Michigan State 14 14 7- 35
Oklahoma 17 14 5- 36
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Goalies: OU, Schmeilski (35 shots, 34 saves); MSU, Sand (36, 32). Referee: Sappo. Linesmen: Little, Wedlake.
### BOOMER SOONER! ###
MEDIA CONTACT:
Chris Perry, General Manager
University of Oklahoma® Hockey
Phone: (405) 631-2709 / Cell: (405) 488-4048
Email: [email protected] / Fax: (405) 631-3303
www.icehockey.ou.edu / www.ouhockey.com
OKLAHOMA 5, MICHIGAN STATE 1
The No. 3-ranked University of Oklahoma® Hockey club stayed unbeaten Saturday night with a 5-1 win over ACHA D2 powerhouse Michigan State. Sooners forward Michael Gray poked home a power play rebound shot just a minute and thirty-three seconds into the game to give OU an early 1-0 lead. Keith Denton scored another power play goal for OU at 6:38 of the first to give the Sooners a two-goal cushion. With just over three minutes to go in the period, MSU scored their first goal of the weekend to make it a 2-1 game. OU responded with less than a minute to go in the period when defenseman Greg Curtiss ripped a nifty pass to forward Wil Petty who was streaking to the net and Petty promptly put the puck into the Spartans’ net to give OU a 3-1 lead. The second period was a scoreless affair due to solid defense as each team took 14 shots on net. In the third period, Denton scored his second goal of the game with 2:51 to put OU up 4-1. Kevin Kennedy added an empty net goal to make tonight’s final 5-1.
Sooners goaltender Aaron Schmeilski fended off 34 of MSU’s 35 shots while his counterpart, Michigan State’s Justin Sand, stopped 32 of the 36 OU shots he faced on the evening. Oklahoma was 2 of 10 on the power play while Michigan State was 0 for 9 with the man advantage.
The Sooners are now 17-0-0 on the season while Michigan State is now 6-7-0. The Sooners have next week off for the Thanksgiving holiday and will return to action on December 1st and 2nd when they host Missouri State.
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Michigan State 1 – 0 – 0 -- 1
Oklahoma 3 – 0 – 2 -- 5
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FIRST PERIOD -- Scoring: 1, OU, Gray (Gebbie, Denton), 1:33; 2, OU, Denton (Gray, Snow), 6:38 (pp); 3, MSU, Mistretta (Letourneau, Marley), 16:50; 4, OU, Petty (Kennedy, Curtiss), 19:08. Penalties: MSU, Hergt (hooking), :36; OU, Gavranovic (hooking), 1:45; MSU, Vasquez (hooking), 5:26; MSU, McKenna (roughing), 7:38; OU, Novak (roughing), 7:38; MSU, Perkovich (hooking), 8:21; OU, Hetrick (cross-checking), 10:41; MSU, Letourneau (interference), 10:46; OU, Castle (hooking), 11:53; OU, Hetrick (high sticking), 14:53; MSU, Keene (hooking), 15:04.
SECOND PERIOD -- Scoring: None. Penalties: MSU, Wilke (hooking), 11:57; MSU, bench minor, served by Sitarski (unsportsmanlike conduct), 11:57; MSU, Perkovich (cross-checking), 13:14; OU, Gray (cross-checking, ten-minute misconduct), 15:35; OU, Allan (hooking), 18:33; MSU, Perkovich (hooking), 18:52.
THIRD PERIOD -- Scoring: 5, OU, Denton (Gebbie), 17:09; 6, OU, Kennedy (Hetrick), 18:45 (sh, en). Penalties: OU, Hetrick (holding), 11:00; MSU, Mistretta (hooking), 12:47; OU, Tylka (hooking), 18:10; OU, Brewer (hooking), 18:51; MSU, Perkovich (fighting major, game disqualification), 20:00; OU, Gebbie (fighting major, game disqualification), 20:00.
Shots on goal:
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Michigan State 14 14 7- 35
Oklahoma 17 14 5- 36
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Goalies: OU, Schmeilski (35 shots, 34 saves); MSU, Sand (36, 32). Referee: Sappo. Linesmen: Little, Wedlake.
### BOOMER SOONER! ###
MEDIA CONTACT:
Chris Perry, General Manager
University of Oklahoma® Hockey
Phone: (405) 631-2709 / Cell: (405) 488-4048
Email: [email protected] / Fax: (405) 631-3303
www.icehockey.ou.edu / www.ouhockey.com