Sioux 1 MSU 2 (Unacceptable)

The Fighting Sioux play an uninspired game against a horrible Michigan State University team (a team that hadn't won a game in 12 games) and lose 2-1. This type of play is not acceptable if the Sioux have any hope of making the NCAA tourney. Playing like this is not the way to make the Final Five either. By squandering games like this one, the Sioux are hammering the nails in the Fighting Sioux's NCAA playoff coffin. They Fighting Sioux must right the ship now if they want to do anything this season. I hope the coaches and players spare us the cute sports cliches. I am sick and tired of hearing how we are so close to playing really good and clicking. Stop talking and just play hockey.

The only bright spot for the Fighting Sioux was the play of Fighting Sioux freshman goalie Brad Eidsness. For their efforts the Fighting Sioux get to play Michigan Tech University and if they play like they did tonight they could end up losing the game to real Huskies as well.

Positive(s)

*The play of Freshman goalie Brad Eidsness.

*Miller and Genoway continue to play good on defense.

*Big Joe Finley is back after missing 18 games.

Negative(s)

*Very little shots inside the dots against MSU, a good goalie like Lerg is going to see shots from the perimeter and stop them every time. You need to get traffic in front of the net. The Sioux did not.

*Horrible effort by the Fighting Sioux forwards as they played dump and chase all night and then when they dumped the puck in the offensive zone they were beat to the puck by MSU defense.

*Taking stupid penalties at bad times during the game.

*Lack of cycle down deep in the Spartans zone.

Box Score

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1st Period (20:00)
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NDK-1 Brad Malone (2-Kneeing) MSU 0x1 2:28
MSU-1 Andrew Conboy (2-Charging) NDK 0x1 4:10
NDK-2 Andrew Kozek (2-Interference) MSU 1x2 6:48
MSU 1 - 0 6x5 PP LL Matt Schepke (8) (Corey Tropp, Joey Shean) 7:14
MSU: 24,25,19,7,2,G1 NDK: 17,16,25,6,G31
NDK-3 Brett Hextall (2-Holding the Stick) 8:19
NDK-4 Brett Hextall (2-Slashing) (Served by Andrew Kozek) MSU 1x3 8:19
MSU-2 Jay Sprague (2-Interference) 8:19
MSU-3 Andrew Conboy (2-Charging) NDK 0x2 9:16

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2nd Period (20:00)
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MSU 2 - 0 6x6 GW Matt Schepke (9) (Corey Tropp) 1:39
MSU (+): 24,25,2,19,5,G1 NDK (-): 17,14,18,21,2,G31
MSU-4 Andrew Rowe (2-Hooking) NDK 0x3 8:41
NDK-5 Jason Gregoire (2-Interference) MSU 1x4 9:32

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3rd Period (20:00)
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MSU-5 Matt Schepke (2-Tripping) NDK 0x4 0:23
NDK-6 Joe Finley (2-Tripping) MSU 1x5 5:10
NDK-7 Chay Genoway (2-Hooking) MSU 1x6 5:50
NDK-8 Derrick LaPoint (2-O-HOLDING) MSU 1x7 13:35
MSU-6 Jay Sprague (2-Slashing) NDK 1x5 14:42
NDK 1 - 2 6x5 PP Matt Frattin (8) (Chay Genoway, Brad Miller) 16:35
NDK: 21,5,14,19,17,G31 MSU: 21,25,24,5,G1

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End of Game