MSU- 4 Cornell- 3 FINAL (Sat 10.29) - Game Thread

[Liz '05]

puck just hit the post.  eek.  lgr - get it out of our end and keep it out.  play around our net again, pegs goes off.

[Liz '05]

faceoff near our net.  mcc gets it into the msu end - announcers say he's impressing on the pk and i agree.  hand pass called (also because of mcc).

1:32 left on the pp.  puck in our end, msu cycling, as we try to break it up.  cam abbott clears into msu zone.  :45 left.  i think we're playing better on the pk, though without the offensive opportunities of 5x5.

:10 left on the pp...msu cycles, puck gets caught up in front of the net, dave dives to cover it as we get back to even strength.

potter being harrassed by the faithful

[Al DeFlorio]

We're never going to get anything going if we keep taking penalties.  All four MSU goals have been in special teams situations.

[Liz '05]

battles in our corners, got it out for a second there, but dave just had to make another save.  cornell player in the box again (6th penalty of the night, team penalty, i think i heard arthur say).  lgr, as msu cycles, one times, and mckee saves with his glove

[Liz '05]

really good save by mckee - post-to-post i think, but i missed it.  1:12 left on the msu pp, puck in neutral zone, back to our end.  msu cycles, shoots from up close, save but a rebound, and the same player i think puts it in.  second pp goal of the night/period for him (or maybe they meant for the team).  4:50 left in the period.

[scoop85]

3-1, MSU powerplay goal.  McKee made a few great saves but had no chance on the rebound.

MSU really taking it to us this period.

[Liz '05]

Seminoff gets it out of our end, moulson and sawada playing hard in their end, but the puck goes out.  cornell end now, mckee saves.

3:29 left.  3-1, all msu goals in the 2nd period.

in our end, still.  moulson and sawada had the first enxtended pressure for us in a while...we need more of that.  speedy skating going on, with a lot of passes and chasing pucks.  we're in the msu end, finally with abbott and topher doing well...pegs keeps it in, but lerg clears.  back into our end, and we shoot, but miss wide.  lgr from the crowd, we seem to be more intense than earlier in the period, possibly because we're finally not playing on the pk and have gotten a bit of a rythem going iwith 5x5.

one minute.

[scoop85]

Good stretch of control in the MSU end, but not getting any good shots.  But at least we are showing a bit more urgency.

[Liz '05]

faceoff, we win.  on the boards, in front of their net...and it's cleared.  we get called for icing.  msu scores off the faceoff.  (lerner...SUCKS!)

[Liz '05]

we need to get back on our game, because 4 goals in one period is not so good.  in fact, it's downright awful.

period over, 4-1 msu.

[scoop85]

Terrible icing by Kranz -- he had no pressure and iced it five feet before the red line.  MSU's goal came directly off the ensuing faceoff.

When have we last given up 4 goals in a period?

[Liz '05]

fire alarm, and the faithful are chanting "we're not leaving"

[Liz '05]

msu now ahead on shots 22-12.

i hear the alma matar.

pep band playing "3 blind mice"

and the teams are on their way onto the ice.

[Liz '05]

game on.

looked for a moment like we came out a little more intense, but i'm now not so sure.  against the boards in msu end after a few hard hits from us.

announcers saying that msu's trying to take moulson ineffective and let us do whatever else we want.  might actually be a good diea on their part.  17:45 left.

mcc chasing the puck into msu end, shoots, and save lerg.  mcc looks really good tonight

[Liz '05]

ABBOTT!! (chris)