Spring Break
Disappointing Weekend On The Ice
Men's Hockey
Tim Ehrens
Issue date: 2/19/07 Section: Sports
An exasperating third period gave way to a five-minute overtime period in which no team had a decided advantage and only three combined shots were fired.
"This is a nice rivalry. These teams go way back," said AIC coach Gary Wright. "We respect UConn a lot and today was just a hard fought college hockey game."
AIC was not a team the Huskies overlooked, as both of their wins over the Yellow Jackets this year have come by one goal. Despite their dismal record, AIC "always seems to play us tough," said UConn captain Matt Scherer.
"We didn't have a sense of urgency at the right time. We need a playoff attitude [in these games]," Marshall said. "In practice this week, we have to come with an attitude that we just wasted a weekend."
"We had one chance to make up for last night and we couldn't finish," Scherer said. "We need to rebound back after a loss if we want to be a playoff team. We're in a rut right now and we need to turn it around."
Next up for the Huskies is a two-game series with Holy Cross, who is coming off of back-to-back losses to Sacred Heart this past weekend.
"We need to take Holy Cross seriously and start playing playoff hockey," Scherer said. "We are definitely in a do-or-die mode."
Huskies will say goodbye to their 10 seniors Friday when they celebrate Senior Night Friday at Freitas Ice Forum. The Huskies play Holy Cross Friday at 7 p.m. and then travel to Worcester, Mass. Saturday for their regular season finale.
"This is a nice rivalry. These teams go way back," said AIC coach Gary Wright. "We respect UConn a lot and today was just a hard fought college hockey game."
AIC was not a team the Huskies overlooked, as both of their wins over the Yellow Jackets this year have come by one goal. Despite their dismal record, AIC "always seems to play us tough," said UConn captain Matt Scherer.
"We didn't have a sense of urgency at the right time. We need a playoff attitude [in these games]," Marshall said. "In practice this week, we have to come with an attitude that we just wasted a weekend."
"We had one chance to make up for last night and we couldn't finish," Scherer said. "We need to rebound back after a loss if we want to be a playoff team. We're in a rut right now and we need to turn it around."
Next up for the Huskies is a two-game series with Holy Cross, who is coming off of back-to-back losses to Sacred Heart this past weekend.
"We need to take Holy Cross seriously and start playing playoff hockey," Scherer said. "We are definitely in a do-or-die mode."
Huskies will say goodbye to their 10 seniors Friday when they celebrate Senior Night Friday at Freitas Ice Forum. The Huskies play Holy Cross Friday at 7 p.m. and then travel to Worcester, Mass. Saturday for their regular season finale.
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