Difficult defeat tough to swallow in Denver
Sioux dropped by Eagles in first round of NCAA hockey
Scott Stone
Issue date: 4/15/08 Section: Sports
The Sioux nearly tied it at one just three minutes later on the power play when a Chay Genoway slap shot from the blue line clanged off the post. That shot would be the last quality chance for UND in the period. Then Gerbe went to work.
With the Sioux back on the power play, Gerbe picked up a loose puck that bounded off a BC defender after a shot from the point and skated in all alone on Lamoureux. Gerbe did the rest, beating Lamoureux five-hole and shocking a partisan UND crowd at the Pepsi Center and giving the Eagles an early 2-0 lead at 13:14 of the first.
"The one that I'd like to have back is that second one," said Lamoureux of the short-handed tally. "I felt like I came out and challenged; he just beat me with a really nice shot."
Even with the score at 2-0, UND was skating well and the feel of the arena was that the Sioux were just getting beat on unlucky bounces. This changed just two minutes late when Gerbe scored his second goal of the period. This time with even strength, Gerbe scored on a tough angle shot after gobbling up his own rebound and skating around the UND net. The shot seemed to catch Lamoureux off guard and after making the stop initially on the shot, the puck trickled through his pads and crawled over the goal line to make it 3-0 at 15:13 of the first.
Down 3-0, the Sioux looked to survive the first period in hopes of making a comeback later, but another defensive turnover led to another BC goal with just 15.8 seconds left in the period that dealt a crushing blow to UND. A poke check in the Sioux zone by Pat Gannon led to a centering pass to Dan Bertram at the point. Bertram then sniped a wrist shot just under the crossbar and past Lamoureux for a 4-0 lead. UND head coach Dave Hakstol felt this goal may have been the back breaker for the Sioux.
"I thought the turning point was more-so the third and fourth goals," said Hakstol. "We didn't get out of that period after the fourth goal. That was a pretty tough hill to climb."
The second period didn't see much change except for the fact that Gerbe continued to dominate. Gerbe tallied his hat-trick goal, this time on the power play, at 6:37 of the second all but ending UND's chances at a comeback. The Eagles scored again at 11:58 to round out their night.
Muse seemed to be looking for a shutout but Marto's late goal was Muse's only blemish of the night.
UND's season once again ended in the national semifinal and the team finished their season at 28-11-4. Although they came up short once again, Hakstol felt no need to take anything away from the season.
"This is a pretty special group of guys and obviously tonight is not the way we envisioned things going," said Hakstol. "That doesn't take anything away, though, from the character and the class of these guys."
With the Sioux back on the power play, Gerbe picked up a loose puck that bounded off a BC defender after a shot from the point and skated in all alone on Lamoureux. Gerbe did the rest, beating Lamoureux five-hole and shocking a partisan UND crowd at the Pepsi Center and giving the Eagles an early 2-0 lead at 13:14 of the first.
"The one that I'd like to have back is that second one," said Lamoureux of the short-handed tally. "I felt like I came out and challenged; he just beat me with a really nice shot."
Even with the score at 2-0, UND was skating well and the feel of the arena was that the Sioux were just getting beat on unlucky bounces. This changed just two minutes late when Gerbe scored his second goal of the period. This time with even strength, Gerbe scored on a tough angle shot after gobbling up his own rebound and skating around the UND net. The shot seemed to catch Lamoureux off guard and after making the stop initially on the shot, the puck trickled through his pads and crawled over the goal line to make it 3-0 at 15:13 of the first.
Down 3-0, the Sioux looked to survive the first period in hopes of making a comeback later, but another defensive turnover led to another BC goal with just 15.8 seconds left in the period that dealt a crushing blow to UND. A poke check in the Sioux zone by Pat Gannon led to a centering pass to Dan Bertram at the point. Bertram then sniped a wrist shot just under the crossbar and past Lamoureux for a 4-0 lead. UND head coach Dave Hakstol felt this goal may have been the back breaker for the Sioux.
"I thought the turning point was more-so the third and fourth goals," said Hakstol. "We didn't get out of that period after the fourth goal. That was a pretty tough hill to climb."
The second period didn't see much change except for the fact that Gerbe continued to dominate. Gerbe tallied his hat-trick goal, this time on the power play, at 6:37 of the second all but ending UND's chances at a comeback. The Eagles scored again at 11:58 to round out their night.
Muse seemed to be looking for a shutout but Marto's late goal was Muse's only blemish of the night.
UND's season once again ended in the national semifinal and the team finished their season at 28-11-4. Although they came up short once again, Hakstol felt no need to take anything away from the season.
"This is a pretty special group of guys and obviously tonight is not the way we envisioned things going," said Hakstol. "That doesn't take anything away, though, from the character and the class of these guys."
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Mike T.
posted 4/17/08 @ 10:50 PM CST
We drove 30 hours to see this event; even though the Sioux lost, we had a great season, the seniors had a tremendous 4-year run and we'll miss every player that has played his final game for the beloved Sioux. (Continued…)
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