Chris Amsden looks on against UW-Eau Claire. (photo courtesy of Bill Eckloff)
EAU CLAIRE, Wis. – The Gustavus men’s hockey team came up empty Friday evening at Hobbs Ice Center of the campus of the University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire, outplayed against the Blugolds in the 4-0 loss, dropping its overall record to 6-5-3 on the season.
The Gusties, in search of their first win in three games, were out-shot by UW-Eau Claire 31-25 and were unable to climb back from an early deficit.
1:29 into the game, the Blugolds capitalized on a turnover nearby the Gustie goal. Todd Koritzinsky’s unassisted goal stood as the eventual game-winner as UW-Eau Claire netminder Zach Dyment turned away each Gustavus chance.
UWEC added another at 8:49 in the first period to claim a two-goal cushion prior to putting another two past Gustie goaltender Chris Amsden (Jr., St. Peter, Minn.) in the 4-0 final. Gustavus went 0-for-3 on the man advantage while the Blugolds were successful on 1-4 power play opportunities.
Amsden made 27 saves in the loss as his record falls to 4-4-1 on the season. Jared Bromberg (So., Rochester, Minn.) and Tyler Rock (Fy., Savage, Minn.) led Gustavus with four shots on goal each.
Tomorrow evening, the Black and Gold travel to River Falls, Wis. for their final non-conference matchup of the season against the University of Wisconsin-River Falls.