April 10, 2010
UMSL Blanks Long Beach State
Makes 3rd straight trip to Final Four
San Jose, CA - Jimmy Steger made 18 saves to lead the University of
Missouri - St. Louis into the Final Four for the third straight season.
The University of Missouri - St. Louis came into the contest as the defending national champions and needed to defeat Long Beach State to keep the hopes of a repeat alive. Veteran Andy Meade's first period tally provided the first step in getting over the current hurdle. Meade fired the puck into the back of the net off an Aaron Shultz feed to give UMSL the 1-0 lead in the first period.
The second period continued to be a defensive struggle until Marty Gwozdz used his speed to iniciate the second UMSL tally of the game, finding Aaron Shultz who dished off to Danny Dwyer to give UMSL the 2-0. The goal by Dwyer was his first of the game and gave UMSL a ton of breathing room in a very tightly played contest. After two period of play, UMSL hed a slight 18-14 advantage in shots.
The third and final period was more of the same, dominating UMSL defense and sporatic offensive attacks. Alex Nebrig scored with two minutes of play to essentially lock up the victory over Long Beach State. With the net empty and desperation setting in, Danny Dwyer found Marty Gwozdz who fired the puck into the empty net for the final tally of the game and a 4-0 victory for UMSL.
Jimmy Steger made 18 saves in picking up the shutout victory for UMSL.
UMSL will advance to play Lindenwood, a 9-1 winner over Rhode Island in the Final Four. UMSL defeated Lindenwood 5-3 last season to win the 2009 national title.
The University of Missouri - St. Louis came into the contest as the defending national champions and needed to defeat Long Beach State to keep the hopes of a repeat alive. Veteran Andy Meade's first period tally provided the first step in getting over the current hurdle. Meade fired the puck into the back of the net off an Aaron Shultz feed to give UMSL the 1-0 lead in the first period.
The second period continued to be a defensive struggle until Marty Gwozdz used his speed to iniciate the second UMSL tally of the game, finding Aaron Shultz who dished off to Danny Dwyer to give UMSL the 2-0. The goal by Dwyer was his first of the game and gave UMSL a ton of breathing room in a very tightly played contest. After two period of play, UMSL hed a slight 18-14 advantage in shots.
The third and final period was more of the same, dominating UMSL defense and sporatic offensive attacks. Alex Nebrig scored with two minutes of play to essentially lock up the victory over Long Beach State. With the net empty and desperation setting in, Danny Dwyer found Marty Gwozdz who fired the puck into the empty net for the final tally of the game and a 4-0 victory for UMSL.
Jimmy Steger made 18 saves in picking up the shutout victory for UMSL.
UMSL will advance to play Lindenwood, a 9-1 winner over Rhode Island in the Final Four. UMSL defeated Lindenwood 5-3 last season to win the 2009 national title.