For Immediate Release
March 28, 2008

Spartans Advance As Lerg Shuts Down Tigers

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. - Jeff Lerg is guilty of grand larceny.

The junior goaltender made a season-high 41 saves to lead third-seeded
Michigan State to a 3-1 victory over second-seeded Colorado College in
Game No.2 of the NCAA West Regional at the Colorado Springs World
Arena.

The Spartan victory set up an all-Central Collegiate Hockey
Association regional final on Saturday night against Notre Dame, which
upset top-seeded New Hampshire, 7-3, in the first game of the day.

Lerg was brilliant in the opening period, when the Tigers outshot MSU
12-2. Both teams had three power-play opportunities, but were only
able to muster one shot on goal apeice.

Michigan State broke the stalemate midway through the second period
when junior left wing Tim Kennedy lifted the rebound of a Jeff Petry
shot past a sprawling Richard Bachman on the power play.

Jeff Dunne doubled the Spartan lead with 1:57 remaining in the second
period on a one-timer from the right circle. 

MSU stunned the Tigers with seven seconds left in the period when
Chris Mueller took a feed from Kennedy and beat Bachman with a slaphot
in the top left corner.

The Tigers scored their only goal midway through the third period when
Andreas Vlassopoulos won a draw back to Derek Patrosso, who put a shot
between Berg's pads to give CC life with 7:53 to play.

With the Spartans protecting their lead in the final 20 minutes,
Colorado College had a 17-9 advantage in shots on goal, but was unable
to crack the MSU defense a second time.

Bachman finished with 20 saves for the Tigers, who saw their season
end with a 28-12-1 record. 
 

      



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