Well, I didn't see either game (from the attendance figures, not too many
folks did), but judging from the writeups and the box scores in USCHO, looks
like it was (1) a goalie playing out of  his mind and (2) "winning one for
the Gipper."

The shots on goal for the two games were not very different, Ottawa getting
outshot by 4x - 2x both games.  Ottawa used different goalies in  the two
games.  The coach had to leave before the first game because his father is
gravely ill; the motional lift from a situation like that often fade after
one game.

While it may not be fun to be UConn, I don't know that I'd want to be UML
either.  There's a lot of pressure on them now.  A loss to, or even a close
game with, an MAAC team coming on the heels of a loss like this would look
really bad.

Clay

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Susan Shepherd [SMTP:[log in to unmask]]
> Sent: Monday, October 09, 2000 11:52 AM
> To:   [log in to unmask]
> Subject:      UML loses to Ottawa
>
> Any thoughts about this game and what it means for the Riverhawks? I see
> that Ottawa was later beaten by Merrimack. Was Ottawa playing over its
> head?
> Will this mean that the game with U Conn will be more interesting?
>
> Although I must say I would hate to be U Conn coming in after the
> Riverhawks
> lose an exhibition game. Teams tend to be grumpy and inspired after these
> losses.
>
> Susan S.
> a uml grad student