Friday, 11 March 1994 at East Lansing CCHA First-round playoff game UIC- 0 3 1 - 4 MSU- 2 1 0 - 3 First period- 1, MSU Perrault 6 (Ferranti, Murray) 1:31 2, MSU Carter 25 (Guolla, Turner) 18:07 Penalties- Burkett, MSU (trip) 2:57 Genest, UIC (holding stick) 2:57 Crane, MSU (cross check) 3:20 Knorr, UIC (elbow) 9:10 Carter, MSU (hold) 10:20 Suk, MSU (cross check) 10:20 Blum, UIC (hold, cross check) 10:20 Turner, MSU (high stick) 12:07 Genest, UIC (rough) 1 2:07 Crane, MSU (rough, high stick) 12:07 Mattau, UIC (rough) 12:07 Vanstaalduinen, MSU (rough) 12:07 Sommerville, UIC (rough, high stick) 12:07 Thibodeau, UIC (rough) 12:55 Knorr, UIC (rough, high stick) 17:19 Finner, UIC (rough) 17:19 Fleming, MSU (rough) 17:19 Perrault, MSU (high stick, rough) 17:19 Murray, MSU (interference) 19:04 Brenner, UIC (slash) 19:56 Second period- 3, UIC MacDonald (Peron, Finn) sh 3:42 4, MSU Smith 6 (Slater, Harper) pp 11:30 5, UIC Blum 2 (Finner) pp 13:41 6, UIC Peron 19 (MacDonald) pp 19:00 Penalties- McMillan, UIC (slash) 2:36 Albers, MSU (hold) 6:31 Suk, MSU (hold) 6:31 Zdan, UIC (hold) 8:57 McMillan, UIC (trip) 11:26 Guolla, MSU (high stick) 12:39 Turner, MSU (hold) 17:43 Blum, UIC (rough) 20:00 Vanstaalduinen, MSU (rough) 20:00 Third period- 7, UIC Brenner 2 (McMillan, Mathias) 2:44 Penalties- Dunbar, UIC (interference) 8:14 Dennis, UIC (cross check) 9:38 Turner, MSU (cross check) 14:41 Finner, UIC (rough) 20:00 Goaltender saves- MSU Buzak 6-9-8---23 UIC Spencer 7-6-5---18 Power plays- UIC 2-7, MSU 1-8 Referees- Breach, Petterle Linesman- Nowosatka A- 5,367 A game that MSU looked like it had wrapped up early in the second period slipped away and became another disappointing loss to a team that MSU should easily beat. A hard-hitting first period, especially from the Spartans led to a total of 50 minutes in penalties being called. The calls, however, were very incon- sistent. At the 12:07 mark, Petterle watched Carter being held by Blum for nearly 30 seconds at the UIC blue line before he called penalties. It seemed like he was waiting for Carter to retaliate so he could send them both off the ice. Lots of extracurriculars in front of both nets, especially in the first two periods. The Spartans essentially handed the game to UIC in the second period. MacDon- ald's goal early in the second came on very sloppy play by the Spartans in their own zone on the power play, which saw all five Spartans stand around and watch UIC score. Blum's goal in the second came off a shot from the point that Van- staalduinen deflected with his stick over Buzak's shoulder. In the third, the game winner came when Buzak couldn't cover the puck in front of the crease due to the fact that he was worried about the UIC player who had been pushed toward the net. Brenner simply beat him to the puck and lifted it over him. The Spartans will now probably have to win three in a row to keep their NC$$ hopes alive. A loss tonight or tomorrow night and the Spartans most likely will stay home for the NC$$ Tourney, watching from the stands at Munn Arena while six other teams play for the right to be National Champions. G. M. Finniss Michigan State University WVU '87, UTenn '92, MSU who the hell knows when? [log in to unmask] [log in to unmask]