Well, the Indiana Hoosiers dominated the first minute of tonight's first half of the Indiana-Miami weekend doublheader. Too bad the Redskins dominated the next 53, in winning a 5-1 decision over Indiana at the Frank Southern Center. Geoff Hedle scored a rebound goal just 1:08 into the game for IU, and it looked like IU would be flying again. It would be all the Hoosiers would score. The Redskins dominated the rest of the first period and all of the second, racking up 5 goals and outshooting Indiana 35-11 in the first two frames. The floodgates opened when IU's Ryan McMahon was caught playing with a broken stick shortly after the goal, and Miami's Dan DiMarco scored on the ensuing power play. The Redskins took the lead for good on Tony Packo's goal late in the first that deflected off of IU goaltender Alex Kyrias' shoulder. It took 7:55 for the Redskins to hit the board again in the second period, but it was a long time in coming...Miami controlled the period, as IU got called for icing more than they took a shot on goal. Andy Loughnane scored the goal to put MU up 3-1 midway through the second...then Cole Loomis added one five minutes later...then three minutes later it was Conner Kerr's turn to light the lamp. By the time the floodgates were closed, Miami was up 5-1. The Hoosiers tried to mount a furious comeback, but were denied by MU goaltender Brian Freirchs, who had a stellar night with 24 saves, and an MU penalty kill that staved off a 5-on-3 power play late in the second/ early in the third. Tonight's win clinches the Midwestern Collegiate Hockey League's regular season title for Miami and the #1 seed in the MCHL tournament to be played next weekend in Bloomington. The same two teams will face it off Saturday night at 6:15 at the Frank Southern Center. The game will be broadcast in Bloomington on WIUS, AM 1570 or on the IU campus on TV channel 2 (audio only). Ronny Whitworth and myself will be the announcers. OK...the boxscore...(n.b. periods 18:00 in length) Goals Shots Power Play Miami Redskins 2 3 0 --5 14 21 6 --41 2-4 Indiana Hoosiers 1 0 0 --1 5 6 14 --25 0-4 FIRST PERIOD IND-Geoff Heddle (McMahon, LaBarge) 1:08 1-0 IND Pen-IND-McMahon (playing w/ broken stick) 1:28 MUGOAL MIA-Dan DiMarco (unassisted) 2:24 PP 1-1 MIA-Tony Packo (Reich) 15:40 2-1 MIA SECOND PERIOD Pen-IND-Kyrias (delay of game) 4:15 MIA-Andy Lougnane (Kerr, Williamson) 7:55 3-1 MIA Pen-IND-Dych (holding) 11:55 4v4 Pen-MIA-Colby (roughing) 11:55 4v4 MIA-Cole Loomis (Packo) 12:35 4-1 MIA Pen-IND-Heddle (roughing) 14:40 MUGOAL MIA-Conner Kerr (Packo, Reich) 15:26 PP 5-1 MIA Pen-MIA-Loomis (interference) 16:24 Pen-MIA-Burr (roughing) 16:57 coincidental Pen-IND-Viscardi (roughing) 16:57 coincidental Pen-MIA-Williamson (roughing) 17:28 THIRD PERIOD Pen-IND-Lore (roughing) 6:25 Pen-MIA-Kerr (roughing) 16:09 Goaltenders--MIA-Brian Freirchs (25 shots, 24 saves) IND-Alex Kyrais (41 shots, 36 saves) Officials-Cesarski, Hahn Att...300 (est) ------------Go IU Hoosiers-----------------------Go Boston Bruins---------- Andrew Smith Ph--812-857-1658 [log in to unmask] Email for info on the IHL and US Women's Soccer Mailing Lists ----Support IU Hockey--going to ACHA nat'ls (13-5)--v. Miami this wknd----- Outside of the killings, (DC) has one of the lowest crime rates in the US. --Marion Barry