Michigan Tech Lode SPORTS Huskies Fall in Mankato Minnesota State
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The hockey Huskies fell to 11th in the WCHA standings after getting swept by the No. 9 Minnesota State Mavericks this past weekend JORDAN ERICKSON Sports Editor Friday night, freshman forward Alex Petan netted the only two goals of the game for his 12th and 13th goals of the season. The solo effort would not be able to overcome the Mavericks, as they took the Huskies in 4-2 final. Petan’s first goal of the night came on the power play for the Huskies with Jujhar Khaira and Ryan Furne assisting Petan as the Huskies were the first on the board. Before the period ended, the Mavericks would even the score at 1 with a power play goal of their own as Chad Pietila was sidelined for a holding call. Just over a minute into the second period the Mavericks would take their first lead of
the game. Alex Petan would even the score with a second power play goal. However, the Mavericks would take the lead again by the end of the period and netted a third period goal to seal in the win. “We couldn’t quite get in sync,” said head coach Mel Pearson. “Give them credit. Their speed and quickness gave us problems on the big sheet. They played a more tenacious game tonight.” Game two faired no better for the Huskies who fell in a 6-1 final to the Mavericks to seal in a sweep for the home team. Net minder Jamie Phillips was called into action at the start of the third as he relieved Pheonix Copley after Copley allowed four goals in the first two periods. Freshman forward CJ Eick netted his second goal of the season and the only goal of
Tanner Kero scores in Tuesday’s game against Northern.
the game after accepting a long pass from Carl Nielsen, which he buried just inside the left post. “You have to play solid
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defense on those nights when the puck doesn’t go in,” said Peason of Saturday night’s effort. The Huskies are off this
weekend for their final bye weekend of the season. They return to action March 1 and 2 when they head to St. Cloud State University.
Basketball Beats : Women
Basketball Beats : Men
Wayne State is number one in the North Division GLIAC standings, with a 15-3 conference record. Seniors Sam Hoyt and Emma Veach led the way for the Huskies. Leading the way for Wayne State University were seniors Juanita Cochran and Phaebre Colbert. Cochran had 18 points, along with 14 rebounds, and Colbert had 11 points and 15 rebounds. The Warriors only let the Huskies score 15 points in the first half. Sam Hoyt led the Huskies with 27 points, three steals and a block. Veach had 11 points and six rebounds. The Huskies struggled in the first half, but came back strong in the second half. With only 20 seconds to go, Emma Veach sank a three-pointer, putting the score at 54-53, but it wasn’t enough to win the game. With a day of rest before taking on the Saginaw Valley State Cardinals the Huskies must have made some changes. They played strong both offensively and defensively, winning 72-46. The Huskies had four players in double digits, while
He scored with 27 seconds remaining in the game, which sent the game into overtime. Michigan Tech senior Ali Haidar was on fire with 29 points, 14 rebounds, three blocks, two steals and an assist. Senior Matt Esters had four assists, six rebounds and 12 points. Helping out for the win in overtime were seniors T.J. Brown and junior Alex Culy. This was the first time since 2003 that the Michigan Tech men’s basketball team beat Wayne State at Wayne State. Unfortunately for the Huskies, the winning streak did not continue Saturday (Feb. 16) when they lost 53-50 against number seven ranked Saginaw Valley State University (SVSU). The Cardinals led at the half 2016, scoring six of their seven three pointers in the first half. The Huskies played hard, but couldn’t win it after the Cardinals sank a three with 11 seconds left to play. Senior Brett Beland was the high
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the Cardinals only had one. Ranked number five in the North DivisionGLIACstandings,SaginawValley was led by freshman Emily Wendling with 13 points and 10 rebounds. Sophomore Samantha Zirzow had nine points and seven rebounds. In the first half the Cardinals shot at 22 percent from the field, and brought it up to 31 percent in the second half. Sam Hoyt again led the team in scoring, throwing in 16 points. Emily Harrison had 12, Emma Veach had 11 and Kylie Moxley finished with 10. Veach also had 10 rebounds for a doubledouble. Jillian Ritchie had eight assists. Harrison had five blocks. The Huskies were shooting 52 percent from the field in the first half. The Huskies did not let the Cardinals score from behind the arc, but were 10-20 of 3-pointers. The Huskies will be put to the test this week against Northwood and Lake Superior State in hopes to be number one in the GLIAC standings.
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scorer for the Cardinals, throwing in 18 points, 12 coming from three pointers. Senior Chris Webb attacked the boards, ending the game with six rebounds, along with 15 points and four assists. Again, Ali Haidar led the Huskies with 25 points and 11 rebounds. Sophomore Ben Stelzer was in double digits with 10 points, six of his points coming from threes. T.J. Brown had two of the five Husky assists of the night. Tech shot 43.2 percent in field goals, while SVSU was shooting at 40 percent. The Michigan Tech Men’s basketball team will take on Northwood University and Lake Superior State this week at home. They will take on number five, North Division GLIAC ranked Northwood on Thursday (Feb. 21) at 5:30 p.m. They will then play number six Lake Superior State on Saturday (Feb. 23) at 1 p.m. Michigan Tech is currently ranked number three.