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HOCKEY
Hockey team finishes up season By Jeremy Palucska Staff Reporter
Throughout the season, the Eastern hockey team has had its ups and downs, from scoring 16 goals in one game to season ending injuries. Eastern went through some rough patches, especially against Illinois State and DePaul, losing to both teams twice. The Panthers only scored one goal in two games against DePaul, while DePaul scored 20 over the two games. Eastern was victorious over Lewis, by beating the Flyers in back to back games, scoring a combined total of 28 goals. The Panthers went on a five-game winning streak in their first five games of the season. Junior forward Michael Sorrentino led the team with 16 goals and 16 assists. He totaled 32 points. The only goalie on the roster is senior
JUMP, from page 8 But Tech won. Tech took all of the momentum Eastern gained at the end of the second half and stormed away to the win like a tornado. As quickly as Eastern built up excitement about the season, it was all gone. The way this season ended, especially with the tornado delay Friday, was unexpected. Now going in the WNIT game over Spring Break, I don’t know what to expect and I bet the team doesn’t either. After all, looking back on Friday’s game and the way the dominos fell on the season, everyone is left wondering what the heck happened. Alex McNamee can be reached at 581-7942 or admcnamee@eiu.edu.
Andrew Teske. He has a record of 10-6 and finished the season with a 4.56 goals-against average. Six of the sixteen games he played, he allowed only one goal. One of the biggest problems for the team this season was the injuries. Freshman forward Jake Armijo suffered from a lacerated kidney after he put a check on an Illinois State player. Armijo was not the only player to be injured this season. The captain of the team, Brad Bartosz, suffered from a post-concussion syndrome. Sophomore forward Chris Gallagher broke his fibula, which ended his season. As this season comes to an end, Eastern bids goodbye to three graduating seniors. Bartosz said senior forward Connor Maly was an essential piece to the team’s success. “Connor Maly is the biggest asset we are losing,” Bartosz said. Maly is graduating this
year along with Matt Smart and Eric Tyler. Maly, the assistant captain, has played on the team for the past three years. He has scored 38 career goals and has 33 assists. He was named the team’s MVP this past season. Smart, a forward, played two years for the team. He came back this spring semester to finish out the season after suffering from a major knee injury second half of the 2010-2011 season. Tyler, also a forward, played his first and only year this past 2011-12 season. Bartosz said he is excited about next year. “We have a new coach coming in next year, we have a new goalie coming in,” Bartosz said. Eastern’s hockey team finished the season with a record of 10-6. SUBMIT TED PHOTO
Jeremy Palucska can be reached at 581-7942 or jrpalucska@eiu.edu.
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Senior forward Connor Maly fights for control of the puck Feb. 10 during the Eastern men's club hockey team's 10-0 loss against DePaul at North Shore Ice Arena in Northbrook, Ill.