After a slow start in Oxford, the Miami RedHawks were able to get things going against the University of Nebraska-Omaha Mavericks in the closing minutes of the first period with a Justin Mercier shorthanded goal from Kevin Roeder. The goal was Mercier\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s fifth of the season<\/p>\n
UNO quickly turned things around as Dan Charleston scored his second goal of the year and tied the game early in the second period. The Mavericks\u00e2\u20ac\u2122 momentum was short lived as Mercier scored another goal, this time on an unassisted breakaway at the 2:19 mark in the second. <\/p>\n
The RedHawks were able to score again in the second, giving them a two goal cushion at the 4:40 mark. The Ryan Jones goal was scored off of assists from Pat Cannone and Vincent Laverde. The goal gave team captain Jones, a senior from Chatham Ontario, the 100th point of his career. Jones scored the fourth Miami goal of the night at the 6:23 mark in the second on a Gary Steffes assist.<\/p>\n
With a little under five minutes left in the game, Miami freshman Carter Camper scored the RedHawks second short-handed goal of the night on a Ryan Jones assist. It seemed like Miami could do no wrong. Up 5-2 late in the game, Miami was able to rest assured that the RedHawks had proved that they deserved their number two spot in the USCHO rankings. <\/p>\n
But that didn\u00e2\u20ac\u2122t stop Charlie Fitzer from scoring the team\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s first power play goal of the night on assists from Jarod Palmer and Justin Vaive. The goal gave Miami a 6-2 lead, but that soon changed as Brian Kaufman scored the team\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s seventh goal of the night at the 18:37 mark of the third period, upping Miami\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s winning margin to five.<\/p>\n
Miami\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s major flaw the entire game was penalties. By the start of the third the \u00e2\u20ac\u02dcHawks had already served six penalties, taking Miami players off of the ice for 12 minutes and giving the Mavericks every opportunity possible, including a couple of two-man advantages. Luckily for the RedHawks, UNO was unable to convert on any of their power play opportunities.<\/p>\n
\u00e2\u20ac\u0153Part of our game plan is to make sure that we\u00e2\u20ac\u2122re good on special teams; it\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s part of our focus and preparation during the week,\u00e2\u20ac\u009d said Miami head coach Rico Blasi.<\/p>\n
Mike Kemp, the head coach of the Mavericks, didn\u00e2\u20ac\u2122t seem too unhappy with the way his team played.<\/p>\n
\u00e2\u20ac\u0153We had good chances,\u00e2\u20ac\u009d said Kemp, \u00e2\u20ac\u0153The way Miami kills penalties, they\u00e2\u20ac\u2122re going to put pressure on you, and they\u00e2\u20ac\u2122re going to create turnovers. The frustrating thing for me is that fact that we made mistakes that ended up in the back of our net. You can\u00e2\u20ac\u2122t give Miami opportunities on your point to make breakaways and that\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s what we did. We just didn\u00e2\u20ac\u2122t do a good job taking care of the puck.\u00e2\u20ac\u009d<\/p>\n
Charlie Effinger made his first start of the season tonight and showed very little rust allowing two goals, one of which was on a UNO power-play.<\/p>\n
\u00e2\u20ac\u0153It was part of our game-plan (to start Effinger),\u00e2\u20ac\u009d said Blasi. \u00e2\u20ac\u0153He\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s known for a while that he was going to take (the starting job).\u00e2\u20ac\u009d<\/p>\n
Blasi didn\u00e2\u20ac\u2122t seemed surprised though that Effinger, a senior from Belleville, IL, let up two goals tonight.<\/p>\n
\u00e2\u20ac\u0153If you were to call a star tonight, Effinger would be the number one star for sure.\u00e2\u20ac\u009d<\/p>\n
In an evening that seemed like it wouldn\u00e2\u20ac\u2122t get better for the unbeaten RedHawks and is now 3-0 in CCHA play, about half way through the first period the Steve Cady Arena was filled with the news of North Dakota State\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s stunning 3-1 upset at the hands of Michigan Tech. <\/p>\n
The Miami victory combined with the Sioux loss puts Miami in a position to take the number spot in the USCHO poll away from the Fighting Sioux, but Blasi feels that his team needs to stay focused on the task at hand.<\/p>\n
\u00e2\u20ac\u0153Our focus is on Nebraska tomorrow night, and making sure that we\u00e2\u20ac\u2122re ready to play,\u00e2\u20ac\u009d noted Blasi<\/p>\n
Nathan Davis, who suffered a shoulder injury during Miami\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s first game of the regular season, was scratched from tonight\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s game, but is listed as day-to-day.<\/p>\n
\u00e2\u20ac\u0153He should be back soon,\u00e2\u20ac\u009d noted Blasi, \u00e2\u20ac\u0153We just want to make sure that he\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s 100% when he comes back and that he can contribute right away.\u00e2\u20ac\u009d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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