Saturday, July 26, 2008

JO Blog (Day 2, Pt. 2.2): Cats Finish Opening Round 0-2

Stanford White :: 6-3 loss
In the tournament opener for both teams, the Jungle Cats lost a hard fought battle against a solid Cardinal team, falling just short in their bid to beat the legendary club team from California. Matt Hohenberger turned in a heroic effort in goal, overcoming various muscle pains to make 8 saves on 14 shots, including a huge 5M penalty shot save. The Two Mikes, O'Neill & Sizemore, were absolutely shut-down hole defense guards as Stanford couldn't get any half court offensive rhythm going. Unfortunately, the Cats offense was anemic as well. Sizemore led the team with 2G, with Matt Stipanovich adding the other goal; John Heafner contributed an assist. POTG: Hohenberger

Rosebowl :: 16-10
A tight game turned into a blowout in the final minutes as the Cats fell again in their 2nd game of the day. The team played much better offensively, but fell victim to poor counter-attack defense, especially late in the game. The Mikes, along with friends Trent Going & Will Derdeyn, again combined to limit Rosebowl's half court offense. John Heafner played great, earning co-POTG honors, scoring 4 goals, adding an assist, and drawing numerous kickouts. Sizemore, Savio, Stipanovich, and O'Neill scored 1 tally each, with O'Neill's coming on a pretty 6-on-5 shot.

Total Stats: Sizemore (A), Page (2A), O'Neill (G, 2A), Savio (G), Heafner (4G, A), Derdeyn (2A), Stipanovich (Gordie Howe HT), Hohenberger (1 sv)

**For those following the schedule online, our new designation is AuB3. We will have 3 games tomorrow with the first two at 7AM and 10:20AM (again). The 3rd gametime depends on our record in the Gold Bracket.


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