Miami beats Ala-Huntsville 2-1 on power-play goals
March 27, 2010
FORT WAYNE, Ind. (AP)—Curtis McKenzie and Cameron Schilling scored power-playgoals and top-seeded Miami of Ohio dominated play in a 2-1 victory againstAlabama-Huntsville on Saturday in the NCAA Midwest Regional first round.
The Chargers (12-18-3) cut the lead to 2-1 with a power-play by BrennanBarker with 38 seconds left, about 7 seconds after pulling goalie CameronTalbot.
The Chargers struggled to keep up with the quicker RedHawks (28-7-7),repeatedly drawing penalties. The RedHawks had nine power plays to five forAlabama-Huntsville. Miami also had 38 shots on net to17 for the Chargers.
McKenzie, who also had an assist, scored the first goal midway through thefirst period, firing in a pass by Carter Camper from behind the net. Schillingmade it 2-0 early in the second period when he partially fanned on a shot outfront. The puck popped up, hit Chargers goalie Cameron Talbot in the glove andfell into the net.
While Talbot repeatedly stopped Miami shots from right out front, theRedHawks limited Alabama-Huntsville quality scoring chances. Miami goalie CodyReichard did make a nice skate save on a shot by Alabama-Huntsville defensemanRyan Burkholder midway through the second period.
