Category | Sports

Owls sink Pirates in weekend doubleheader

Published on November 4, 2008 by The Sentinel

    The KSU Ice Hockey Club defeated East Carolina University in two
games at the Kennesaw IceForum on Oct. 31 and Nov. 1.  The Owls allowed
only one all weekend, winning 5-1 on Friday and 11-0 on Saturday.

    “It took a team effort to win that one,” KSU goalie Ben Powers said. “I have been preparing all my life for this.”

    On Friday, forward Mark Berry opened up the scoring for the Owls, but the Pirates followed suit with a goal of their own, ending the game at 1-1. However, ECU ended up trailing again thanks to two goals from KSU’s Chris Koutnik and Jimmy Barry by the end of the first period.

    The momentum stayed with the Owls in the second period when forwards Jerry Holden and Brett Brodie added two more goals to the scoreboard. The game ended with a score of 5-1 in favor of KSU.

    The Owls had 28 shots against the Pirates and KSU goalies Powers and Devon Morrison shared 25 saves.

    On Saturday, the teams faced off again. KSU’s Hunter Gahl and Jean-Marc Biron handled the scoring in the first period, putting the Owls up 2-0.

    In the second period, KSU’s Sean Devine, Rod Johnson, Jerry Holden and Brett Lester had goals of their own. The score was 6-0 in favor of KSU by the end of the period.

    The Owls came into the third with just as much tenacity as in the first. They wanted more goals and they got them. Forward Koutnik put on a scoring clinic with three goals in the third period alone, earning him a hat trick.

    Berry also managed to score along with Holden, who earned his second goal of the night. The game ended with KSU winning, 11-0.

    KSU’s defense and penalty killing abilities remained strong throughout the entire game, even with two men in the penalty box.

    “Our penalty killing, which we can get a lot of as you can tell, is getting really good,” said head coach Ken Honeyman.

    The Owls had 41 shots on goal and goalie Ben Powers had 25 saves. Koutnik led the team with four assists and forward Nick North followed with two.

    The Owls will return home on Nov. 14 and 15 to take on the University of Kentucky. 

    “They’re going to be a really good test for us because were two evenly matched teams,” Honeyman said. “I think at that point, it becomes more of a battle of the wills and who wants to win more.”