Uploaded Ad
HOMEAdvertisement
GoSeawolves.com - Official Athletics Website of the University of Alaska Anchorage
Green & Gold Fridays
 
Uploaded Ad
 
Uploaded Ad
 
Shootout home page
 
Kendall Classic
 
Mayor's Marathon ad
 
AT&T Jamboree
 
Extended Stay Invite
 
gnac
 
wcha ad
 
rmisa
 
mpsf
 
University of Alaska Anchorage
 
USA Flag
 
Uploaded Ad
UAA swept by Wisconsin with 6-2 loss
Courtesy: UAA Sports Information
          Release: 11/14/2009
Send this article to a friend Print RSS

spacer   Article Audio/Video spacer
spacer
  Play Audio   Listen
Hockey vs. Wisconsin

MADISON, Wis. - A pair of goals by senior forward Josh Lunden wasn’t enough to lift Alaska Anchorage over Wisconsin, dropping the Western Collegiate Hockey Association series with a 6-2 loss on Saturday at the Kohl Center.

The Badgers (6-3-1, 4-3-1 WCHA) swept the Seawolves (4-8-0, 2-6-0 WCHA) for the third time in two seasons with three Wisconsin goals following both of Lunden’s tallies in front of 13,612 fans.

The Seawolves were on the board first with Lunden’s strike at 15:32 on the second shot of the game. Junior defenseman Luka Vidmar and junior forward Tommy Grant were credited with the assists on Lunden’s fourth goal of the season.

Celebration was cut short as the Badgers retaliated with a goal just 11 seconds later by senior forward Ben Street, tying the game 1-1. Wisconsin took the lead at 12:37 of the second period with a goal by senior forward Blake Geoffrion, followed by the game-winner at 2:32 (Patrick Johnson).

With UW on the power play, Lunden added his second tally of the evening and 5th of the season at 6:36 of the third - the first shorthanded goal of his career - bringing the Seawolves within one at 3-2. Senior forward Kevin Clark - current UAA point leader with Grant with nine points apiece - registered the helper.

A minute later, UM added their fourth goal at 7:42 off the stick of freshman Craig Smith - his second in the series. The Badgers add their final two goals - one on the empty net - in the last three minutes of the game for the final.

The Badgers placed a season-high 42 shots on net after hitting UAA with a season-high 37 shots on Friday night. The Seawolves were held to a season-low 13 shots on net. Junior goaltender Bryce Christianson (2-4-0) posted a season-high 36 saves in the loss - just two shy of his career best. Junior Scott Gudmandson (2-1-1) picked up the win with 11 saves.

Both teams were scoreless on the man advantage - UAA (0-3) UW (0-7). The Seawolves were sent to the penalty box 10 times, serving 20 minutes, while the Badgers were 6-12.

The Seawolves failed to receive any points this weekend, maintaining their 8th place ranking in the league with Michigan Tech with four points apiece.

Lunden's tallies mark his first two-goal game since March 6, 2009 against Minnesota-Duluth. Lunden leads all current UAA scorers with 44 goals - breaking him into the top 20 on the all-time career list at No. 19.

The Seawolves will return to the Sullivan Arena on Nov. 20-21 for a conference series with Minnesota State. The puck is scheduled to drop at 7:07 p.m. AST both nights.









FAIRBANKS – Brandon Walker scored 20 points and the Alaska Anchorage men's basketball team used its best defensive effort ever against rival Alaska...  MORE
Senior goaltender Jon Olthuis registered a season-high 18 saves in the first period.
ST. CLOUD, Minn. – Alaska Anchorage was shut out for the third time of the season with a 6-0 defeat by the No. 4 St. Cloud State Huskies in a Western...  MORE
Rookie Petra Gantnerova paced the Seawolves with a 7th-place finish in New Mexico.
TOAS / RED RIVER, N.M. – The Alaska Anchorage ski team concluded the 2010 Jade Enterprises / New Mexico Invitational in seventh place among other...  MORE
Junior defenseman Kane Lafranchise leads UAA defensemen with 10 points.
ST. CLOUD, Minn. - The Seawolves were robbed of UAA's first ever victory at the National Hockey Center when No. 4 St. Cloud State scored the...  MORE
Senior Tor Christopherson led the UAA men's Nordic team with a 20th place finish.
TOAS / RED RIVER, N. M. - The Alaska Anchorage ski team had a shaky start in day one of the New Mexico Invitational, finishing seventh among other...  MORE