TEMPE, Ariz. – The RMU men's hockey team fell to ASU in the first game of the ASU Desert Classic, 7-3. The Colonials are now 8-8-2 overall.
FIRST PERIOD
- ASU got off to a quick start as Ryan Kirwan scored the first goal of the game 35 seconds in.
- The remainder of the period was scoreless with the Sun Devils leading in shots 11-3.
SECOND PERIOD
- Kirwan extended the lead for ASU with another quick goal entering the middle frame.
- Cullen Potter then scored two consecutive goals for the Sun Devils, extending their lead to 4-0.
- RMU then got on the board before the period ended as Mitch Deelstra sniped in a shot with an assist from Luke van Why.
THIRD PERIOD
- In the final period, both teams had more chances as ASU scored three more.
- Deelstra added in his second of the game with assists from Michael Felsing and Trent Wilson.
- With a minute left, Michael Craig sniped in his fourth of the season with an assist from co-captain Cameron Garvey, but the Colonials fell 7-3.
INSIDE THE BOX SCORE
ASU outshot RMU 35-25 and the home team also held the edge in faceoffs, winning 39 of 67. Deelstra had his first two-goal game of the season for the Colonials and second multipoint effort. In net, junior netminder
Dylan Meilun had 28 saves between the pipes.
UP NEXT
RMU will close out the Desert Classic facing UMass. Puck drop is scheduled for Saturday, January 4 at 5:00 PM ET.
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