KU club team struggles against archrival

By By Nikki Schenfeld

Monday, September 29, 2008

The University club hockey team tried to continue its undefeated streak when it entered the rink against Missouri on Friday night. Kansas lost, 6-2, in its first of two games against Missouri at home this past weekend.

The game did not start well for Kansas when Missouri scored within the first five minutes and one minute after the goal a Missouri player plunged into Kansas’ goalie Adam Paulitsch, St. Louis, Mo., senior. Paulitsch was down on the ice for a few minutes.

Brent Pitts, Olathe senior came in as goalie while Paulitsch was helped by teammates off the ice. He suffered a knee injury and received an MRI Saturday. His knee was too swollen to see what was exactly wrong; however, it is believed that it might be an MCL tear which could leave KU without its starting goalie for the rest of the season.

With five minutes left in the first period, the Tigers scored once more, leaving the Jayhawks agitated going into the second period.

Just like any classic rivalry, there were plenty of verbal arguments and illegal plays that were not called. However, in the second period alone Missouri had three power plays and Kansas had two. In total, Missouri had six penalties and KU had five.

With the second period winding down, Kansas’ Justin Jez, Plano, Texas, sophomore, scored the home side’s first goal. The Jayhawks’ offense started to pick up at the beginning of the second period, not allowing the Tigers to score until the final minute of the second period during a power play and down one player.

Erik Bredesen, Crystal, Minn., senior, was not about to let Missouri dominate the game and scored within the first thirty seconds of the third period. After Bredesen’s goal the score was 3-2 in Missouri’s favor but Missouri came back a couple minutes later with another goal.

KU had many opportunities on goal but couldn’t finish them.

“We have to bury our chances tomorrow (Saturday), come out at the get-go and come out hitting,” Bredesen said.

The team did come out hitting on Saturday at Missouri as Kansas had around 45 shots on goal while Missouri had only 30. However, Pitts, the goalie who came in Friday night for Paulitsch, was suffering from an abnormal heartbeat and did not play. On Sunday he went to the hospital to shock his heart but could possibly miss the next couple weeks leaving KU without its two starting goalies.

The final of Saturday’s game was a rough loss for KU with the final score of 11-1.

Kansas is now 4-2 and plays at Iowa State on Oct. 3 and 4. Its next home game will be Oct. 10 and 11 against Minnesota.

— — Edited by Arthur Hur

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