JANESVILLE, Wis. - Beloit College had its shots on goal outnumbered more than two to one this afternoon at Woodman's Sports & Convention Center, falling 6-0 to MSOE. The Buccaneers (0-3-0) were held scoreless, but goaltender Jude Ayling (London, England) kept the game from getting even further out of hand.
Ayling played all 60 minutes and faced 43 shots, stopping 37. He was busiest in the third period, when MSOE put 18 shots on net and he stopped 16. He made 11 saves in the first period and 10 in the second. The Raiders scored twice in each period, so the margin grew steadily despite his work.
The Buccaneers generated 20 shots on goal (8 in the first, 7 in the second, 5 in the third) and 33 total attempts. Their closest call came in the second period at 9:40, when defenseman Zach Lacasse's (Wildwood, MO) shot hit the post with MSOE already up 3-0. Early in the game, Brody Munnelly (Elk River, MN) and Nik Johnson (Minneapolis, MN) tested MSOE goaltender Dominick Gatto, who finished with 20 saves for the shutout.
Several Buccaneers led the offensive push. Zach Hutchinson (West Salem, WI) led the team with four shots on goal. Mario Bernard (Bloomington, MN) added three shots, including a second-period attempt that Gatto turned aside. Johnson, Mac Reed (Waunakee, WI) and Sky Solig (Warroad, MN) each finished with two shots.
Lacasse also led Beloit with three blocked shots. Cooper Anderson (Marquette, MI), Andronique Stepanian (Reynoldsburg, OH), Chase Courtemanche (Hinsdale, IL) and Bernard each blocked at least one shot as the Buccaneers absorbed 57 total MSOE attempts. Stepanian also blocked an Ethan Thombs attempt in the final seconds of the first period.
Beloit won the faceoff battle, taking 29 of 54 draws (53.7%). J.D. Shoniker (Burlington, ON) was the standout, winning 11 of 14 (78.6%). Anderson won 6 of 11, Solig went 6-for-12, and Hutchinson won 6 of 16.
Beloit went 0-for-4 on the power play and could not capitalize on any of its opportunities, managing five shots across its three chances. The Buccaneers spent 10 minutes in the penalty box on five minors to MSOE's eight minutes on four, and killed three of four MSOE power plays, with only Sinani's goal getting through. The 1-for-4 mark would have looked better, but Stevens' shorthanded goal at 10:42 of the second period took away a power-play opportunity.
The Buccaneers head to Fond du Lac on Tuesday to match up against Marian. Puck drop from the Blue Line Family Ice Center is set for 7 pm.
