UMD & Mercyhurst tie 1-1

The UMD/Mercyhurst game really did play out like a tie. The first period was sort of even, with chances on both sides of the ice. The *SECOND* period UMD really didn't look like came out of the break ready to skate with Mercyhurst, and didn't get any shots for the period.

The third period was the complete opposite.. with most of the play in the Mercyhurst zone. Gavrilova's only a freshman, so she'll learn.. but man.. she got behind the defense twice for breakaways and didn't put a move on the goaltender either time.

Agosta is scary good.. twice in the second period she herself got open breaks with chances to put UMD down 2-0.

Not to get on the referee's *EVERY* week.. but it was weird... for whatever reason in the second period, they allowed Mercyhurst twice to glove the puck in their zone.. skate with it in their hand then put it down and play it. In the third period they got it right the one time it happened. It wasn't like a split second thing putting the puck down either, maybe it would have changed the second period a little but Mercyhurst was that much better in the second, where UMD was in the third.

Really looking forward to game two.... if UMD plays 60 minutes they can get a couple goals and pull out a win, especially the way Kim Martin's playing in net right now.

I'll post Sunday's News Tribune article after the game tomorrow, and if I forget, after the Vikings/Cowboys game.