2015-2016 Season
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Harris' big game bests M1 West Virginia University in 6-1 M1 Ohio University winMorgantown Municipal Rink Sat, Oct 03, 2015 Michael Harris had one goal and two assists to lead the M1 Ohio University Bobcats to a 6-1 victory over the M1 West Virginia University Mountaineers. Harris beat Ryan Wickiser with a shot 5:27 into the second period on the power play to make the score 2-1 M1 Ohio University. M1 Ohio University had gained a power play chance when Jamie Shuttner was whistled for interference. Joey Breslin picked up the assist. Harris dished an assist on Trent Johnson's goal that made the score 3-1 M1 Ohio University at 18:33 into the second period. He added another helper on Matthew Hartman's goal that made the score 6-1 M1 Ohio University at 16:38 into the third period.The Bobcats put up an impenetrable defensive front on the penalty kill, and did not allow M1 West Virginia University to score on any of its five power plays. The 53 shots that M1 Ohio University put on net surpassed the Bobcats' average of 6.0 shots per game this season. M1 Ohio University additionally got points from Hartman, who also grabbed two goals and one assist to lead the team in points. Liam Geither also scored for M1 Ohio University. Other players who recorded assists for M1 Ohio University were Patrick Spellacy, who had two and Graham Harwood, Alexander Vazquez, and Michael Palasics, who each chipped in one. The Mountaineers struggled to put together a cohesive attack and finished with a mere 14 shots over the course of the game. Still, the total topped M1 West Virginia University's average of 0.4 per game this year. The Mountaineers were held below their usual level of production. M1 West Virginia University averages 3.3 goals per game. The Mountaineers were led by Jp Sawyer, who scored the team's only goal. Sawyer scored 2:40 into the first period to make the score 1-0 M1 West Virginia University. Vincent Fornes assisted on the tally. M1 Ohio University's Aaron Alkema stopped 13 shots out of the 14 that he faced. The Bobcats incurred 10 minutes in penalty time with five minors. Wickiser recorded 47 saves for M1 West Virginia University. The Mountaineers incurred 14 minutes in penalty time with seven minors.
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