Copyright Pointstreak Sports Technologies Inc. Updated September 26, 2025, 9:20 am USHL: Western Conference FINAL USHL 1ST 2ND 3RD TOTAL --- --- --- ----- Lincoln 1 0 4 5 Des Moines 0 1 1 2 GOAL SCORING: 1ST PER: LIN - Luke Johnson (Brent Tate, Ralfs Freibergs) 2:50 2ND PER: DM - Chad McDonald (Patrick Kirtland, Connor Schmidt) 17:59 3RD PER: LIN - (PP) Brent Tate (Ralfs Freibergs) 0:37 LIN - Vinni Lettieri (Paul LaDue) 7:51 LIN - Matt Friese (Jared Hanson, Markus McCrea) 10:00 DM - Patrick Kirtland (Kevin Irwin, Luke Voltin) 15:32 LIN - (EN) Kevin Roy (Mike McKee, Vinni Lettieri) 19:34 POWER-PLAY CONVERSIONS: LIN - 1 OF 2, DM - 0 OF 8. SHOTS ON GOAL: 1ST 2ND 3RD TOTAL --- --- --- ----- LIN 13 10 11 34 DM 15 14 15 44 GOALIES: LIN - Charles Williams DM - Pheonix Copley OFFICIALS: REF - Stephen Thomson LIN - Paul Koskovich, Todd Lacina ATT: 2,898 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- HOW THEY SCORED -------------------------------------------------- Lincoln 1 0 4 -- 5 Des Moines 0 1 1 -- 2 -------------------------------------------------- FIRST PERIOD -- Scoring: LIN - Johnson (Tate, Freibergs) 2:50. Penalties: McCrea, LIN (Hooking, Minor, 2 min) 10:16. Tate, LIN (Interference, Minor, 2 min) 13:17. SECOND PERIOD -- Scoring: DM - McDonald (Kirtland, Schmidt) 17:59. Penalties: Aston-Reese, LIN (Unsportsmanlike Conduct, Minor, 2 min) 0:50. Samuels-Thomas, DM (Holding, Minor, 2 min) 4:43. McKee, LIN (Roughing, Minor, 2 min) 7:07. Seeler, DM (Fighting, Major, 5 min) 9:16. McKee, LIN (Fighting, Major, 5 min) 9:16. Aston-Reese, LIN (Fighting, Major, 5 min) 13:34. Irwin, DM (Fighting, Major, 5 min) 13:34. Lauwers, LIN (Cross Checking, Minor, 2 min) 14:44. Freibergs, LIN (Slashing, Minor, 2 min) 15:57. Samuels-Thomas, DM (Tripping, Minor, 2 min) 18:48. THIRD PERIOD -- Scoring: LIN - Tate (powerplay) (Freibergs) 0:37. LIN - Lettieri (LaDue) 7:51. LIN - Friese (Hanson, McCrea) 10:00. DM - Kirtland (Irwin, Voltin) 15:32. LIN - Roy (emptynet) (McKee, Lettieri) 19:34. Penalties: Lauwers, LIN (Holding, Minor, 2 min) 5:36. McKee, LIN (High Sticking, Minor, 2 min) 12:41. Shots on goal: -------------------------------------------------- Lincoln 13 10 11 -- 34 Des Moines 15 14 15 -- 44 -------------------------------------------------- Power-play Conversions: Lincoln - 1 of 2, Des Moines - 0 of 8 GOALIES AWAY TEAM MIN S SV Charles Williams 59:55 44 42 HOME TEAM MIN S SV Pheonix Copley 59:08 33 29 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- PLAYER GAME STATISTICS AWAY TEAM G A +/- S HOME TEAM G A +/- S Williams, Charles 0 Seeler, Nick -2 4 Carlson, Brandon 0 1 Varley, Connor -1 1 Lauwers, Dax 0 1 Lagrone, Duggie -1 LaDue, Paul 1 +2 Samuels-Thomas, Tr -2 5 Lettieri, Vinni 1 1 +1 5 Irwin, Kevin 1 0 Schutt, Tommy +1 3 McDonald, Chad 1 0 3 Suter, Will 0 Decowski, Cal 0 3 Aston-Reese, Zacha 0 Allen, Garrett -1 Tate, Brent 1 1 +1 1 Kopitar, Gasper 0 5 Roy, Kevin 1 +1 5 Gambardella, Josep -1 Shine, Dominik +1 1 Greco, Anthony -2 7 Hawkinson, Brad -1 1 Kirtland, Patrick 1 1 +2 3 Friese, Matt 1 +1 3 Hussar, Justin -2 3 Smith, Logan -1 2 Rall, Zack +1 1 McKee, Mike 1 +1 2 Voltin, Luke 1 0 2 Hanson, Jared 1 0 5 Schmidt, Connor 1 +1 2 McCrea, Markus 1 +1 1 Prow, Ethan -2 2 Johnson, Luke 1 +1 2 Saar, Zach -1 3 Freibergs, Ralfs 2 +1 1 Kasdorf, Jason 0 Teichroeb, Jackson 0 Copley, Pheonix 0 McGroarty, Jimmy 0 Johnson, Graham 0 Johnson, Chad 0 Mjelleli, Marty 0 Simon, Regg 0 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- GAMENOTES Referee: Stephen Thomson Linesman: Paul Koskovich, Todd Lacina Game Length: 2:25 1st Star: Charles Williams (LIN) 2nd Star: Kevin Roy (LIN) 3rd Star: Chad McDonald (DM) Backup Goalies: Lincoln - Jackson Teichroeb ; Des Moines - Jason Kasdorf Copyright Pointstreak Sports Technologies Inc.