Hawkeyes (D2) Sweep Bradley (D2)

Written by, Travis Hufford

The Hawks traveled to Peoria, IL to face Bradley University over the weekend, winning both games.

12/6: On Friday the Hawks won by a score of 5-2. In the first period, Iowa got on the board first with 4:13 remaining in the period. The goal was scored by Jake Carlson and assisted by Zach Lupori. Bradley tied the game at 1 with a goal that came with just 56 seconds remaining in the first period. Iowa outshot Bradley 23-12 through 20 minutes of play.

In the second period, Iowa scored 2 unanswered goals. The first goal came at 14:32 of the period and was scored by Jake Carlson. Ethan Darby and Ryan Carlson picked up the assists. Iowa’s next goal came late in the period and was scored by Liam Cound, assisted by Devin Decker. Iowa held a 3-1 lead after two periods. The Hawks outshot Bradley 12-5 during the second period for a two-period total of 35-17.

In the third period, the Hawks struck again at 12:19 of the period with a goal from Kevin Horan. Nathan Springberg picked up the assist on Horan’s goal. A minute and eight seconds later Iowa scored again with a goal from Brody Brenczewski. Mike Viola picked up the assist on the goal. Bradley later scored what wound end up being the final goal of the game to make it a 5-2 game. Through three periods of play, Iowa outshot Bradley 57-27.

Top Players of the Game

Jake Carlson: 2G, 0A, 2P

Ryan Iaciancio: 25sv, 2GA, .926sv%

Liam Cound: 1G, 0A, 1P, GWG

12/7: On Saturday, Iowa completed the sweep with an 8-1 win over Bradley University in which Iowa scored seven unanswered goals.

In the first period, Iowa’s powerplay was hot scoring two powerplay goals. The first goal came at 13:32 in the first period on the stick of Zach Lupori. Zach Knudson picked up the assist on the goal. The next goal came with 4:46 remaining in the period and was scored by Ryan Carlson. Zach Knudson picked up his second assist of the game on the goal. Iowa finished the first period with a 2-0 lead. Iowa outshot Bradley 19-5 in the first period.

In the second period, Iowa’s special teams stayed hot with two of their four goals in the period coming on the powerplay and one more coming on a penalty kill. The first goal of the period was an even-strength goal scored by Jake Carlson, assisted by Ryan Carlson and Zach Lupori. Iowa’s next goal came on the powerplay and was scored by Mike Viola, assisted by Nathan Springberg.  Iowa’s next goal came on the powerplay and was scored by Spencer Lhotka unassisted. Iowa’s final goal of the period was a shorthanded goal scored by Nathan Springberg, assisted by Kevin Horan. After two periods of play Iowa held a 6-0 lead and a 40-12 lead over Bradley in the shot department.

In the third period, Iowa scored at 16:43 of the period to increase their lead to seven. The goal was scored by Ryan Carlson and assisted by Ethan Welch. Bradley got on the board midway through the third period thanks to a powerplay goal. Iowa capped off the scoring with another powerplay goal from Mike Viola, assisted by Kevin Horan. The final score of the game was 8-1, Iowa. The shots were 59-17 in favor of Iowa.

Iowa outshot Bradley 116-44 over the weekend. Iowa goaltender Ryan Iaciancio had an average save percentage of .936 on the weekend.

Top Players of the Game

Ryan Carlson: 2G, 1A, 3P

Ryan Iaciancio: 16sv, 1GA, .941sv%

Mike Viola: 2G, 0A, 2P