CLEARWATER, Florida. - The Tampa Spartans Men’s Hockey Team scored 8 goals on Friday night to take the first game of the weekend over FAU.

INSIDE THE MATCHUP:

Final: FAU 2, Tampa 8

Records: Tampa (4-1-0), FAU (3-1-0)

Location: Clearwater Ice Arena | Clearwater, FL

HOW IT HAPPENED GAME 1:

1st Period

●      Spartans started off the scoring with a goal from Junior Matthew Needleman with assists from Connor Berry and Christian Kukas

●      Tampa added another on a goal from Co-President Billy Cody with assists from Eric Pedro and Christian Kukas

●      FAU cut the Spartans’ lead in half with a goal only three minutes later

●      Junior Frank Catalina scores for the Spartans to increase the lead to 2

●      Tampa freshman Nico Evangelous scored off a wrist shot from the point to make the score 4-1 UT

2nd Period

•  Another got goal got added to Tampa’s lead by Michael Pettijohn on the powerplay with assists from alternate captains Josey Davis and Stephen Buck
• Billy Cody got his second of the night on 2-on-1 from Josey Davis
• FAU scored on a 3-on-3 breakaway making the score 6-2 in favor of UT

3rd Period

•  With his second of the night, Frank Catalina gives the Spartans a 7-2 lead, with an assist awarded to Gus Aldridge
• The final goal of the night belongs to Connor Berry to seal an 8-2 victory for the Spartans

GAME 2: UT vs. Miami

CLEARWATER, Florida. - The Tampa Spartans Men’s Hockey Team closes out the weekend with a win over the University of Miami Hurricanes.

INSIDE THE MATCHUP:

Final: Miami 4, Tampa 5

Records: Miami (1-1-0), Tampa (5-1-0)

Location: Clearwater Ice Arena | Clearwater, FL

HOW IT HAPPENED:

1st Period

●       Within the first minute Tampa’s Michael Pettijohn scores with assists from Ryan Murray and Josey Davis

●      Spartans added on another one with a goal from Billy Cody and assists from Frank Catalina and Cam Sacco

●      The Spartans increased the lead to 3 goals with a goal from sophomore Connor McMahan and assists awarded to captains Christian Kukas and Grant Parrish

●      Miami got one back late in the period to make it 3-1 UT after 1 period

2nd Period

•  Miami scored in the first minute cutting the Spartans’ lead down to only 1
• Another goal was added on by the Hurricanes to tie the game at 3 after 2 periods

3rd Period

●       Sophomore Jake Karant breaks the tie halfway through the period to give the lead back to Tampa

●      30 seconds later, alternate captain Stephen Buck extended the lead by another making the score 5-3.

●      Miami scored one last goal to close out the game with a score of 5-4 Tampa

UP NEXT:

●      The Spartans host USF for the annual Pink the Rink game on October 15th.

●      Stay tuned for postseason updates and information about the 2021-2022 season.

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