GMU sweeps the weekend with two victories against IUP. On Friday, the Patriots played hard, coming out with a score of 5-1.  

The first period was back and forth between teams controlling the puck. Either team was unable to capitalize on their shots during the first period, the score remaining 0-0 until the second period. Goaltender Lukas Heuberger was quick to shut out IUP’s advances.  

IUP was first to score in the second period in a two on one. The Patriots were quick to tie up the score, taking advantage of a power play. Matthew Price, winning the face off, takes a shot on net that is stopped by the IUP goaltender. Mike Miranda follows up with a rebound shot, still IUP’s goalie makes the save. The puck, still loose, is then jammed in by Joe Petite, bringing the score to 1-1.  

The third period remained 1-1 until the last five minutes of the game. With 4:33 left in the third, Raymond Booth wins control of the puck behind IUP’s net and passes it to Will Magrath who is able to put it in net. With 2:57 left, Patrick Chapman gains control of the puck in our zone passing it across ice to Kael Dillon. Dillon carries the puck past the blue line, taking a wrist shot that flies past IUP’s defensemen and goaltender. The next play Dillon wins the faceoff passing it back to Magrath who dumps it in IUP’s zone. Magrath recovers the puck deep in their zone and passes it out front to Raymond Booth, sniping it past the netminder, making the score 4-1. A penalty is called on the Crimson Hawks for unsportsmanlike conduct, putting GMU on the power play. With 1:22 seconds left; Matthew Price carries the puck over the blue line back into IUP’s zone. He passes the puck across to Joe Petite who then passes the puck out front to Kael Dillon who scores his second goal of the night.  

GMU faces off against IUP again on Saturday, the final being 4-2. Mason is first on the scoreboard with a power play goal 10 minutes into the period. Tsakounis, from the corner, passes the puck up to Dillon on the blue line. Dillon takes a wrist shot from the point that is tipped on net by Petite. IUP follows up with a shot that makes it over right pad, tying the score. In the last two minutes, Price passes the puck up from the slot to Dillon in the face-off circle. Dillon takes a wrist shot that finds the back of the net for another power play goal.  

In the second period, GMU scored an even strength goal with 7:00 minutes to spare. Sophomore James Sharp passes the puck to Raymond Booth. Booth and Magrath on the breakaway, Booth passes the puck to Magrath who takes a snapshot that makes it in five hole.  

In the beginning of the third the score is 3-1. 5 minutes into the period, IUP sneaks one in net, bringing the score to 3-2. With 11 minutes left in the third period GMU scores a shorthanded goal. Price, steals the puck from IUP’s defenseman, escaping to a 2 on 1. He passes the puck across the front of the net to Mike Miranda, who snipes upper right corner.  

GMU will be on the road next weekend, playing RIT on both October 7th and 8th @ 1:30 PM. There will also be an M3 game, at home, against Maryland on October 8th @ 1:50 PM.