The Illini celebrate a quick score

  On Friday the Illini kept the lamp behind the St. Louis goal lit most of the night with 3 goals in the first period, 5 in the second, and 3 more in the third, sneaking puck after puck past two different SLU goal tenders. In the first period Pat Olson took advantage of the power play to put the Illini on the board first, with assists from Luke Carlson and Joel Superfine. Three minutes later Kyle Mulvey teamed up with Jim Rogers and Brian Coleman to give the team a two goal advantage. Within another three minutes Luke Carlson skated around the crowd in front of the net and slipped one past PSU tender Schuessler, Assists going to Superfine and Lynch. In the second period SLU's Jordan Janes came out quickly and scored just 27 seconds in. The Illini answered back when Kyle Zabrin slipped the puck past PSU's Schuessler with help from Justin Stock and Tim Danlow. Minutes later Justin Stock took advantage of the shaken net minder to get his first goal of the season with Rogers and Coleman assisting. Todd Chrustowski also found his way around Schuessler giving the Illini a 6-1 advantage and a reason for the SLU coach to change goalies. Not giving SLU's Spague much time to get comfortable between the pipes, the Illini's Pat Olson put his second goal of the night in the net assisted by Brian Tilden and Brett Duncan. Mike Roesch, with help from Carlson and Superfine, also took advantage of the new tender, marking the fifth Illini goal of the period. Within the closing minute of the period, SLU's Malaney notched the Billikens second goal on the night. In the third period, the Illini came out with Joe Pedota as goal tender, earning him some playing time. Andy Lubesnick started off the third period scoring drive, with assists from Kohler and Zabrin. Kyle Mulvey earned his second goal of the with a laser between Sprague and the pipe, and at the same time giving Carlson and Coleman their forth assist on the night. SLU's Janes found his way past the Illini's Pedota as he earned his second goal of the game and the teams final point of the game. Scott Kohler put the finishing touches on the Illini scoring and ended the game with the 11-3 Illini win.

  On Saturday, less scoring didn't mean less action. Good defensive play and good goaltending on both sides of the ice kept the contest scoreless until almost half way through the second period. The Illini's Jim Rogers finally was able to take advantage of a SLU penalty and break the 0-0 tie, with assists going to Brett Duncan and Kyle Mulvey. Now in the third period, and most of the game gone, it looked like the Illini were going to squeak out a win, but SLU's power play line had other plans. With just over 3 minutes left in the game, SLU's Eric Herbst, with help from Jordan Janes, took advantage of the Illini penalty and tied the game sending it into overtime. The four on four overtime period didn't last very long, just 48 seconds into the match up, SLU's  Tim Niedbalski, assisted by Herbst this time, put the puck past the Illini's Tim Danlow, ending the game with a 2-1 SLU win.