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On
the road again.
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Illini
take on the Bobcats |
January
16, 2004 - The Illini are on the road once
again this weekend and headed for another tough matchup
as they take on the 15-5-1 Bobcats of Ohio University.
With very little time off of the bus back from Minot,
the Illini are back on it heading East to Athens,
Ohio. The Illini will have their hands full as the
take on the hot Ohio team, who just swept the #1
Penn State team, and deal with the confines of the
Bird Arena. With eight CSCHL points on the line for
the weekend, the Illini would very much like to win
both games against the Bobcats to share the number
one spot with them in the league standings. To take
these points away from the Bobcats, the Illini defense
is going to have to step up and stop the Ohio scoring
leaders like
Sean
Gallagher and Matt Shenk, who Shenk alone scored
three of the Bobcats goals last weekend against the
Icers.
The Illini forwards are also going to have to find
away to get the puck past Ohio's solid goaltender,
Brian Gallagher. Gallagher, who is ranked just above
the Illini's netminders Danlow and DeGeorge, has
been frustrating players all season with his 92%
save percentage and 1.6 goals against average. Solid
goaltending on each end of the ice could be the theme
of the weekend and result in some low scoring games.
The Illini will return to the U of I ice arena on
January 23rd as they take on the Iowa State Cyclones. |
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