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Illini
skate down to St. Louis
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The
Illini to face off against the Billikens |
February
6, 2004 - Thanks to the Mother Nature, the
Illini may have to strap their skates onto the bus
in order
to make it down to Missouri for this weekends meetings
with the Billikens of St. Louis University. The ice
at Summit Center won't be the only ice that the Illini
will have to contend with as much of Central Illinois
was coated with ice and/or snow yesterday. The Illini
will also have to contend with a St. Louis team that
appears to have a chip on their shoulder. Since returning
from semester break the Billikens have a mediocre
record of 5-4-0, but the last loss has many people
around
the
league wondering what kind of team St. Louis actually
is. Last Saturday as St. Louis faced Weber State,
the score was 10-2 in favor of Weber State, when
with thirteen and a half minutes left in the game,
the St. Louis coaches pulled the Billikens off the
ice and forfeited the game. There are many rumors
and stories as to why this happened, and they won't
be looked at here, but St. Louis will more than likely
try to vindicate itself by playing two tough games
against the Illini and at the same time get a little
revenge for the losses that the Illini handed them
earlier this season here at the Big Pond. The Illini
have struggled some on the road, but they
will have
their
starters
back
on the ice for these last
two
games
of the CSCHL
regular season and try to get the team firing on
all cylinders before heading into tournament play.
The Illini have won the last four home games but
came away 1-2-1 for the last four games on the road
and are definitely looking to improve that record
before the road trips to the CSCHL playoffs and ACHA
nationals. |
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