Dutchmen Lose In Overtime to Mavericks

Photo by Tim Roske

Final	1	2	3	OT	Final
Union (1-1)	1	0	0	0	1
Neb.-Omaha (2-0)	0	0	1	1	2

Scoring Summary
1st - 06:38	SH - John Simpson (Union)
3rd - 10:31	Alain Goulet (Neb.-Omaha)
OT - 04:54	Dan Charleston (Neb.-Omaha)

Union	Neb.-Omaha
G: John Simpson - 1 A: N/A Sh: Stephane Boileau - 3 Sv: Corey Milan - 30	G: 2 Players (#3, #33 - 1) A: 3 Players (#9, #15, #27 - 1) Sh: Alain Goulet - 5 Sv: Jerad Kaufmann - 15

TEAM STATISTICS	Union	Neb.-Omaha
Power Plays	0 for 5	0 for 9
Shorthanded Goals	1	0
Penalties (min)	10 (20)	8 (16)
Shots on Goal	16	32
Face Offs Won	28	38

full stats

OMAHA, NE - A goal by Nebraska-Omaha senior left winger Dan Charleston 4:54 into overtime lifted his team to a 2-1 victory at against the Union College men's ice hockey team at the Mutual of Omaha Stampede. The Dutchmen stand at 1-1-0 on the season, while the Mavericks improve to 2-0-0.  

Sophomore center John Simpson (Boxborough, MA), who had three goals in two games, sophomore defenseman Brock Matheson (Ganaoque, ON) and sophomore goaltender Corey Milan (Great Barrington, MA) were all selected to the all-tournament team.  

Union did its damage mostly while shorthanded in the opening period. After killing off a penalty by junior center Jason Walters (Renfrew, ON) only 39 seconds in, the Dutchmen were in the midst of playing with a man down when sophomore center John Simpson (Boxborough, MA) cashed in shorthanded 6:38 into the contest.  

After picking off a pass in his own defensive zone, Simpson raced to the other end and roofed a shot short side over Maverick goalie Jerad Kaufmann's catcher.   The goal, which was Simpson's third in two games, was Union's first shorthanded goal since T.J. Fox had one against Cornell on Feb. 9, 2007.  

The Dutchmen produced several chances in the second period and went on the power play twice, but the Mavericks had an answer each time. Milan faced XX shots in the second, including two shots (from the point and on the rebound) that kept UNO off the board with just 53 ticks remaining.  

Simpson battled and took advantage of a fatigued Mavericks defense with time running down getting a semi-breakaway with only two seconds remaining. Kaufmann used his left pad for the save.   In the third, Union's offensive pressure at times turned into dump-and-chase as the team tried to protect the lead. However, a deflected shot from the point at 10:31 in by sophomore defenseman Alain Goulet tied the game.  

Milan responded with key saves shortly after, including a semi-breakaway at the end of a Dutchmen power play and again on an odd-man rush with just under two minutes remaining. 

In overtime, Charleston secured a turnover and went top shelf on Milan for the victory. Charleston was named tournament MVP shortly after Union last won a tournament championship in 1993 when they skated away with the Concordia Invitational title with wins against Concordia (5-3) and New Brunswick (6-2).  

The contest was the fifth all-time match up between the two programs. Last season the teams split a weekend series at Messa Rink. Union won the first contest 3-2 in overtime, but lost the second 4-2.