October 8, 2010
Recap | Box Score

Clarkson Struggles in Season Opener

Final 1 2 3 Final
Clarkson (0-1) 0 0 0 0
Neb.-Omaha (1-0) 2 3 3 8
Scoring Summary
1st - 01:06 Zahn Raubenheimer (Neb.-Omaha)
1st - 12:24 PP - Matt Ambroz (Neb.-Omaha)
2nd - 04:46 Terry Broadhurst (Neb.-Omaha)
2nd - 13:59 Brent Gwidt (Neb.-Omaha)
2nd - 16:48 Johnnie Searfoss (Neb.-Omaha)
3rd - 03:22 Matt White (Neb.-Omaha)
3rd - 06:51 Matt Ambroz (Neb.-Omaha)
3rd - 08:55 Matt White (Neb.-Omaha)
ClarksonNeb.-Omaha
G: N/A
A: N/A
Sh: 2 Players (#7, #93 - 4)
Sv: Paul Karpowich - 37
G: 2 Players (#21, #27 - 2)
A: Alex Hudson - 3
Sh: 2 Players (#13, #27 - 8)
Sv: John Faulkner - 26
TEAM STATISTICS ClarksonNeb.-Omaha
Power Plays 0 for 5 1 for 8
Shorthanded Goals 0 0
Penalties (min) 11 (22) 7 (28)
Shots on Goal 26 60
Face Offs Won 31 44
full stats
It was a rough start to the 2010-11 season for the Clarkson University Hockey team out in the Midwest as the Golden Knights lost to Nebraska-Omaha 8-0 in the first round of the Mutual of Omaha Stampede on Friday night. Clarkson will look to find its stride on Saturday when the Green and Gold faceoff against 4th-ranked St. Cloud State at 5:00 p.m. EST at the Qwest Center in Omaha.

The Knights fell behind Nebraska-Omaha 1-0 just 66 seconds after the opening faceoff on Friday when the Mavericks’ Zahn Raubenheimer connected on a tip-in. Clarkson appeared to have an excellent opportunity to tie the game when a UNO player was called for a five-minute major penalty at 1:31, but just 24 seconds into the man-advantage Clarkson was whistled for the first of two back-to-back tripping infractions which wiped out the majority of the Knights man-advantage.

At 12:24, Matt Ambroz tallied on the power play to give the home team a 2-0 lead after the first period. The Mavericks added three more goals in the middle frame to hold a commanding 5-0 advantage through 40 minutes.

Nebraska-Omaha closed out their season-opening win with three more goals in the final stanza.

UNO outshot Clarkson 60-26. Junior Paul Karpowich (Thunder Bay, ONT) started in the Knights net and posted a career-high  saves in a period with 23 in the first, followed by 14 more in the second for a two period total of 37. Junior Richie LaVeau (Arlington Heights, IL) played the third period for Clarkson and made 15 stops on 18 shots.