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	Vol.7, No 33, October 26, 1999
	LBSU hockey team wins By Marten Lewerth Special to the Daily Forty-Niner The Long Beach State club hockey team won its home opener last Saturday night, beating Cal State Northridge, 6-4 at the Westminster Ice Palace. The 1999-2000 season started on the road with a 3-2 win over the UCLA Bruins on Oct. 3. The 49ers' match with CSUN was an exhibition game and league play begins this Saturday against SDSU at the Escondido Iceoplex.   MEN'S HOCKEY The first and second periods were hard-hitting and featured plenty of scoring chances for both teams. Gritty play by the 49ers gave the Matadors six power-play opportunities, including a five-on-three early in the second period. Stellar goaltending from Long Beach's Donavon Trumble and Northridge's Adam Eng kept the scoring low early in the game. The Matadors took a 1-0 lead when Mike Rhodes tapped in a rebound halfway through the first period. Long Beach tied the game in the second period when Mike Hale found the puck and scored amidst a scramble in front of the Matadors' net. The third period erupted into a scoring frenzy, as eight goals dazzled the bundled-up fans scattered around the rink. The Matadors took a 2-1 lead when Mike Fitzpatrick snapped a wrist shot past Trumble. Less than two minutes later, the 49ers rallied with the first of four consecutive goals. An efficient cycle-play behind the Matadors' net led to the tying goal when Josh Harper fed the puck to Scott Yeske out in front. A few minutes later Yeske scored again, tipping in Jesse Dahl's slap shot to give the 49ers a 3-2 lead. Long Beach's offensive burst continued 14 seconds later, when Mike Hale's wrap-around goal made it 4-2. The eventual game-winner for Long Beach came at 9:21. Harper streaked in the Matadors' zone and fed the puck to Yeske in front of the net. "A Northridge player had his stick in my arm and I couldn't get the puck," Yeske said. "I got dumped, which caused some problems for the goalie." The last three goals of the game were all scored on the power play.  Northridge got a pair of goals from Phil Turner and Sean Beattie, and Long Beach got one from Adam Heckathorn.		Loved ones say goodbye to student Flower festival celebrates culture   Students meet to repeal textbook tax   A.S.I. consolidates various commissions   Freshman application deadline set   Muslim students regain access to prayer room   CSULB stars combat racism in local schools Call box for the deaf   A.S.I. president leads reform   Help in the lab Jambalaya poetry reading offers expression   Reviewer suggests 'The Shining,' 'Nightshift'   Coroner has light mood   Debate team grabs top spot in contest LBSU hockey team wins   Soccer team can't sweep   Team triumphs despite injuries Fall 99 ISSUES DAILY 49ER HOMEPAGE
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