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Carlson's four
pace Beach
By Kandace Hsu
Special to the Forty-Niner
Things came together
for the Long Beach State club ice hockey team in a 10-3 victory
over Eastern Washington Sunday at Lakewood Glacial Gardens.
The victory came
just in time -- with the loss of key players to injuries throughout
their first six games, the 49ers needed to find a way to win.
"We got off
on a slow start, but hope to turn things around tonight,"
LBSU captain Dominic Catazarite said before the game. "We're
going to come out with a lot of heart and intensity and make
tonight the start of our new season."
Matt Cooper opened
first period with a goal that gave the 49ers a 1-0 lead. LBSU
(3-4) dominated the second period with excellent goaltending
by Ryan Falconer and a goal by Ryan Scott and two goals a
piece from Catazarite and Greg Carlson that gave The Beach
a 6-0 lead.
Catazarite and
Carlson added a goal each in the third period to record hat
tricks and Scott Yeske added a score to give the 49ers a 9-0
advantage. Eastern Washington's Jacob Bockser and Steve Ritter
each scored later in the period to make it 9-2, but Carlson
answered back with his fourth goal of the night for LBSU's
final goal of the night.
"We had a
good game tonight," LBSU Head Coach John Cacciatore said.
"A lot of players stepped up, but we still have a lot
of work to do."
The team's next
action is Saturday against Cal at Lakewood Glacial Gardens.
Game time is set for 9:15 p.m.
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