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[ Thursday, Oct. 14, 2004 ]

Icers to play 2-game slate with Saint Clair in Canada

Collegian Staff Writer

If you feared there'd be a let down after last year's disappointing loss to Ohio University, there wasn't.

If you thought the team lost too many scoring threats and would struggle to find goals, it didn't.

The Penn State ACHA Div. I Icers are averaging seven goals a game after three contests. So as it stands, the No. 2 Icers are right back where they should be.

And this weekend it'll take it's show on the road to Ontario, for a two-game set against Saint Clair College.

Icers
at Saint Clair College
7 p.m. tomorrow

The Icers were impressive in its opening weekend winning handily in each of its three games played, by a combined score of 21-7.

"We have a good nucleus coming back, especially on defense," Icers head coach Joe Battista said.

That defense is led by senior defenseman, Eric Harbaugh. He already has one goal and three assists this season, and is back with the team after red-shirting in the middle of last season for what Battista called both personal and academic reasons. Harbaugh has worked his way back and was named team captain.

If your worried about the Icers last line of defense, Battista will incorporate his patented goalie-by-committee approach, alternating sophomore Chris Matteo and Div. 1 transfer Paul Mammola, from UMass Lowell.

As for it's opponent, the Icers played two games against Saint Clair College two years ago when it split that weekend set.

Saint Clair College head coach Kevin Hamlin is well aware of what type of team his club will face this weekend.

"Anytime time you get a team like Penn State to come to Windsor, Ontario, it's big, and we're treating it like that," Hamlin said.


PHOTO: Jeremy Drey/Collegian
PHOTO: Jeremy Drey/Collegian
Icers Brendan Martin skates around West Chester's Bobby Jones during the Icers win over the Golden Rams Friday night.


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