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Amherst
Men's Hockey falls 4-2 to Amherst
1/3/2004 12:00:00 AM | Men's Hockey
St. Thomas outshot Amherst 43-18 but lost 4-2 in non-conference men's hockey play Saturday in Minneapolis at Mariucci Arena. All six goals came during a six-minute stretch of the third period.
Freshman Dan Smith stopped 41 of 43 shots and four different players scored goals for the No. 13-ranked Jeffs (6-1-1). Junior Zach Sikich stopped 14 of 18 shots for the Tommies (4-5-2), who had a six-game unbeaten streak halted.
St. Thomas' Anthony Blumer scored a power-play goal at 7:10 of the third period for a 1-0 lead. Amherst used unassisted goals by Bradford Craigen at 8:06 and Mike Kreger at 9:13 to take a 2-1 lead.
The Toms' Dustan Lick tied it at 2-2 with a goal at 10:28, but the Jeffs answered with goals by Jon Hill at 11:49 and Sean Ellis at 12:29.
Amherst------0/0/4--4
St. Thomas--0/0/2--2 1st PeriodNo scoring
2nd Period
No scoring 3rd period1, ST-Anthony Blumer (Ryan Van Bockel, Skylar Kangas) 7:10 pp; 2, A-Bradford Craigen (unasst.) 8:06; 3, A-Mike Kreger (unasst.) 9:13; 4, ST-Dustan Lick (Dan Krmpotich 10:28; 5, A-Jonathan Hill (A.J. Greco) 11:44; 6, A-Sean Ellis (Marc Russell, Brandon Zangel) 12:29.
Goalies
Amherst--Dan Smith 60 min., 2 GA, 41 saves (12-10-19)
St. Thomas--Zach Sikich 60 min, 4 GA, 14 saves (5-4-5) PenaltiesAmherst--7 for 14
St. Thomas--4 for 8 Power PlaysAmherst--0-for-1
St. Thomas--1-for-4
