Despite outshooting 12
th-ranked Arizona State by a 38-14 margin and dominating nearly every facet of the game, Colorado College couldn't find the back of the net and fell to the Sun Devils, 2-0, Saturday night at Ed Robson Arena.
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Alex Young and Ryan Alexander scored and TJ Semptimphelter made 38 saves as ASU improved to 11-3-2, while the Tigers fell to 7-6-1.
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Young put the visitors on the board at the 13:07 mark of the first period. He collected the puck in the neutral zone and moved down the left side before cutting in front the net and placing a shot past CC goalie
Kaidan Mbereko.
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Alexander made it 2-0 with a shorthanded goal on a wrister during a clean breakaway just 2:11 into the second period.
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After holding an 8-7 advantage in shots after 20 minutes, the Tigers put 30 on goal the rest of the game, compared to just seven for ASU. However, CC was snakebit as
Logan Will and
Max Burkholder combined to hit the post five times, with Will hitting the pipe twice within two minutes midway through the second period, then once in the third.
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Will was all over the ice on Saturday, attempting a game- and career-high eight shots on goal in addition to the three that clanged off the pipe, and won 12 of 16 faceoffs. The Tigers, who held an 86-25 advantage in total shots for the game, equaled their season high with 38 on target.
Chase Foley tied his career-high with four shots.
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The Tigers, who collected a 35-26 advantage in faceoffs, were 0-for-3 on the power play but got 10 shots on Semptimphelter during the three opportunities. ASU did not convert it's only power-play chance.
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Colorado College travels to Grand Forks, N.D., next weekend to face 2
nd-ranked North Dakota at Engelstad Arena. The game on Friday, Dec. 8, with be televised on SOCO CW in Southern Colorado and TSN3 in Canada, beginning at 6 p.m. (MT).