Bret Link and
Klavs Veinbergs scored and
Kaidan Mbereko stopped 18 shots to lead No. 9 Colorado College to a 2-0 victory and series sweep over Alaska Anchorage Saturday night at Chuck Homan Ice Rick in Anchorage.
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The Tigers remained undefeated and moved to 4-0 for the second consecutive season, while UAA fell to 1-7.
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Link, playing in his hometown, opened the scoring with his second goal of the year at the 7:13 mark of the opening period.
Gleb Veremyev stole the puck in the CC zone and sent a cross-ice pass to Link, who beat UAA goalie Greg Orosz with a wrister from the right circle.
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The Tigers killed a five-minute major and game misconduct to
Riley Stuart later in the first period, mainly thanks to Mbereko, who made four saves during the penalty.
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Just 57 seconds into the third period, CC's
Brady Cleveland checked Porter Schachle into the corner boards and a full pane of glass came crashing down on the ice, prompting a 20-minute delay.
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Veinbergs gave the Tigers an insurance goal at the 7:20 mark of the third period with a wrister from the left point that gat past Orosz. Veinbergs' first goal of the season was assisted by
Zaccharya Wisdom and Cleveland, who collected his first career point.
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Mbereko didn't see much work, but was up to the task for the entire game. He made three of his 18 saves during the final 4:29 while UAA pulled Orosz in favor of an extra skater, and posted his and the team's first shutout since March 17, 2023, a 1-0 victory over Denver in the semifinals of the 2023 NCHC Frozen Faceoff.
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The Tigers return to action on Friday, Nov. 1, when they host cross-town rival Air Force in the Battle for the Pikes Peak Trophy at Robson Arena, starting at 7 p.m.
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