University of Denver
Colorado College
CC Completes Sweep of DU
3/8/2008 12:00:00 AM | Ice Hockey
CC completes the two-game sweep of DU and finishes first in the WCHA, while DU places third with its third consecutive loss. No. 3 seed
“Give CC credit for the sweep and a fine regular season,” DU head coach George Gwozdecky said. “We had our chances this weekend, but couldn’t capitalize. We’ll be ready for Minnesota Duluth next weekend.”
Testwuide and Overman staked CC to a 2-0 lead after the first period. Testwuide scored on the power-play at 12:09 on a feed from Andreas Vlassopoulos, while Overman followed in his own rebound 90 seconds later.
After a big save by O’Connell on a shot from the low slot by Kyle Ostrow (
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Sweatt led CC with a goal and assist. DU outshot CC, 28-24, and went 1-of-7 on the power play. CC finished 1-of-5 with the man-advantage.
Notes: Denver is sixth in the latest PairWise Rankings...The Pioneers have scored just five goals in their last four games (1-3-0)...DU is 12-8-1 against ranked opponents and 5-9 against teams ranked in the top five of the WCHA standings.
