Jason Walker PPG with 1:12 remaining leads SIUE into the Final Four
Posted: April 10, 2010 10:18AM; Updated: April 10, 2010 7:02PM
San Jose, CA - Jason Walker had three goals, including the game winner to advance to the first final four in school history.
Mike
Dolan started the scoring for SIU-Edwardsville, scoring an unassited
tally 4:39 into the first period for the all important first goal.
Kenny McCubbins tied things up for UC San Diego, taking a Troy Miller
pass and burying the puck into the back of the net . Despite being
outshot 9-3 in the first period, UC San Digeo went into the
intermission tied at 1-1.
Kenny McCubbins scored his second
goal of the game, to give UCSD the lead at 2-1, Matt Smith chipped in
with the assist. With the flow of the game starting to change, the next
goal was huge and Stephan Lockwood stepped up, taking a Kyle Jackson
pass and beating the SIUE goalie for a commanding 3-1 lead at the
midpoint of the game. However, just six second later, SIUE star, Jason
Walker cut the lead in half at 3-2 and preventing the Tritons from
pulling away.
After two period of play, SIU-Edwardsville held a 12-10 advantage in shots, despite traling 3-2.
It
didn't take long for things to open up in the third period, with Kenny
McCubbins scoring his third goal of the game to give UCSD 4-2 lead just
1:03 into the final period. SIUE didn't take long to respond, when Cory
Beck scored just 25 second later to cut the deficit in half at 4-3. A
few minutes later, Jason Walker scored his second goal of the game to
tie things up and set up a dramatic finish.
It would be Jason
Walker who would once again prove to be the difference. His power play
goal with 1:12 remaining would turn out to be the game winning goal,
sending SIUE to the first ever final four apppearance. Brad Keenen and
TJ Henson would add late goals agaisnt a defeated UCSD to press the
final margin to 7-4.
SIUE will advance to play Tampa in the
final four, a 6-5 winner in overtime against Neumann University. Both
teams will be making their first Final Four appearance in school
history.
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