The UAH club hockey team lost to Ole Miss 6-1 on Saturday, resulting in a series split in Olive Branch, Miss.
The Chargers (8-8-1 overall, 6-4-0 College Hockey South), who won Friday night 4-1, remain two points away from securing their first CHS D2 playoff berth. UAH finishes the regular season next weekend at Georgia Tech.
Ole Miss improved to 6-15-0 overall and 3-9-0 in CHS play.
The Rebels got some energy after a fracas at center ice halfway through the first led to three penalties assessed to each team. They would eventually take a 1-0 lead at the first intermission on Doyle Coughlin’s goal with 5:32 remaining in the period.
Ole Miss scored three goals in the second period to pull away, then two more in the third before Matthew Diercks finally got UAH on the board.
The Chargers were shorthanded, resting top players Kolton Watts, Keaton Watts, and Josh Corrow along with goaltender Cameron Crawford.
The UAH club hockey team took out Ole Miss 4-1 on the road Friday night, moving closer to clinching a College Hockey South Division 2 playoff spot.
The Chargers (8-7-1 overall, 6-3-0 CHS) can qualify for the tournament for the first time with a win Saturday in the series finale. The Rebels fell to 5-15-0 overall and 2-9-0 in CHS play.
UAH led 1-0 after just 1:10 with a goal by Josh Corrow, his ninth of the season, assisted by Tyler Trombly.
After a scoreless second period, Kolton Watts scored his 14th goal of the season early in the third for a 2-0 Charger lead. He was assisted by Corrow and Bradly McDonald.
The Rebels cut UAH’s lead to 2-1 with 8:18 to go, but Keaton Watts also got his 14th goal to make it 3-1 Chargers three minutes later.
Kolton Watts, who assisted on Keaton’s goal, then notched his second goal of the game with 3:49 remaining to put the game away.
Kolton Watts scored 1:36 into overtime as UAH rebounded for a 3-2 victory over Vanderbilt in Nashville on Sunday to salvage a series split.
It was a big comeback for the Chargers (7-7-1 overall, 5-3-0 College Hockey South), who suffered a 5-4 loss on a shorthanded goal in the third period on Saturday. The win snapped UAH’s three-game losing streak in conference play and moved the Chargers back into a tie for third in CHS Division 2 North.
The Commodores (8-14-0, 7-3-0), who clinched a spot in the CHS Division 2 tournament on Saturday, extended their lead atop the North division to two points with the overtime loss.
Cameron Crawford stopped 32 of 34 shots in the win, winning this goaltending battle with Vanderbilt’s Andrew Shearson (33 saves).
Henry Hoff gave UAH the early lead with his eighth goal of the season at the 3:10 mark, assisted by Josh Corrow and Bradly McDonald.
Ethan Smiley equalized for the Commodores just under nine minutes remaining in the first period. Braden Pichel gave Vanderbilt a 2-1 lead with 12:36 left in the second.
It only took 10 seconds into the third for the Chargers to tie the game at 2-2. Keaton Watts’s team-leading 13th goal of the season came on an assist from Matteo Siciliano.
Then Kolton Watts matched his brother’s total in overtime with his 13th, unassisted.
The Chargers are idle next weekend. They head to Ole Miss on Feb. 2-3 and Georgia Tech on Feb. 9-10 to finish the regular season.
Pictured: Kolton Watts scored the game-winning goal in overtime against Vanderbilt on Jan. 21, 2024 (Photo by Jaime Crawford/JC Sports Photography)
A shorthanded goal with 7:34 remaining in the third period was the difference in UAH’s 5-4 loss at Vanderbilt on Saturday.
The goal came on a turnover behind the UAH net not long into a Charger power play. Julien Yang stole the puck and scored before Charger goaltender Cameron Crawford could recover in time.
It’s a stinging loss to start the spring semester for UAH, who fell to 6-7-1 overall and 4-3-0 in College Hockey South play despite outshooting Vanderbilt 53-20. The Chargers will need to rebound quickly for Sunday’s 1 p.m. series finale.
It was the third straight victory for Vanderbilt (8-13-0 overall, 7-2-0 CHS), who took the lead atop the CHS Division 2 North and clinched a spot in the CHS Division 2 tournament in Huntsville next month.
The first period was mostly quiet until UAH’s Kolton Watts broke the ice with an unassisted goal, his 12th of the season, at the 12:23 mark.
Then everything went haywire.
Andrew Harder tied the game at 1-1 for Vanderbilt with 2:50 to go, but Tyler Trombly regained the lead for the Chargers 48 seconds later.
Vanderbilt capitalized on an Matteo Siciliano slashing penalty to tie the game at 2-2 with 54 seconds remaining with a William Pho goal, and to add insult Harder scored again with 27 seconds left for a 3-2 Commodore lead at the first intermission.
In the second period, UAH outshot the Commodores 22-4 but it sure didn’t feel it. The Chargers did get two Josh Corrow goals 1:25 apart in the middle of the frame to regain the lead at 4-3, but Yang, the Commodores’ leading scorer, countered with a goal for a 4-4 tie at the end of two.
The third period saw lots of up-and-down action, and with Harrison Parent going off for roughing with 7:47 to go, the Chargers had an opportunity. But it only took 10 seconds for Yang’s steal and score to put Vanderbilt up 5-4.
The UAH club hockey team ended the fall semester on a high note with a 5-4 victory over Middle Tennessee on Saturday in the third-place game of the College Hockey South Veterans cup at the Huntsville Ice Sports Center.
It was a much-needed win for the Chargers (6-6-1), who rallied from a three-goal deficit to snap a four-game losing streak. UAH went 3-0 against the Blue Raiders (5-7-2) this season.
Keaton Watts had a three-point night, and Cameron Crawford, starting in back-to-back days for this first time this season, made 33 saves. Watts received a gold jersey from College Hockey South for being player of the team for the weekend.
Middle Tennessee opened scoring with a Donovan Yesnach goal just over six minutes into the game, but Kolton Watts, after a flurry of chances in front, got the finisher and tied the game at 1-1 two minutes later.
Robert Settle gave the Blue Raiders a 2-1 lead with just under two minutes left in the frame on a nice deflection in front, and then with 25 seconds remaining, Harvey Rench put MTSU up 3-1 on the power play.
MTSU went up 4-1 on another power play goal 1:51 into the second, but Bradly McDonald cut the Raiders’ lead in half after beating Ethan Roy (48 saves) glove side from the right circle 71 seconds later.
Keaton Watts was named player of the team for the weekend. Photos by McKenna Riopelle.
Keaton Watts scored his team-leading 12th goal of the season on the power-play with 1:25 remaining and UAH trailed 4-3 at the second intermission. The Chargers outshot MTSU 22-6 in the period en route to a 53-37 advantage for the game.
The Chargers have been struggling on the penalty kill, allowing seven power-play goals in the last three games, but they were able to the tie the game on a short-handed goal by Josh Corrow with 13:07 left in regulation. It was UAH’s first shorty of the season.
Then UAH finally got its first lead of the game at 5-4 when Tyler Trombly fired in a rebound from the slot with 6:53 to go.
UAH’s penalty kill stepped it up with two MTSU opportunities knocked out in the final 4:40.
UAH will now be on a two-month break for the holidays and finals. The Chargers’ next action is Jan. 19-20 at Vanderbilt. Their next home games would be a the College Hockey South Division 2 Tournament in February should UAH qualify.
It was the final game as Chargers for Zachary Wolfe and Matthew Scott, who graduate in December.
Alabama scored with 1:56 remaining in overtime to beat UAH 3-2 at the College Hockey South Veterans Cup on Friday at the Huntsville Ice Sports Center.
UAH (5-6-1) will face Middle Tennessee, who lost 5-4 to Auburn in the opener, in the third-place game on Saturday at 4 p.m. The Frozen Tide (9-5-0) will play Auburn in the championship game at 6:30.
It was the third time in three meetings that the two clubs went into overtime. Each team won an OT game when UAH and Alabama met in Huntsville in October.
This time, Max Savaloja won the rubber match for the Tide, sending the Chargers to their fourth straight loss.
The loss also spoiled another great outing for UAH goaltender Cameron Crawford, who made 45 saves. Alabama outshot the Chargers 47-31 in the match.
Matthew Dumond scored the lone goal of the first period for Alabama, but UAH tied the game at 1-1 two minutes into the second period as Kolton Watts notched his 10th goal of the season.
UAH took a 2-1 lead 27 seconds into the third period, as Bradly McDonald’s redirect of Josh Corrow’s shot found its way past Tide goaltender Luc Haggitt.
Alabama tied the game at 2-2 with 8:18 remaining in regulation on a Jacob Best goal.
Three unanswered goals early in the third period powered Tennessee’s 5-3 victory over UAH on Sunday in Knoxville.
UAH (5-5-1 overall and 4-2-0 in College Hockey South Division 2) and Tennessee (5-5-0 and 2-2-0) split the season series, with the Chargers winning 4-3 in overtime in Huntsville on Sept. 22.
UAH opened the scoring 4:17 into the game. A breakdown in the Tennessee end led to Kolton Watts finding Tyler Trombly at the left doorstep, who buried an open-net shot.
Tennessee came right back to tie the game with 12:02 left in the first as Jason Seaholm scored on a power play.
With 3:18 left in the first, UAH’s Matteo Siciliano mixed it up with UT’s Myles Jackson behind the Charger net, with Siciliano getting an excessive roughing major and Jackson getting a facemasking major. Both resulted in game misconduct penalites.
While there was a lot of back-and-forth action during much of the second period, there was no scoring into late in the frame. After Kyle Stober’s power-play goal gave the Ice Vols their first lead with 2:30 remaining, Trombly scored his second goal of the game, a tic-tac-toe with Kolton and Keaton Watts, 35 seconds later to knot it up at 2-2.
The Vols scored three goals in a 3:19 span early in the third, including their third power-play goal of the game. Tennessee was 3-for-5 in power play opportunities, while UAH was 1-for-7.
Kolton Watts scored his ninth goal of the season with 9:01 remaining in regulation to cut UT’s lead to two, but the Chargers could not rally further.
Tennessee outshot UAH 41-32. Cameron Crawford made 36 saves in net for the Chargers, who have lost three straight games.
UAH finishes up the fall semester portion of the season at home next weekend with the College Hockey South Veteran’s Cup. The Chargers play Alabama on Nov. 10 at 8:30 p.m. at the Huntsville Sports Ice Center.
Clemson had a firm 5-1 win over the UAH club hockey team on Saturday, forcing a series split between the top two teams in College Hockey South’s Division 2 North.
The Chargers (5-3-1 overall, 4-1-0 CHS) won the opener 4-2 on Friday. The Tigers (8-2-0, 4-1-0) moved back into a tie with UAH atop the division with eight points through five conference games.
Clemson took a 2-0 lead in the first, with Cade Heinold scoring just past halfway through the period and Herbert Kopf scoring on the power play with 25 seconds remaining.
Almost three minutes into the second period, Keaton cut Clemson’s lead to 2-1 with his third goal of the seires, assisted by Kolton Watts.
But the Tigers regained a two-goal lead with Kopf’s second goal of the game with 13:36 left in the period.
Clemson scored two quick goals, one by Kopf to complete a hat trick, in the first two minutes of the third period for a commanding 5-1 advantage. Four power plays for Clemson in the third period made it difficult for UAH to mount a comeback.
Andrew Sledge started the game in goal for UAH, stopping 22 of 27 shots before being pulled early in the third. Cameron Crawford stopped all 12 shots he faced the rest of the way.
Shots on goal were even at 39 piece.
UAH has next weekend off before single games at Georgia and Tennessee. The game at Tennessee on Nov. 5 is the Chargers’ next conference game.
Special teams were the difference in the UAH club hockey team’s 4-2 victory over Clemson on Friday night at the Huntsville Ice Sports Center.
The Chargers (5-2-1) had three power-play goals to snap Clemson’s seven-game win streak and move to 4-0-0 atop the College Hockey South’s D2 North standings. The Tigers fell to 7-2-0 overall and 3-1-0 in CHS play.
The second game in the series is Saturday at 12:30 p.m., just over 12 hours from when this game ended.
Clemson broke through with 2:42 remaining in a free-flowing first period with a Ronan Bryant goal, but Keaton Watts tied it up for UAH in the final minute with a score from the right circle. Kolton Watts and Tyler Trombly got the assists.
The Tigers regained the lead at 2-1 near the halfway point of the game thanks to Cade Reinhold, but UAH capitalized on Clemson slashing and elbowing penalties nine seconds apart with about 6 1/2 minutes left in the second period.
Keaton Watts put in another equalizer with 6:03 to go on the ensuing 5-on-3, and Henry Hoff gave the Chargers their first lead from the right circle a minute later.
Matteo Siciliano made it 4-2 on UAH’s third power-play goal, a drive from long-range up the middle that got over the glove of Clemson goaltender Parker Dietz.
The Chargers were also perfect on the penalty kill, denying the Tigers on five attempts. UAH goaltender Cameron Crawford came up big when it mattered, making 30 saves.
