The UAH club hockey team rolled to an 13-7 win over Middle Tennessee on Friday night in Antioch, Tenn.
UAH (2-1-1 overall, 2-0-0 College Hockey South) actually fell behind 3-0 in the first ten minutes, but then cruised to win the opener of the two-game set. Game two against MTSU (1-4-0, 1-2-0) Saturday night is at 8:45 p.m.
It was the worst possible start for the Chargers, who allowed goals on the first two MTSU shots in the first minute of play. Add a power-play goal at the halfway point of the opening period and the Blue Raiders rolled to a 3-0 lead.
UAH was short-handed again after that third goal, but got on the board 44 seconds later. Keaton Watts stole the puck at center ice and then scored high stick-side from the left circle, cutting MTSU’s lead to 3-1.
The Chargers tied the game at 3-3 with back-to-back power-play goals 1:30 apart on blasts from Josh Corrow and Bradly McDonald. Then with 1:01 remaining in the first, Henry Hoff gave UAH its first lead as he roofed in a rebound.
About seven minutes into the second period, UAH scored three goals in a span of 32 seconds to lead 7-3. Kolton Watts, Corrow, and Nathan Litton provided the tallies.
MTSU got one back with 9:03 remaining in the period, but Corrow’s third goal of the night and Elijah Howard’s pickpocket in the slot gave the Chargers a 9-4 lead in the second intermission.
UAH outscored MTSU 4-3 in a garbage-time third period. Keaton and Kolton Watts, Hoff, and Jacob Harrison scored for the Chargers.
Cameron Crawford stopped 27 of 34 shots between the pipes for UAH, which outshot MTSU 42-34.
Pictured: Josh Corrow fires a shot that led to one of his three goals on the night. Photo by Jaime Crawford/JC Sports Photography.