GLENDALE, Ariz– Arizona State hockey, in its first game as a fully fledged NCAA program, rolled through the University of Arizona with an 8-1 victory in front of 6,396 at Gila River Arena.
“Great night to be a Sun Devil," head coach Greg Powers said. "Great crowd. We appreciate everyone coming out, that was awesome."
#SunDevils WIN our first game as a Division I program! Final score 8-1 pic.twitter.com/Fsw0zi1cBK
— Sun Devil Hockey (@SunDevilHockey) October 4, 2015
History was made when junior defenseman Connor Schmidt opened the scoring with an unassisted goal just over seven and a half minutes into the game. Freshman forward Jack Rowe took the honors on the next goal then it became the Jordan Masters show.
The freshman forward scored the next two goals en route to taking home the game's first star. Freshman defenseman Joey Raats was the second star with three assists and Schmidt was the third star, adding an assist and tying for the team lead with a +3 rating.
Your three stars of the night: 🌟 Jordan Masters @DjJordyJ13 (2g, 1a) 🌟🌟 @vegasrat (3a) 🌟🌟🌟 Connor Schmidt (1g, 1a) pic.twitter.com/ftOuEHf7cj
— Sun Devil Hockey (@SunDevilHockey) October 4, 2015
Both goalies who dressed to play saw game action, with junior Robert Levin starting the game and freshman Ryland Pashovitz taking over midway through the second period.
In total, ASU outshot Arizona 49-9 and won 68 percent of the faceoffs. ASU has now won 48 of the last 49 rivalry games against Arizona.
The Sun Devils next game is part of the Kendall Hockey Classic in Anchorage, Alaska next week. The next home game will be Friday, Oct. 23 at Oceanside Ice Arena in Tempe.
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