February 6, 2011
Division I Play in Phoenix results in 3-way tie for 1st place
Only 1 event left to sort out seedings for Regionals!
Going into the featured matchup of the weekend, Cal Poly San Luis Obispo and Arizona State University had each compiled a 1-1 record, leaving ASU just 2 points behind Cal Poly. Arizona State hoped to avenge their loss to Cal Poly from the UCSB event last month. ASU opened up with 2 goals in the 1st period, followed by 2 Cal Poly goals. ASU scored 4 straight in the closing seconds of the 2nd period and in the 3rd period. Tyler Koressel and Will Heinze led ASU with 3 points each, Koressel had the game-winner on the power play with 28 seconds to go in the 2nd period. The teams racked up a combined 14 minor penalties, and consequently 3 of ASU's goals, including the game-winner and 1 Cal Poly goal were scored on the power play.
Long Beach had a strong showing this weekend, with wins against Cal Poly and Paradise Valley, as well as a tie against UNLV in the first game of the day. That earned Long Beach a tie for the top spot in Division I, and they now sit in a 3-way tie with Arizona State and Cal Poly.
UNLV finished 2-1-1, giving them 17 points and moving them up ahead of UC Santa Barbara into the 4th spot. UC Santa Barbara and San Jose State round out the division, and it will come down to the games at Corona Inline in 2 weeks to determine the 5 teams who will qualify for the WCRHL Regional Championships.
Corona Inline is the final event for these Division I teams to determine their playoff seeding. A couple rematches from this weekend will occur, such as Long Beach State vs. UNLV and Cal Poly SLO vs. Arizona State. ASU will also face Long Beach for the last time this regular season. The 2 teams are 1-1-1 against each other to date.
Stony Brook University (ECRHA) will be traveling out to Corona and facing Cal Poly, Long Beach and UNLV.
Cal Poly will face UC Santa Barbara on Friday night February 18th at UC Santa Barbara's on-campus rink, and again on the morning of Sunday February 20th at Corona Inline to finish out the regular season.
Don't forget to "like" us on Facebook (www.facebook.com/wcrhl) and follow the Corona and Woodland events, as well as the WCRHL Regional Championships on March 5-6, 2011 at Corona Inline.
Long Beach had a strong showing this weekend, with wins against Cal Poly and Paradise Valley, as well as a tie against UNLV in the first game of the day. That earned Long Beach a tie for the top spot in Division I, and they now sit in a 3-way tie with Arizona State and Cal Poly.
UNLV finished 2-1-1, giving them 17 points and moving them up ahead of UC Santa Barbara into the 4th spot. UC Santa Barbara and San Jose State round out the division, and it will come down to the games at Corona Inline in 2 weeks to determine the 5 teams who will qualify for the WCRHL Regional Championships.
Corona Inline is the final event for these Division I teams to determine their playoff seeding. A couple rematches from this weekend will occur, such as Long Beach State vs. UNLV and Cal Poly SLO vs. Arizona State. ASU will also face Long Beach for the last time this regular season. The 2 teams are 1-1-1 against each other to date.
Stony Brook University (ECRHA) will be traveling out to Corona and facing Cal Poly, Long Beach and UNLV.
Cal Poly will face UC Santa Barbara on Friday night February 18th at UC Santa Barbara's on-campus rink, and again on the morning of Sunday February 20th at Corona Inline to finish out the regular season.
Don't forget to "like" us on Facebook (www.facebook.com/wcrhl) and follow the Corona and Woodland events, as well as the WCRHL Regional Championships on March 5-6, 2011 at Corona Inline.