MARSHALL, Texas – Blazing to a 6-0 start following a sweep of Dallas Baptist University, the East Texas Baptist University hockey team will play their last two home games of 2019 at George's Pond against the University of North Texas Eagles. The two-game series is a Friday night (7:30 p.m.) and Saturday afternoon (3:00 p.m.) contest.
Below is the information about the game.
ETBU vs. University of North Texas | Shreveport, La. | Friday, Sept. 27th and Sept. 28th
Arena: Hirsch Memorial Coliseum (George's Pond)
Time: 7:30 PM (Sept. 27
th) and 3:00 PM (Sept. 28
th)
All-Time Series: Series ETBU 10-0
- Last ETBU Win: Oct. 20, 2018 (20-5)
ETBU
- 6-0 for the first time in program history
- Scoring 5.5 goals per game
- Swept DBU by scores of 7-1 and 11-3
- Ryan Gruszka tallied a team-high three points (two goals, assist) in 7-1 win
- Davis Van Gemerden posted a hat trick in ETBU's 11-3 win
- Skyler Spiller and Timothy Zittel each had two goals in ETBU's 11-3 win
- Gruszka, Tyler Wathen and Zittel each had their first goal of the season in the series
- Tyler Fitzgerald collected 45 saves in the two games combined
- Alex Domas made 29 saves of 30 shots in relief of ETBU's 11-3 win
- Gruszka remains ETBU's leader in points with 14 (three goals, 11 assists)
- Matt Duncan has a team high six goals
- Spiller leads with six power play assists while Van Gemerden has four power play goals
- Fitzgerald has a GAA of 1.62 with 171 saves in 332:59
- ETBU is outscoring the opposition 48-10 with a 12-2 edge in the first period, 22-2 edge in the second period, and 14-6 edge in the third period
UNT
- 0-3 on the season following a 25-0 defeat to Texas A&M.
- Outscored 44-6 in three games
- Eric Eaton and Chase Deacon each lead the Eagles with two goals while Eaton and Parker Meade each have an assist
- Kevin Ely has a GAA of 25.00 with 62 saves
- Bennett Bonanno has a GAA of 0.00 with 46 saves