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Even with competing sports interests on Super Bowl Sunday, fans headed to the Avis Alaska Sports Complex to watch the Seawolves defeat the Long Island University Sharks 3-1.\u00a0<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n

By Avery Williamson\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

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On a weekend dominated by Super Bowl headlines, Connor Marritt was the star of the night in Anchorage. The senior from British Columbia scored the Seawolves\u2019 first short-handed goal since 2020. The score helped his team go on to defeat Long Island University in front of a hometown crowd and split the weekend series.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

In the first game of the series won by LIU 2-1 on Saturday night, the Sharks jumped into the lead with a first-period, power-play goal.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Both teams returned to the ice after the first intermission and played strong defense, leading to a scoreless second period.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Heading into the final period down one goal, the Seawolves prepared to make a comeback. The Sharks extended their lead to two goals.<\/span><\/p>\n

With a little more than two minutes left in the game, the Seawolves pulled goalie Jared Whale to add another offensive player to the ice. Their strategy worked, with Brett Bamber scoring his fourth goal of the season with less than a minute left on the clock. The goal was assisted by Ben Almquist and Aiden Westin.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

The goal put the Seawolves within striking distance, but despite their valiant effort, the team wasn\u2019t able to score again and tie it up before the final buzzer. The Sharks took the victory 2-1.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Coming back the second night, Head Coach Matt Shasby said the team didn\u2019t need to make any major adjustments, they simply needed to execute better.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cI thought we weren\u2019t sharp for the first game and our energy needed to be better,\u201d he said.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

On Sunday night, Shasby\u00a0 put Greg Orosz in the net as goalie because he \u201cwas well overdue to get his first start at home.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cHe has been great every game he has started and we have a ton of confidence putting him in any night.\u201d\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Orosz didn\u2019t disappoint, making 22 saves.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Riley Thompson got the Seawolves on the board with a minute left in the first period. The goal was assisted by Aiden Westin and Connor Marritt.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Things looked grim as Karter McNarland was sent to the penalty box for a delay of game penalty seven minutes into the second period, but the Seawolves didn\u2019t let this get to them. Instead, Marritt scored the short-handed goal for the Seawolves.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Marritt\u2019s goal marked the first Seawolf short-handed goal since <\/span>Trey deGraaf\u2019s goal at Lake Superior State on Jan. 24, 2020.<\/span><\/p>\n

Ben Almquist recorded the assist for the short-handed goal and the Seawolves headed into the final period with a 2-0 lead over the Sharks.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Though a Seawolf victory was already in sight, freshman Aiden Westin found the net with less than seven minutes until the final buzzer to expand the lead to 3-0. Riley Thompson, also a freshman on the team this year, assisted the goal.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

With two minutes left in the game, the Sharks pulled goalie Noah Rupprecht in hopes of making a comeback. While they were able to score, it wasn\u2019t enough to defeat the Seawolves and UAA claimed the 3-1 victory over the Sharks.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Even with the Super Bowl taking place at the same time, many fans attended the Sunday matchup. <\/span>\u201c<\/span>The fans did a great job supporting the team,\u201d said Shasby. \u201cOur guys didn\u2019t really notice a difference.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

Looking forward, Shasby said the team is going to focus on its power play. <\/span>\u201cIf you want to win games on the road in college hockey you need to score power-play goals.\u201d\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

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UP NEXT<\/b><\/h4>\n

The Seawolves hit the road this week to face off against Lindenwood University on Feb. 16-17 in Missouri. They\u2019ll then head to South Dakota to compete against Augustana\u00a0 University on Feb. 23-24. The team will finish off the season at home as they take on Stonehill College on March 1-2 and Arizona State on March 8-9.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

As always, Anchorage fans are encouraged to join the official watch party at Las Margaritas, located at 541 W. Dimond Blvd, for away games and head to the Avis Alaska Sports Complex for home games.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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