USC loses 2nd game to UW

Looking to rebound from the loss to Washington the previous night, USC came out faster and stronger but came up short, losing the close match 3-1.

After a quiet and scoreless 1st period, the action livened up early into the 2nd as the Huskies' Stefan Sobiek (unassisted) poked the puck away on defense and scored on the ensuing breakaway.

Another UW goal, this time on a 5-on-3 power play, was tipped in by Daniel Carson (Sobiek, Jordan Chenersky) to make it 2-0 going into the 2nd intermission.

USC regrouped during the 3rd period, scoring halfway through the frame on a USC power play as Dante Caravaggio (Thomas Waschenfelder) ripped a shot through a screen and past UW goalie Danny Dougan, bring the Trojans to within one goal.

However, the Trojan comeback was repelled with less than two minutes left to go in the game, as UW's Phil Harezlak fed Andrew Johnson at the top of the circle, who fired it past traffic and into the top corner, finishing off their roadtrip with the 3-1 victory.

The Trojans finish off the regular season against non-conference foes Long Beach State and Loyola Marymount next weekend before heading up to Seattle for the PAC 8 Conference Championships on February 11-12, joining California, Oregon, and host Washington as the qualifying teams.

Third-seeded USC will again faceoff against 2nd-seeded UW, this time at the Huskies' home rink, while top-seeded Oregon squares off against 4th-seeded Cal.