USC came out in this game against a fairly weak ucla squad hoping to build on their strong outing against Long Beach State last weekend. Unfortunately, they fell very flat, falling into a 2-1 hole early here in Panorama City. The story of this game was supposed to be the introduction of two new USC players, Freshman James Huebner and Freshman Peter Rugo, who were hoping to provide a spark for a very weak USC offense. Unfortunately, they haven't had too much of an impact yet.
Both ucla goals came on the power play after two questionable calls against the Trojans. Mark Yost made a great shot for ucla as he was hit, throwing a fluttering puck through traffic past Freshman Alex Caravaggio. USC responded quickly though as Sophomore Dave Morris tipped a Comisar pass from behind the net past ucla goalie Al Ricciardelli. But USC was given a second questionable penalty and Sophomore Michael Carder rifled a shot past Caravaggio to take the 2-1 lead.
USC needs to come out a lot stronger here if they want to dominate as they should against ucla. Missed plays by all four lines cost the Trojans in the first period, and that trend cannot continue if they want to take home the Crosstown Cup tonight.
I'll be back after the second period with more in-game analysis
James
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