USC Trojans vs. UCLA Bruins-Crosstown Cup Game 3 2nd Period Analysis

I said after the first that USC needed to rebound in this second period if they wanted to stay in this game, and they did exactly that, playing most of the period in the ucla zone. Bruins goalie Al Ricciardelli made a couple of great saves to keep ucla in the game after 2 periods, with the game now tied 2-2

USC did a great job coming out in the period to keep the puck in the ucla zone for most of the period. The Trojans took shot after shot on Ricciardelli but he has improved drastically on his rebound control, helping to control the game for the Bruins. Finally, with 2 minutes remaining in the period, Junior Assistant Captain Noah Comisar made a great play to get the puck into the Bruin zone, but after seeing he didn't have a good shot, made an excellent pass to Senior Mitchell Landsinger, who sniped one past Ricciardelli to even the score.

USC needs to continue to build on the momentum they gained during the end of that period and come out even harder against a clearly gassed ucla squad. The first line of Senior Charlie Mach, Sophomore Beau Selisker, and Freshman James Huebner need to find a rhythm in order for them to make a much stronger impact on the game. The second line of Landsinger, Comisar, and Sophomore Dave Morris have done a great job in the offensive zone, and look for them to step it up here in the 3rd period.

Look for my postgame analysis here after the game.

James