(Fuel break 2-2 tie in third period, after Hobbs nets two goals in Evansville return.)

 

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Records:  Evansville: 12-16-3-1; Indy: 15-18-2-0

Goalies:   IND – Carruth (W), 10-6-2-0, 28 saves

 EVN – Bengtsberg (L), 3-5-1-1, 32 saves

Scoring:

1^st Period: 1. EVN – Hobbs 1 (Moon, 2:01)

2^nd Period:  2. IND – Marshall 5 (Mattson, Bembridge, 13:21); 3. IND – Koudys 1 (Bembridge, Lepsansky, 16:21); 4. EVN – Hobbs 2 (unassisted, 17:01)

3^rd Period:  5. IND – Colantone 2 (Lavoie, Jardine, 12:28)

INDIANAPOLIS, IN – The Evansville IceMen received two goals from forward Danny Hobbs on the day he was loaned from the Binghamton Senators, but the IceMen fell 3-2 to the Indy Fuel Friday at Indiana Farmers Coliseum.

The IceMen took an early 1-0 lead 2:01 into the game when Nathan Moon set up Hobbs on a 2-on-1. It was Hobbs’ first goal on his first shift back in an Evansville jersey, after Binghamton loaned the forward to the IceMen this morning. The score held at the first intermission, although Indy outshot the IceMen 12-6.

Indy tied the game on a 3-on-2 rush, when rookie defenseman Ben Marshall snapped a shot from the right circle under the blocker of IceMen goalie Christoffer Bengtsberg at 13:21 of the second period. Then on another transition rush, Patrick Koudys ripped his first pro goal off the post and in to give the Fuel their first lead at 16:21.

Late in the period, Hobbs scored his second of the night on a shot from the right circle that ricocheted off of a skate and in behind Indy goalie Mac Carruth. The teams skated into the final period tied 2-2, and the Fuel held a 25-14 shots advantage.

While Evansville outshot the Fuel 16-11 in the final frame, Indy broke the tie on a waived off icing, when Alex Lavoie centered a pass from the corner for Michael Colantone. Colantone chipped the shot under the cross bar for the game-winning goal at 12:28 of the period.

Bengtsberg stopped 32 shots in his first regulation loss since November 13, while Carruth made 28 saves in his fourth win against Evansville. The two teams meet again Saturday in Indianapolis at 7:35pm. Coverage begins at 6:20 back in Evansville on www.evansvilleicemen.com and ECHL TV.

Women’s Basketball will return to action on Sunday against Bradley

 Sasha Robinson joined an elite club for the University of Evansville women’s basketball team on Friday night as the junior pulled down 11 rebounds in a 63-49 loss to Loyola at the Ford Center.

The total was a season high for Robinson as the Nashville, Ind., native helped the Aces (1-13, 0-3 MVC) actually out-rebound the visiting Ramblers (6-7, 2-0 MVC), who boast of one of the top front courts in the Missouri Valley Conference. Robinson now has 505 boards in her career, and she is 59 away from moving into the top 10 in school history.

“It’s not easy to out-rebound a team like that,” UE head coach Oties Epps said. “Sasha did a great job in that match-up on the glass. Both Sara and Kenyia did extremely well for us too, but we needed to be better on defense tonight.”

The Aces were led offensively by the trio of Sara Dickey, Kenyia Johnson and Aaliyah Gaines as the team made a concerted effort to attack the rim all night. Dickey ended with 14 points and Johnson was 6-of-10 from the field with 12. Gaines added another 10 off the bench, but the group was no match for the Rambler duo of Taylor Manuel and Dakota Vann, which combined for 34 points.

“I thought we created a lot of good looks at the basket, but we have to find that healthy balance between going all the way, pulling up and kicking out for the three when we drive the lane,” Epps said. “I think we’ll get better at that once we sit down and study the film. We have to take care of the ball better too because our margin for error is too small to give it away like we did tonight.”

Dickey now has 1,368 points for her career, which is the fifth-best total in UE history.

After falling behind early the Aces were able to keep pace with the visitors in the second quarter before eventually cutting the deficit to two points less than three minutes into the third. However, Loyola responded forcefully, reeling off 14 consecutive points to take a commanding 46-30 lead late in the frame and effectively put things out of reach for UE.

The Aces will be back in action on Sunday as MVC play will continue against Bradley at 1 p.m. at the Ford Center.

(Evansville to receive future considerations from Manchester in trade.)

 

Contact John Peterson @ jpeterson@evansvilleicemen.com or 812-463-6129

 

EVANSVILLE, IN – The Evansville IceMen, proud ECHL affiliate of the NHL’s Ottawa Senators, and Head Coach Al Sims announced Friday that the AHL’s Binghamton Senators have assigned forward Danny Hobbs to the IceMen on loan. Evansville also traded forward Mark Anthoine to the Manchester Monarchs for future considerations.

Hobbs, 26, comes to the IceMen for the first time in 2015-16, after playing in 17 games for Evansville last season. The Shawville, QC native recorded one goal and one assist in 22 games with Binghamton this season, and has appeared in 62 AHL and 122 ECHL games in his four year professional career. Before turning pro, Hobbs played four years of NCAA hockey for the University of Massachusetts (Amherst).

Anthoine heads east where he’ll get a new opportunity with the Monarchs closer to his hometown of Lewiston, ME. The 5’10, 194 lbs. forward recorded four assists in ten games this season, with a plus-3 rating. After graduating from Maine University in 2013, he played in four games for Evansville and skated in 34 more games for the IceMen last season after starting the year in the Southern Professional Hockey League (SPHL).