California Cougars vs. Santa Clara Blackhawks

California Cougars skated to 3-3 tie with Santa Clara Blackhawks at Bridgepointe in Bantam B game
 
The California Cougars built a 3-1 lead and hung on for a 3-3 tie as Carson Murison made 29 acrobatic saves to foil a comeback bid by the Santa Clara Blackhawks at Bridgepointe on Saturday, Oct. 15.

After the Blackhawks took the early lead, Pace Farbstein tied it as he collected a perfectly saucered pass from Chase Bolling and went top-shelf with a wicked wrister from the right faceoff circle.

The Cougars unleashed its vaunted special teams skills, as the powerplay unit came through when Tom Beebe headmanned the puck to Bolling, who dished it to Nash Berkowitz, and the big center lit the red light for the 2-1 lead 5:24 into the middle frame.

Just 2:36 later the team built on its “MO” (momentum) as the Bo-Ro-Do line of the Cougars struck again when John BOhac took a pass from center Matthew LyDOn and found Adam ROsenduft open in the slot, and he sniped home a forehand.

With staunch defense from Max Frenkel and Elliot Salazar, the Cougars held the 3-1 lead after two periods. But :21 into the third frame, and just after a penalty expired, the Blackhawks struck for the first of 2 third-period goals. The second came on a scramble in front of the net, but some stellar backchecking by Shura Boz and Daniel Schmidt prevented the Blackhawks from taking the lead.