The Tigers gave up just two first-period goals while nearly matching the Spartans in shots on goal, but the Spartans pulled away in the third period and won 7-0 in a Big Nine game at the City Arena Thursday night.

Friday, February 02, 2001

The Tigers gave up just two first-period goals while nearly matching the Spartans in shots on goal, but the Spartans pulled away in the third period and won 7-0 in a Big Nine game at the City Arena Thursday night.

It was similar to the teams’ earlier meeting at Rochester, in which the Tigers had several early scoring opportunities but went on to lose 11-0.

This time the Spartans managed only an 8-7 advantage in shots on goal in the opening period, and Mayo’s goal at the 2:29 mark was the only score until the visitors made it 2-0 at 12:38.

The Spartans scored at 3:54 and 6:44 of the second period while outshooting the Tigers 12-3.

Mayo made it 5-0 just 33 seconds into the third stanza, adding goals at 3:37 and 5:35 to send the game into running time.

For the night, the Spartans outshot the Tigers 30-12. Each team had three penalties.

The loss dropped the Tigers’ record to 4-9-1 in the Big Nine and 4-12-1 overall. They travel to Rochester Tuesday to take on John Marshall in a 7:45 p.m. Big Nine game.