River Falls, Wis.  (uwrfsports.com) – UW-River Falls men's hockey team kicked off 2018 by getting a big win over Gustavus Adolphus at Hunt Arena by a score of 3-1. Zach Quinn made 24 saves, including 10 in the third period, and Peter Karavos scored the game winning goal early in the 3^rd to contribute to the victory.
 
THE RUNDOWN
Final Score: UW-River Falls 3, Gustavus Adolphus 1
Location:  Hunt Arena, River Falls, Wis.
Records:  UW-River Falls (5-9-1, 0-2-0 WIAC), Gustavus Adolphus (6-6-3, 5-1-0 MIAC)
 
HOW IT HAPPENED AGAINST GUSTAVUS ADOLPHUS

• The action was back and forth early until Cayden Cahill passed out of the corner to Joe Drapluk who managed to go upstairs on Robbie Goor for his 6^th of the season, to give the Falcons a 1-0 lead.
• Quinn came up big after the goal with back-to-back saves from in the slot on Gustavus's Colin Hernon.
• The 2^nd period saw plenty of action, but no scoring at all.  The best chance for either team was by Gustavus late in the period.  The Gusties caught UW-River Falls on a line change, and broke in 2-0 Zach Quinn, but a late check by UW-River Falls defenseman stopped the scoring chance.
• Early in the 3^rd period the Gusties would tie the score up as Jake McCann would skate in on the wing, and his shot was blocked by Zach Quinn, but Quinn didn't get all of it and it trickled in to tie the score at 1-1.
• The Falcons went on the Power Play not long after, but the Gusties had the best chance early on as J.P. Epkyn broke in alone, but Cayden Cahill slashed him creating a Penalty Shot for Gustavus. J.P. Epkyn's attempt went wide keeping the score tied at 1..
• Moments later the Falcons regained the lead on the Power Play as Peter Karavos tapped in a puck that was sitting on the goal line for 2-1 lead.
• After that the Gusties put heavy pressure on Zach Quinn, and he stood tall the rest of the way turning away the rest of the shots he faced.
• Cayden Cahill put the game away with 2 seconds to go as he scored an empty net goal for his 7^th goal of the season to make the final 3-1.
• Zach Quinn made 24 saves in net for the Falcons.

 
THE OPPOSITION

• Robbie Goor made 21 saves for the Gusties
• Reid Brown was won 7 of 9 face offs.

 
LOOKING AHEAD
The UWRF Men's hockey team returns to the ice this Tuesday when they face the University of St. Thomas at Hunt Arena. The puck drops at 7:05 PM.