February 21, 2010
Sioux Falls Stampede goaltender Clay Witt notched a shutout and Waterloo Black Hawks forward Derek Arnold tallied the game-winner to lead their teams to victory on Saturday. (USHL Images)
Cedar Rapids RoughRiders 5 @ Team USA 2
For the second straight game, Team USA scored first when Kevin Clare netted his second of the season, but the RoughRiders took over with three goals in the first period on their way to victory. David Boehm (1g, 1a), Cason Hohmann (1g, 1a), and Eric Robinson (2a) each had multi-point games for Cedar Rapids while Zach Lehrke netted a goal for his fourth straight game.
Omaha Lancers 3 @ Youngstown Phantoms 1
The Lancers completed their two-game sweep over the Phantoms with a three-goal second period. Omaha forward Tom Craig scored a goal for the third straight contest and second game-winner over that span. Seth Ambroz netted his fifth goal over his past five games for the Lancers. Goaltender Jeff Teglia made 25 saves to earn his 25th win of the year and for the second straight game he was credited with an assist.
Tri-City Storm 1 @ Des Moines Buccaneers 4
Connor Brickley scored his 17th goal of the season to help the Bucs snap a four-game winless skid. Austin Coldwell added his 10th of the season and Mike Fink scored for the second time in the past three games for Des Moines. Goaltender Eric Mihalik made 32 saves to earn the win for the Bucs. Tyler Pistone tallied the lone goal for the Storm.
Sioux City Musketeers 1 @ Waterloo Black Hawks 3
Derek Arnold extended his point streak to nine games when he tallied the game-winning goal for the Black Hawks. J.T. Brown collected two points (1g, 1a) for his fifth multi-point game over his last eight contests. Defenseman Jacob MacDonald also scored for Waterloo while goaltender C.J. Motte made 28 saves to earn his fifth straight victory. Danny Wurden scored the lone goal for Sioux City which extended his point streak to four games.
Sioux Falls Stampede 1 @ Chicago Steel 0
One night after losing a 1-0 contest, the Stampede earned a victory by the same score as goaltender Clay Witt stopped all 26 shots he faced for his League-leading fifth shutout of the season. Anthony Day scored the lone goal in the contest. Steel goaltender Connor Wilson made 30 saves in the loss after recording the shutout the previous night.
Indiana Ice 7 @ Fargo Force 4
The Ice scored the first five goals of the game then held on for the victory after the Force scored four straight goals in the third period. Indiana defenseman Anthony Bitetto tallied his 10th goal of the season which was his third over his last four games and second straight game-winning goal. Max Cook added a goal to extend his goal streak to six games for the Ice while Antti Roppo had his second straight two-goal game. Goaltender Casey DeSmith earned his fifth consecutive win by making 32 saves. Nate Condon netted a pair of goals for the Force.
Green Bay Gamblers 4 @ Lincoln Stars 3 (OT)
USHL history was made when Gamblers goaltender Steve Summerhays was credited with the victory pushing his winning streak to 19 games. Anders Lee was the overtime hero when he scored a goal for the fifth straight game which his third game-winner over that span. Robert Francis tallied two point (1g, 1a) and defenseman Nick Jensen scored his second goal in as many nights for the Gamblers. Sam Alfieri scored his first goal for the Stars in eight games since being acquired from Green Bay.
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