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John Carroll Club Hockey Splits Weekend CHMA Series, Extends Perfect Home Record to 8-0

| By: Owen Close
Sophomore goalie Austin Muirhead leads the nation in wins with 11 on the season, the most across all ACHA MD1.

A strong showing against Mercyhurst at home extended the Blue Streaks record to 8-0 in Gates Mills, before John Carroll dropped their first league game of the season to IUP.

GATES MILLS, Ohio & INDIANA, Penn. - John Carroll Hockey splits a weekend CHMA league series, defeating Mercyhurst 6-1 at home on Friday before falling 4-1 to Indiana University of Pennsylvania on Saturday on the road. 

Friday's Morgan's Message dedication game against Mercyhurst was a slower start for both teams through the first two periods, with goals from Charlie Tuggey and Camden Martin giving the Blue Streaks a narrow 2-1 lead after 40 minutes. 

The third period, however, was a much different story for John Carroll, with the Blue Streaks scoring 4 goals in the last 10 minutes of play. Austin Malley would double the lead for John Carroll with his sixth goal in 5 games played. The scoring would continue for JCU from there, with the Blue Streaks recording 3 more goals from Seamus Coyle, Austin Malley, and Kamden Kraft, who scored his first goal of the season, ending the game with a 6-1 victory over the Mercyhurst Lakers. 

Saturday's contest, a rivalry matchup on the road against the Indiana University of Pennsylvania Crimson Hawks, saw the Blue Streaks struggle to capitalize on the opportunities generated throughout the game. IUP stormed to a 2 goal lead through the first 20 minutes of play. In the second period, Charlie Tuggey was the lone goal scorer in Saturday's game, which cut the deficit to a 2-1 margin before IUP scored twice, once in the second period and again in the third, resulting in a 4-1 loss for the Blue Streaks. 

With the CHMA split this weekend, John Carroll moves to an overall record of 11-5-0, with a 5-1 CHMA record. Multiple Blue Streaks players still find themselves near the top of the standings nationally for multiple stats categories. With 2 goals on the weekend, graduate forward Charlie Tuggey is tied for second across all ACHA Men's Division 1 hockey for points with 31. Goalie Austin Muirhead also continues to find himself in the top spot nationally for wins with 11 on the season. The Blue Streaks also remain unbeaten at home, extending their record to 8-0 in Gates Mills.

The Blue Streaks now look to a big home-and-home series against the University of Pittsburgh Panthers, heading on the road Friday before coming back home on Saturday for Hockey Fights Cancer Night at Gilmour Academy.
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