Ohio State’s R.J. Umberger continued his hot streak, scoring the game’s lone goal at 15:24 of the first period to lift the No. 11 Buckeyes to a 1-0 Everblades College Classic consolation game win over No. 3 Cornell at TECO Arena Sunday.<\/p>\n
Ohio State freshman goaltender Dave Caruso that score stand, stopping all 24 shots he faced to pick up his first career shutout in only his fourth start. Umberger, a junior center, has now scored nine goals and four assists in his last six games, including four game-winning goals over that span.<\/p>\n
“My confidence is very high and I feel I’m playing the way I’m supposed to be,” said Umberger, who has 15 goals and 10 assists on the season. “My job is to score goals.”<\/p>\n
The win took a little of the sting off the Buckeyes’ 3-2 shootout loss to Massachusetts Saturday. Ohio State officially received credit for a tie in that game and now stands at 13-4-2 on the season.<\/p>\n
The Buckeyes and Big Red (10-3) also met in the consolation game last season, which Ohio State won 2-0.<\/p>\n
“Obviously, after a hard way to lose this is a good win,” Ohio State coach John Markell said. “It was a good hockey game to watch, both teams played well.”<\/p>\n
Both goaltenders played well. Cornell’s Todd Marr, making his second consecutive start in his second-ever collegiate appearance, stopped 21 shots to wind up a hard-luck loser for the second straight night. Marr lost to second-ranked Maine 3-2 Saturday.<\/p>\n
“It’s frustrating we can’t score two nights in a row,” said Cornell coach Mike Schafer, whose team beat Ohio State 3-1 in the Big Red’s season-opening game Nov. 1. “We had plenty of chances, plenty of blown chances. Their kid played well in goal.”<\/p>\n
Caruso made the stops he had to, although Umberger saved one sure goal in the second period when he blocked a shot headed for the back of the net.<\/p>\n
“I feel great,” said Caruso, who improved to 3-1. “It’s a good win against a high-ranked team. I thought the guys played well in front of me. All I had to do was see it and stop it.”<\/p>\n
Schafer was disappointed at some of the lapses in discipline his team displayed, one of which allowed Umberger to break in on Marr on a 2-on-1 for the game-winner.<\/p>\n
“I see ourselves as a top-10 team,” Schafer said. “Both games this weekend were tough games against Maine and Ohio State, but out guys worked hard and deserved a better fate in both games.”<\/p>\n
Ed Reed covers hockey for the<\/i> News-Press of Ft. Myers, Fla., in which this story appears.<\/i><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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