One night after a frustrating shootout loss, the Cyclone hockey team was looking for a series split Saturday night with the 6^th ranked Oklahoma Sooners.

The Cyclones would get it with a 4-2 victory at the Ames/ISU Ice Arena

It was Oklahoma that took the early lead with a power play goal coming with 7:11 remaining in the first period. Iowa State answered back with a power play goal of its own with 40 seconds remaining from freshman defenseman Brody Toigo.

Toigo gave the Cyclones the lead with his second goal coming with 18:37 left in the second period. The Cyclones tacked on to their lead with another goal coming at the 4:11 mark.

The Sooners scored another goal in the 3^rd period to make it 3-2 but the Cyclones went on to clinch the victory after junior forward Pete Majkozak scored on an empty net goal to make it 4-2.

After the game, sophomore goalie Erik Hudson admitted to playing Saturday’s game with a chip on his shoulder after such a frustrating game on Friday night, where he allowed 6 goals in regulation and the three goals that allowed Oklahoma to win the shootout.

“I had a chip on my shoulder,” Hudson said. “I needed to play strong in order for my team to have confidence and myself to have confidence.”

Sophomore forward Mike Lebler seemed pleased with not only the outcome of the game but with the way the team played defensively during Saturday’s game. He also gave a lot of credit to the way that Hudson was able to rebound from Friday’s game.

“I know Hudson was pretty upset after the loss on Friday,” Lebler said. “For him to bounce back, that really puts confidence in us playing in front of him. He’s not going to get rattled two games in a row, he’ll stand and block for us whenever he’s needed.”

It was, however, one of those games for Oklahoma where nothing seemed to go right.

There was an especially odd sequence where Hudson ended up having to block the net without a stick. Despite playing without a stick, Hudson was able to block every shot during that sequence that Oklahoma attempted.

“Hudson’s definitely a good goaltender and he didn’t have a stick during a key time in the game,” Lebler said. “He bailed us out for sure. That’s what we need him for and that’s what he does for us.”