One night after a 10-0 shut out of St. Louis, Cyclone Hockey returned for game two of their weekend series, hopeful for a two-game sweep.

The first period saw continued offensive and defensive domination from the Cyclones, as they scored three goals and allowed none.

The first goal was a power play goal that sophomore forward Jordan Pascale converted at the 6-minute 56-second mark. The Cyclones’ second goal was scored by junior forward Mitch Paulsen with 2:00 remaining. Iowa State would convert on their second power play of the period when an unassisted goal at1:10 to go, increasing the lead to 3-0 going into the second period.

Iowa State’s second period saw the offense score three more goals and double their lead to 6-0. The first score was another power play conversion for the team when freshman defenseman Josh Mandich scored with 14:37 to go.

The Cyclones would score twice more, both on short handed goals. The first short handed goal came from Friday’s offensive hero, Mike Murtaugh, with 7:55 remaining. The second goal came when junior defenseman Adam Mueller took assists from Brian Spring and Jim Stenson and converted to make it 6-0.

The third period would see Iowa State score five more times but would also see the possibility of another shut out fade away.

Forwards Pete Majkozak, Spring, Pascale, Mike Lebler and Paulsen would all score goals in the third to add the scoring tally to 11 for Iowa State. But perhaps the most significant moment came with 7:45 remaining when St. Louis scored not only its first goal of the game, but of the series. However, coach Al Murdoch said there was nothing to be ashamed of for allowing that goal.

“Our goal tenders are playing real well,” Murdoch said. “They’re playing right where I want them to be. We only allowed one goal this past weekend, that’s half a goal per game. You can’t ask for much better.”

After the game Pascale had this to say about the team’s play against St. Louis on Saturday:

“We had a bit of a lineup change tonight,” Pascale said. “It worked out in our favor tonight, especially with my line; we put up more points tonight than we did [Friday night]. I think things were a little smoother and things clicked for the team.”

Paulsen was also very happy with how the team played Saturday. He found that the team’s hard work during practice led to the success of the team’s power plays.

“We finally got things worked out practice,” Paulsen said. “During the game we’re moving the puck from the corners to the points and then getting shots from the points, and we’re getting rebounds, converting.”

The Cyclones were able to convert on five power plays Saturday and twice on short handed goals. The offense and defense continued their success as the Cyclones hockey team won 11-1.