Cyclone Hockey loses second straight against Illinois

Charlie Coffey/Iowa State Daily

Nathan De La Torre recovers after Cyclone Hockey scores the first point of the match against Ohio University on Oct. 31 at the Ames Ice Arena. The Cyclones pulled through with a 2-1 win during overtime.

Wally Gamon

No. 12 Cyclone Hockey was looking to split the series against the No. 14 Illinois, but it was off to a rough start by being down 2-0 in the first period.

The Cyclones (6-8-3) looked to dig themselves out of a big hole in the second frame and did so by way of an Alex Stephens goal that narrowed the score to 2-1.

 The Cyclones outshot the Fighting Illini (12-5-0) 13-9 in the second.

Cyclone Hockey kept the pressure on, but could not manage to score in the third period.

Cyclone Hockey outshot Illinois in the period once again, but fell short 2-1 to lose the game and the series.