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Tech Goes 4-0 in Face-Off Classic

Mar. 30, 2008

Norman, OK -- The Red Raiders (7-4, 3-1) entered the weekend with a record of 3-4, a poor representation of the team's success so far this season. In their fifth weekend away from the Hub City, the Red Raiders showed they could handle a challenging 4-game weekend in Oklahoma, despite missing key players due to injury and/or illness.

The weekend opened against the University of Oklahoma on Friday night. The game was hosted as the premier game of the 2008 OU Face-off Classic, and was held at OU's Soccer field, and was held in honor of OU's 'Senior Night'.

Tech came out with a roaring 6-0 lead, only to be answered by OU yielding a 7-6 score, in favor of Texas Tech. The game went back and fourth for some time, where Tech only lost the lead once. Despite some shaky play in transition, the Red Raiders held on to the game and at the final buzzer, Tech left with a win with a score of 14-13.

Saturday held a two game challenge for Tech against LSA North Opponent Oklahoma State and GRLC foe Nebraska.

Feeding off the momentum of Friday night's thriller victory against Oklahoma, the Red Raiders took on the Cowboys of Oklahoma State with motivation and tenacity. The Red Raider defense let in only one goal while the offense showed explosivity and great shooting. Texas Tech would win the game by a margin of 27-1, the team's highest offensive production so far this season. Junior attackmen Bryce Wolf finished the game with 17 total points, 4 goals and 13 assists. Junior midfielder Clayton Schneider provided 4 goals and 4 assists, while freshman William Sterner also had a great showing with 6 goals and an assist. Freshman midfielder Ryan Lott and sophmore defenseman Erik Peterson also pumped in their first goals as Red Raiders.

Later that day the Red Raiders took on the Cornhuskers of Nebraska. The two teams have not played each other since the infamous Big XII Tournament in Plano, TX back in 2006. Showing sings of fatigue having already played two games in two days, the halftime scoreboard read 10-6 in favor of the Red Raiders. Some quick halftime adjustments were made and Tech rattled off 12 second half goals, compared to Nebraska's 1. Junior Bryce Wolf had another dynamic outing with 6 goals and 5 assists, as did freshman William Sterner with 6 goals and 3 assists. At the end of the game, Tech came away with the victory with a score of 22-7.

In the fourth game in three days, Tech faced off against UMLL opponent North Dakota in the two teams' first matchup ever. Excellent defensive play and goaltending lead the Red Raiders to their first shut-out of the 2008 season. Once again, freshman William Sterner came away with another 6-goal game (and 2 assists), while Junior Bryce Wolf had eight points (4g, 4a). LSM Will Campbell came away with three goals of his own while midfielder trio Matt Davis , Joe Wells , and Kyle LaMotta each had four-point games themselves.

Official stats to be updated shortly.

After four games on the road, the Red Raiders defeated their opponents by a total margin of 84 goals to their opponents' 21. The team hopes to carry this momentum onward to next weekend, where they will face high-powered GRLC opponents Illinois and Missouri in Columbia, MO.

WRECK 'EM!