Rival Brockport Looks To Upset #13 Raiders
ECRHA October 19th, 2007 at 3:58PM October 19th, 2007 4:00PMShippensburg, PA â?? When classes are finished this afternoon,
the Raiders will begin a three-hour journey out west to Pittsburgh to continue
the regular season. The steady downpours that have dominated the day could be
taken as a sign for the Raiders who are in need of an emotional boost.
After an extremely tough and exhausting practice late Thursday
night, the Raiders turned their attention to their weekendâ??s competition. The
Raiders face three teams with a combined record of seven wins and two losses. After
taking to the rink twice on Saturday against Cornell and Slippery Rock, the
Raiders will have the opportunity to win the go away game on Sunday.
In that game, the Raiders take on a very talented and
familiar Brockport. Brockport and Shippensburg have a long history together as
the two clubs travel to the 2006 national championships together and have since
supported each otherâ??s teams off the rink.
However, when the two teams take the rink on Sunday, the
Raiders will be leaving their friendships on the bench as a win and bragging
rights is at stake. Brockport has dominated the all-time series lately, winning
the previous four games, a streak Shippensburg would like to end.
In their previous meeting, Brockport, lead by first team All-American
Brian Bauman (1g, 6a), dominated the Raiders en route to a 12-1 victory. In
that game, Brockport scored six goals in just under three minutes to blow open
what was until then a closely contended game.
Brockport is lead by veteran Cory Miller. Miller tallied
on assist and chipped in three goals in the pre-season event. Also with four
points was second year player Bryan Haxton. Haxton registered two goals and two
assists for the Golden Eagles in their win.