ACHA DIVISION I NATIONAL TOURNAMENT

ACHA DIVISION I NATIONAL TOURNAMENT
MARCH 3-6, 2005
HOSTED BY ROBERT MORRIS COLLEGE

The Penn State Icers won the first three games, but Illinois won the Championship Game.

Media Links

Daily Collegian
March 14, 2005 Title quest falls short for Icers
March 4, 2005 Icers survive opening round
March 3, 2005 For Icers this season, it's the title time of year

Centre Daily Times
March 7, 2005 Illini hand Icers loss in national title game

2005 Division 1 National Championships All-Tournament Teams

Tournament Most Valuable Player
Goalie, Mike DeGeorge, Illinois

1st Team
Goalie, Ryan Baksh, Ohio
Defense, Eric Harbaugh, Penn State
Defense, Andy Lubesnick, Illinois
Forward, Jim Rogers, Illinois
Forward, Kevin Jaeger, Penn State
Forward, Mike Curran, Rhode Island

2nd Team
Goalie, Paul Mammola, Penn State
Defense, Joe Branco, Ohio
Defense, Jason May, Rhode Island
Forward, Brian Coleman, Illinois
Forward, Mike Carrano, Penn State
Forward, Nick Bassarab, Ohio

FINAL SCORE ILLINOIS 4 PENN STATE 3.
In the 3rd period there was an Icers goal, then 2 more Illinois goals after that, then an Icers goal, then an Illinois goal, then one more Icers goal. Illinois had a unassisted powerplay goal about nine minutes into the 1st period. Paul Mammola was in goal for the Icers.
Here were the results:
Team Period Goal Assist(s)
Illinois 1 Alex Park (8:47) (PP) Unassisted
Penn St. 3 Brett Wilson (4:22) Garret Divins, Keith Jordan
Illinois 3 Drew Heredia (5:03) Jim Rogers, Mike Roesch
Illinois 3 Mike Roesch (12:55) Jim Rogers
Penn St. 3 Paul Zodtner (14:22) Dave Arcobello
Illinois 3 Brett Duncan (16:12) Brian Coleman
Penn St. 3 Michael McMullen (18:18) Kevin Jaeger,Mike Carrano

The Consolation Game final score was Rhode Island 1 Ohio 3. Ohio had their second and third place goals in the last two minutes of the game.

Day 3 Games (3/5/2005)

Penn State Icers 3 Ohio 1
Penn State had three goals in the second and third periods to make it a 3-1 win. The get ahead goal and the third goal were within the last two minutes of the game.
The Icers face Illinois in the Championship Game!
Ohio had the first goal of the same 15:02 into the first period. There were no further goals until Mike McMullen's goal at 18:05 into the second period. The assists on that goal with Luc Walker and Eric Harbaugh.
Deep into the the third period Dave Arcabello had the get ahead goal with only 1:15 left in the game and McMullen had the assist.
Kevin Jaeger then had a unassisted empty net goal with 7 seconds left in the game to make it a 3-1 win.

Other game results....
Rhode Island will face Ohio in the Consolation Game.
For the 10am CT game today (for 5th Place) the result was Lindenwood 10 - Michgan Dearborn 3.
The 1pm CT game ended with Rhode Island 3 Illinois 5.
The 7pm CT game (for 7th Place) was Robert Morris 5 Weber State 4.

Day 2 Games (3/4/2005)

Penn State Icers 6 Robert Morris 2
Penn State took the lead at the beginning with Mike Carrano's first goal (of his hat trick) with only 35 seconds into the game. The assists were by Chris Rome and Paul Zodtner. The next goal was about thirteen minutes later again by Carrano with assists by Mathew Wallace and Eric Harbaugh.
With less than 4 minutes left into the second period Brett Wilson netted the next Icers goal with assists by Dave Arcobello and Garret Divins. That was followed about 10 minutes later with Carrano's hat trick goal with an assist by Kevin Jaeger. Kevin had the assist again on the next Icers goal a couple minutes later by Clint Highley.
Robert Morris did not get a goal until 35 seconds into the third period and had their second goal about seven minutes later.
However, with less than two minutes left in the game Greg Windsor put in the final Icers goal of the game with an assist by Paul Zodtner.
So that was five Icers goals, followed by two Robert Morris goals, and one more Icer goal to make the final score Penn State 6 Robert Morris 2.
The final shots on goal was PSU 47 - RMC 24.

Second round schedule
No. 4 Illinois (3) vs. No. 5 Lindenwood (1), 10 a.m. CT
No. 3 Ohio (2) vs. No. 6 Michigan-Dearborn (0), 1 p.m. CT
No. 1 Rhode Island (4) vs. No. 9 Weber State (3), 4 p.m. CT - Rhode Island won with less than 1 minute left in OT.
No. 2 Penn State (6) vs. No. 7 Robert Morris (2), 7 p.m. CT

No. 15 West Chester (6) vs. No. 16 Buffalo (5) , 10 a.m. CT - 15th Place Game
No. 11 Iowa State (8) vs. No. 12 Kent State (0), 1 p.m. CT - 11th Place Game
No. 13 Washington and Jefferson (2) vs. No. 14 Mercyhurst (7), 1 p.m. CT - 13th Place Game
No.8 Duquesene (6) vs. No. 10 Arizona State (1), 7 p.m. CT - 9th Place Game

Day 1 Games (3/3/2005)

Final Score..... PSU Icers 4 West Chester 0
In the first period there was no score. At the start of the second period (20 seconds in) Kevin Jaeger netted the first Icers goal. Additional goals were scored
in the 3rd period by Garrett Divins, Dave Arcobello, and Keith Jordan. Chris Matteo was in goal and had another shutout with this game. Mark Switaj assisted
on the Divins goal, and Keith's goal was on an empty net. The Icers face the Robert Morris/Arizona State game winner Friday 3/4 at 7pm Central Time.

Other Scores.....
Date Time Rink Home Team vs. Visiting Team
3/3/05 10:00 a.m. Main Ohio (8) vs. Mercyhurst (3)
3/3/05 10:15 a.m. Rink 2 Michigan-Dearborn (3) vs. Iowa State (0)
3/3/05 10:00 a.m. Rink 3 Duquesne (5) vs. Weber State (10)
3/3/05 1:00 p.m. Main Penn State (4) vs. West Chester (0)
3/3/05 1:15 p.m. Rink 3 Lindenwood (3) vs. Kent State (1)
3/3/05 1:00 p.m.Rink 2 Illinois (6) vs. Washington & Jefferson (1)
3/3/05 4:00 p.m. Main Rhode Island (9) vs. Buffalo (0)
3/3/05 7:00pm Main Robert Morris (3) vs. Arizona State (2)

Thursday 3/3/2005 games will be as follows:
Game # Date Day Time Arena Home Home Visitors Visitors
Game #1 3/3/2005 Thursday 10:00 AM Main Seed 3 Ohio Seed 14 Mercyhurst
Game #2 3/3/2005 Thursday 10:00 AM Rink 2 Seed 6 Michigan-Dearborn Seed 11 Iowa State
Game #3 3/3/2005 Thursday 10:00 AM Rink 3 Seed 8 Duquesne Seed 9 Weber State
Game #4 3/3/2005 Thursday 1:00 PM Main Seed 2 Penn State Seed 15 West Chester
Game #5 3/3/2005 Thursday 1:00 PM Rink 3 Seed 5 Lindenwood Seed 12 Kent State
Game #6 3/3/2005 Thursday 1:00 PM Rink 2 Seed 4 Illinois Seed 13 Washington & Jefferson
Game #7 3/3/2005 Thursday 4:00 PM Main Seed 1 Rhode Island Seed 16 Buffalo
Game #8 3/3/2005 Thursday 7:00 PM Main Seed 7 Robert Morris IL Seed 10 Arizona State

Friday 3/4/2005 games will be as follows:
Game #9 3/4/2005 Friday 10:00 AM Main Seed ? Winner Game #6 Seed ? Winner Game #5
Game #10 3/4/2005 Friday 10:00 AM Rink 2 Seed ? TBD Seed ? TBD
Game #11 3/4/2005 Friday 1:00 PM Main Seed ? Winner Game #1 Seed ? Winner Game #2
Game #12 3/4/2005 Friday 1:00 PM Rink 2 Seed ? TBD Seed ? TBD
Game #13 3/4/2005 Friday 1:00 PM Rink 3 Seed ? TBD Seed ? TBD
Game #14 3/4/2005 Friday 4:00 PM Main Seed ? Winner Game #7 Seed ? Winner Game #3
Game #15 3/4/2005 Friday 7:00 PM Main Seed ? Winner Game #4 Seed ? Winner Game #8
Game #16 3/4/2005 Friday 8:00 PM Rink 2 Seed ? TBD Seed ? TBD

Saturday 3/5/2005 games will be as follows:
Game #17 3/5/2005 Saturday 10:00 AM Main Seed ? TBD Seed ? TBD
Game #18 3/5/2005 Saturday 1:00 PM Main Seed ? TBD Seed ? TBD
Game #19 3/5/2005 Saturday 4:00 PM Main Seed ? TBD Seed ? TBD
Game #20 3/5/2005 Saturday 7:00 PM Main Seed ? TBD Seed ? TBD

Sunday 3/6/2005 games will be as follows:
Game #21 3/6/2005 Sunday 1:00 PM Main Seed ? TBD Seed ? TBD
Game #22 3/6/2005 Sunday 4:00 PM Main Seed ? TBD Seed ? TBD