Lancers Defeat Saints Again
Dubuque, Iowa - Defenseman Chris Harrington scored for the third
straight game Saturday night to help lead the Omaha Lancers to a 4-1
victory over the Dubuque Fighting Saints.
The Lancers jumped to a 3-0 lead and were never threatened by
Dubuque, which suffered its 22nd straight regular-season loss
against Omaha. The Lancers, who are in third place in the West
Division of the United States Hockey League, boosted their record to
23-10-3.
"It was a real nice weekend for us," Omaha Coach Mike Hastings
said. "To bounce back with a pair of road wins after our (8-3) home
loss Tuesday night was what we needed."
Harrington put Omaha ahead 8:44 into the first period, putting a shot past Dubuque goalie
Noah Ruden. It was the third game in a row in which Harrington has scored the Lancers' first
goal.
Omaha extended its lead with 5:41 left in the period when forward Jim Dahl scored on the
power play, tipping in a shot by defenseman Bryce Lampman. Aaron Slattengren, sidelined
much of the year by a shoulder injury, made it 3-0 less than a minute later when he scored his
first goal of the season.
After a scoreless second period, Dubuque finally put a shot past Omaha goalie Ray Fraser
midway through the third period. Forward Chad Damerow made it 3-1, but the Lancers got that
one back in the closing minute when Brian Burns deflected a shot past Ruden.
Fraser made 28 saves to net the victory.
"I thought Ray played pretty well," Hastings said. "I was going to start (Marty) Magers, but he's
still being bothered by a groin injury. Ray found out late he'd be starting, and he responded
well."
The Lancers remain six points out of first place in the West Division. Sioux Falls leads the way
with 55 points, Lincoln has 54 and Omaha 49.
Omaha returns to action Friday night in a home game against Sioux City.
Omaha 3 0 1-4
Dubuque 0 0 1-1
First period-Scoring: 1, Omaha, Harrington (Dahl, Welch), 8:44. 2, Omaha, Dahl (Lampman,
Ronkowski), power play, 14:19. 3, Omaha, Slattengren (Green, Downs), 15:02.
Second period-Scoring: None.
Third period-Scoring: 4, Dubuque, Damerow (unassisted), 8:44. 5, Omaha, Burns (Downs),
19:03.
Shots on goal:
Omaha 15 48-27
Dubuque 10 8 11-29
Goalies: Omaha, Fraser (28 saves); Dubuque, Ruden (23 saves)
Power-play conversions: Omaha, 1-2; Dubuque 0-5.
