Team goes winless over weekend

IU was looking to gain some ground this weekend in the Great Midwest Hockey League, but ended up taking just one point away from a tough weekend matchup with rival Miami (OH).\nMU started strong Friday, but the Hoosiers hung around, finishing the period down 1-2. Freshman forward Pete Johnson moved the puck through traffic and put a move on MU goaltender Billy Fadel to get the Hoosiers on the board.\nIU suffered a breakdown in the second, allowing four unanswered goals in a stretch of eight minutes. MU took advantage of IU turnovers and poor team defense to go ahead 6-1 by the seven-minute mark of the second period.\nCoach Rich Holdeman took a timeout and IU ended the game strong, getting a goal from junior forward Clint Heiber and shutting down the Miami offensive attack to finish the game with a 6-2 loss.\nSaturday, IU came back to Bloomington looking for revenge. The Hoosiers came out strong in the first and went up early. Sophomore forward Adam Trussell finished a play by knocking in a bouncing rebound past Fadel. The first period ended with IU up 1-0.\nThe second period featured physical play by both teams and a fight that resulted in a four minute advantage for IU. The powerplay was interrupted one minute later by an IU penalty, and the Hoosiers failed to convert. The period ended without a goal, and IU took its thin lead into the third.\nThe teams traded powerplay opportunities throughout the third. With just over two minutes to play, IU took a penalty that gave MU a 5-4 advantage. The Hawks ran a break-out play to give them a 3-on-2 opportunity. Junior goalie Josh Block stopped the initial shot, but couldn't scoop up the rebound that came straight out in front of the IU net. The MU shot cleared Block's legs to tie the game with less than two minutes to play.\nMiami (OH) gained three points in conference standings, and IU came away with one point for the tie. IU (8-6-1, 2-3-1) moved into fourth place in the GMHL with five points. Michigan (10-3-1) retained first place with 11 points. MU (5-2-1, 3-2-1) gained sole possession of third.\n"Our guys felt pretty disappointed," Holdeman said. "We felt we could have won one or both of these games this weekend."\nHoldeman said the team will concentrate on playing well for the remainder of the conference schedule so they can move up and get a bye in the first round of the GMHL tournament.