Colorado Triathlon Frozen Foot 5k

BOULDER (01/31/2012) — The University of Colorado 2011 Triathlon National champions gear up for their Frozen Foot 5k race on Sunday, February 19^th.

The Frozen Foot 5k is the CU Triathlon Team’s primary fundraiser, helping to send the team to Tuscaloosa, AL and their 12^th National Championship last year. This year the team will head back to Tuscaloosa in an attempt to win their 13^th national championship, and third in a row.

The Frozen Foot 5k will take you through the University of Colorado Boulder’s campus; starting and ending in front of the Duane Physics building. After the race, participants will receive a pair of Frozen Foot 5k gloves. Following the race will be an awards ceremony and expo,  complete with giveaways from some of our sponsors!

Further information on the race, including registration details, can be found at http://www.frozenfoot5k.com/

The University of Colorado Triathlon team is a student run club sports team for both men and women. Created in 1993, the team has won 12 collegiate national championships through USA Triathlon (USAT), most recently in 2010 and 2011. With over 100 due paying members, potluck dinners, summer ultimate Frisbee games, team hikes, and volunteer adventures the team is more than just a team; it is a family.

For more information contact: Jesse Frank CU Triathlon Team Marketing and Fundraising Officer at Jesse.Frank@Colorado.edu or 248-840-4264.

Colorado Loses 4-7 to Lindenwood in First Meeting

BOULDER (01/28/2012) – The No.4 University of Colorado men’s Division II ice hockey team lost to the No.4 Lindenwood University of the Central Division 4-7 on Friday night. This loss dropped Colorado’s record to 18-7-0-1 on the season, while improving on the Lions to 19-4.

Zach Lass, Sam Blass, Chase Komatz and J.P. Park all scored for the Buffs, while Alex Lencioni picked up two assists. Goaltender Mike McGrath made 50 saves on 57 shots.

The Lions took the lead in the first period, scoring midway into the stanza with an assist from behind the net to the slot, resulting in a goal for LU. Both teams held strong defensive fronts for the rest of the stanza, until Lindenwood set up a quick shot from the right corner of the net with only 0:07 left on the clock, ending the period 0-2.

Lindenwood picked up the first goal of the second period 2:43 into the stanza. Colorado quickly retaliated, scoring only seconds after LU with their first goal of the evening. A minute later the Buffs took a shot from the upper left corner of the ice, sliding it past the Lions goalie and into the back of the cage. Aggression built as both teams fought for the lead. With Colorado shorthanded, Lindenwood was able to take control of the ice, scoring on their one-man advantage. The Lions were able to find the back of Colorado’s net once more in the stanza, ending the period 2-5.

Komatz scored 4:37 into the third period, starting off the last stanza. Minutes later Colorado swept past the Lions defenseman, adding an additional tally for the Buffs. With 4-5 on the scoreboard and the Lions in the lead, the Buffs pushed for an additional goal to tie the game. However, Lindenwood pulled through with only five minutes left on the clock, scoring two additional goals
ending the night 4-7 Lions.

Follow Colorado next weekend when they play a home-and-home series with
No. 3 Colorado State University. Play will begin on Friday in Fort Collins at Epic Ice Arena. The Buffs will then conclude the weekend on Saturday night at the CU Ice Arena.

Admission to all Division II games at the CU Ice Arena is $5 for the general
public and $3 for students with a Buff One Card.

Listen to the live video broadcast of the Colorado-Lindenwood game on the CU
Buffs Hockey Network at http://www.ustream.tv/channel/cubuffshockey.









Scoring Summary
First Period
11:57 LU – Zach Branovan, assisted by Ty Shearon and Dettrick Pierzinski– PP
0:07 LU – Dettrick Pierzinski, assisted by Ty Shearon and Zach Branovan
Second Period
17:16 LU – Blake Ditch, unassisted
16:43 CU – Zack Lass, assisted by Chase Komatz and Alex Lencioni
15:54 CU – Sam Blass, unassisted
9:25 LU – Erik Boning, assisted by Brendan Church - PP
5:50 LU – Erik Boning, assisted by Zach Branovan
Third Period
15:23 CU – Chase Komatz, assisted by Alex Lencioni and Zach Lass
9:50 CU - J.P. Park, assisted by Jordan Lockner and Sam Blass
5:00 LU – Tobias Janson, assisted by Thomas Burns and Adam Papas
2:48 LU – Mitch Galligan, assisted by Josh Prygon and Brendan Church

Shots on Goal
CU – 40
LU - 57

Power Play Chances
CU: 0-for-7
LU: 2-for-4

CU Men's Varisty Hockey Scores Four Power Play Goals to Hold Off Rallying UNC Bears

GREELEY, Colo. (01/27/2012) – The No. 4 University of Colorado men’s 
Division II ice hockey team used four power play goals and 
held off a late Northern Colorado rally for the 6-4 victory on 
Friday night at the Greeley Ice Haus.

“Our power play pulled through,” said CU captain Alex 
Lencioni, who scored twice in the game – both times on the man 
advantage. “We had a lot of power play goals tonight and I was 
pretty impressed with our special teams. It helped us get the 
win.”

The Buffaloes finished 4-for-9 on the power play while not 
allowing any goals on the Bears’ 10 chances with the extra 
skater

“I was proud of the team and how we held UNC scoreless on the 
power play,” Lencioni said. “We had a lot of penalty kills and 
that shows the character of our team.”

Chase Komatz and Sam Kinney each had a goal and an assist in 
the contest, while Reilly O’Brien and J.P. Park also scored 
for CU.  Charlie Coleman and Cody Glickman both finished with 
two assist nights, and goaltender Alex Pomerleau made 23 saves 
on 27 shots in the victory, improving his season record to 5-
3-0-1.

The Buffs opened the scoring with two goals in the first five 
minutes of the game – the first by O’Brien just 34 seconds in, 
and the second by Lencioni at 4:54 of the period.

Brandon Pougnet cut Colorado’s lead in half with a wrist shot 
over Pomerleau’s left shoulder midway through the opening 
stanza, but Lencioni returned the Buffs’ advantage back to two 
with a goal three minutes later.

Komatz pushed the CU lead to three after a great individual 
effort with 11:12 left in the second period. With the puck in 
the Northern Colorado left corner, Komatz stole the puck, 
broke past two Bears defensemen in front of the net and 
wrapped it past goaltender Brian Van Dyke for the score. The 
goal was Komatz’s 16th of the season and marks the 12th 
straight game in which he has found the back of the net at 
least once.

UNC forward Jake Kleiner made the score 4-2 after 40 minutes 
with a late goal in the middle stanza.

Kinney picked up his third tally of the season on the power 
play 4:22 into the third before Ryan Meyer scored twice for 
the Bears, cutting the CU lead to one with 4:47 to play.

Following Meyer’s second goal, Colorado coach Shawn Sullivan 
called a timeout to refocus his squad and it worked with Park 
scoring 33 seconds later to give the Buffs some insurance.

Pomerleau and the CU defense held strong in the final minutes 
to secure the Buffaloes 12th win in their last 13 contests and 
sweep the four-game season series with the Bears. Colorado’s 
record improves to 19-6-0-1 on the season while Northern 
Colorado loses their 14th game in a row, dropping their mark 
to 3-18-0-1.

The Buffs will look to go for win No. 20 of their 2011-12 
campaign tonight (Saturday) at 7:30 p.m. when they host 
Lindenwood University (ranked No. 4 in the ACHA Central 
Division) at the CU Ice Arena. Colorado will play a home-and-
home series with No. 3 Colorado State next weekend, beginning 
on Friday in Fort Collins and concluding on Saturday in 
Boulder.

Admission to all Division II games at the CU Ice Arena is $5 
for the general public and $3 for students with a Buff 
OneCard.

A live video broadcast of the Colorado-Lindenwood game will 
available on the CU Buffs Hockey Network at 
http://www.ustream.tv/channel/cubuffshockey.


Scoring Summary
First Period
19:24 CU – Reilly O’Brien, assisted by Chase Komatz and 
Charlie Coleman
15:06 CU – Alex Lencioni, assisted by Cody Glickman and Brian 
Kelly – PP
        10:19 UNC – Brandon Pougnet, unassisted
7:23 CU – Alex Lencioni, assisted by Cody Glickman and Jase 
Richardson – PP
Second Period
11:12 CU – Chase Komatz, assisted by Sam Blass and Charlie 
Coleman
        3:24 UNC – Jake Kleiner, assisted by Jake Reiner – SH
Third Period
15:38 CU – Sam Kinney, unassisted – PP
        12:00 UNC – Ryan Meyer, assisted by Corbin Fitzgibbons 
and Matt Gebing
        4:47 UNC – Ryan Meyer, unassisted
4:14 CU – J.P. Park, assisted by Sam Kinney and Bill Haege

Shots on Goal
CU – 31
UNC – 27

Power Play Chances
CU: 4-for-9
UNC: 0-for-10

Colorado Wins 9-4 in First Meeting Against Air Force Academy

BOULDER (01/27/2012)- No. 5 The University of Colorado men’s Division III ice hockey team defeated the United States Air Force Academy 9-4 Friday night, in their first contest against the team this season.

The victory improves the Buffs record to 16-7 on the season, while the loss dropped AFA’s mark to 3-4.

Thomas Franklin and Thomas Kubancik each picked up two goals for the Buffs, with additional goals by Matt Conrad, Jesse Gasbarro, Tyler Patrick, Nate Grush and Andrew Nelson. CJ Nizich, Austin Curtis, Zach Allen, Nic Kroha, Robert Cates, Adam Vahling, Kris Amstutz and Taylor Matta all picked up assists.

Colorado took the lead 3:54 into the first period with a quick goal from the slot. The Buffs were able to increase their advantage of the ice, scoring a wrap around goal midway into the stanza. In the last 3:58, the Air Force Academy slid the puck past Colorado’s goaltender, ending the period 2-1 CU.

The Buffs swept the second period, scoring four back-to-back goals, within the first 5:00 of play. The Falcons were unable to get around Colorado’s defense, until late in the stanza when they picked up their second goal of the evening. The Buffs retaliated seconds later, with a breakaway goal increasing their lead to 7-2.

The third period started off fast, with a goal from Colorado 2:02 into the stanza. The period slowed down as neither team was able to put the puck either teams goaltender. With only 5:49 left in the game, Kubancik scored his second goal of
the night, increasing Colorado’s lead to 8-2. The contest appeared to be over with only 1:00 left and no action from the opposing team. To the crowd’s surprise, the Falcons scored two additional goals, ending the night 9-4 Buffs.

Colorado goaltender Alex Puig finished the night with 28 saves on 32 shots.

The Division III squad will make their way back to the ice with a weekend series against in state rival Colorado State University. They will begin their weekend at Epic Ice Arena in Fort Collins at 5:00 p.m., on Friday, Feb. 3. They will then meet CSU at home, at the CU Ice Arena, on Saturday, Feb. 4, at 7:30 p.m. to end the weekend series matchup.  

Admission to all Division III home games is FREE!

Listen to the live audio and video broadcast of the Air Force Academy game
here: http://www.ustream.tv/channel/cubuffsd3hockey



Scoring Summary
First Period
16:06 CU – Jesse Gasbarro, assisted by Zach Allen and Matt Conrad
11:23 CU – Matt Conrad, assisted by Jesse Gasbarro
3:58 AFA – Aaron Quick, assisted by Matt Cignoli
Second Period
16:45 CU – Thomas Franklin, assisted by Nic Kroha and Robert Cates
16:25 CU – Thomas Franklin, assisted by Robert Cates
15:59 CU – Tyler Patrick, assisted by Adam Vahling and Kris Amstutz
13:27 CU – Nate Grush, assisted by Tyler Patrick and Adam Vahling
2:15 AFA – Ben Fonte, assisted by Michael Fisk
1:14 CU – Thomas Kubancik, assisted by Taylor Matta and Andrew Nelson
Third Period
17:58 CU – Andrew Nelson, assisted by Austin Curtis
5:49 CU – Thomas Kubancik, assisted by CJ Nizich
57.2 AFA – Bobby Bell, unassisted
30.9 AFA – Bobby Bell, assisted by Kyle Schoonover
                                    
Shots on Goal
CU - 39
AFA - 32

Power Plays
CU: 0-of-4
AFA: 0-of-4

Colorado Falls Short of Win against Rival CSU Rams

BOULDER – The University of Colorado Division I women’s ice hockey team lost 2-1 Saturday night against in state rival, the Colorado Rams.

Colorado tied the Rams 2-2 in their first game of the season and came out with a 4-1 victory in their last meeting.

Although this loss decreased their record on the season to 4-12-0-1, it was an exciting night for goaltender Caroline Schweitzer. Schweitzer played her first American Collegiate Hockey Association game of the season.

“The girls played really well,” said Kristen Van Slyke. “Our problem was that we could not find the back of the net for more than one goal.”

The team looks forward to competing against CSU again this season on Friday, Feb. 10, at Epic Ice Arena in Fort Collins.

The Division 1 team will continue play against the Mavericks, Friday, Jan. 27 at 7:30 p.m. at the CU Ice Arena. They will then travel to Westminister, to compete against Lynx on Saturday, Jan. 28 at 5:45 p.m. at the Promenade.

Buffs Fall to College of the Canyons

VALENCIA, CA (01/22/2012) – The No. 5 University of Colorado Division III men’s ice hockey team fell to No. 1 College of Canyons 6-3 on Sunday afternoon at the Ice Station, in the final day of the teams California road trip.

Matt Conrad and Robert Cates both scored for the Buffaloes. Conrad found the back of the cage twice in the contest.

 Alex Puig picked up 30 saves for Colorado. The loss brings the Buffs season record to 15-7.

 “This road trip has been a good experience for us,” said defenseman CJ Nizich. “We discovered some key weaknesses as well as strengths.”

The Buffs will return home on Jan. 27 to faceoff against the United States Air Force Academy at 5:15 p.m. at the CU Ice Arena. Admission to all Division III home games is free.  

Buffs Fall to Utah State 7-2 to End Road Trip

LOGAN, Utah (01/21/2012) – The No. 4 University of Colorado Division II men’s ice hockey team fell to the No. 2 Utah State Aggies 7-2 Saturday night at the George S. Eccles Ice Arena, snapping their 10 game win streak.

Zach Lass and Chase Komatz both scored for the Buffaloes. The loss dropped Colorado’s season record to 17-6-0-1.

The Aggies took control early with a goal three minutes into the first period. Utah did not let up as they went up 4-1 to end the first stanza. The Aggies continued to pressure the Colorado defense, scoring two additional goals in the second period, while holding the Buffs to a single goal, ending the period 6-2.

The Buffs held the Utah State surging offense to a single goal in the third stanza and concluded their Utah road trip with a 2-1 record.

Buffaloes goaltender Alex Pomerleau saved 5 goals before being replaced by Mike McGrath who picked up 35 saves in the contest.

 

“Playing quality teams teaches us what we need to improve on and how to grow from a loss,” said forward Alex Lencioni. “We will learn from this experience and grow from it.”

Next, the Buffs will look to redeem themselves against Northern Colorado on Jan. 27 at 9 p.m. at the Greeley Ice Haus. The Buffs return home on Jan. 28 when they faceoff against No. 4 Lindenwood University at 7:30 p.m. at the CU Ice Arena. Admission to all Division II games is $3 for students with Buff One Card and $5 for the general public.

Nelson’s Hat Trick Helps Life Buffs over Matadors

PANORAMA CITY, CA (01/21/2012)– The No. 5 University of Colorado Division III men’s ice hockey team took down Cal-State Northridge 8-3 on Friday night at the Valley Ice Center in their first return to ice of the spring semester.

Andrew Nelson, Jesse Gasbarro, Matt Conrad and Christian Matta all scored for the Buffaloes. Gasbarro picked up two goals, while Nelson scored a hat trick with four goals in the evening. This was Nelson’s first hat trick this season and CU’s third hat trick of the 2011-12 season.

Buffs goaltender Alex Puig had 34 saves in CU’s first of two out of state games this weekend. The victory improved Colorado’s American Collegiate Hockey Association record to 14-6.

“It is really great for the team to start off the new semester with a big road win,” said forward Nelson. “We need to use this momentum as we continue on this weekend.”

The Buffs last played on Dec. 9 when they shut out the Metro State Roadrunners 8-0.
Next, Colorado will faceoff against College of the Canyons on Sunday at 11 a.m. at the Ice Station in Valencia. Next weekend, the Buffs return home to take on the Air Force Academy on Jan. 27 at 5:15 at the CU Ice Arena. Admission to all Division III home games is free.

Buffs Rout BYU 13-3 on Day Two of Road Trip

PROVO, Utah (01/20/2012) – The No. 4 University of Colorado Division II men’s ice hockey team defeated Brigham Young University 13-3 on Friday night at the Peaks Ice
Arena on day two of a three game road trip.

Alex Lencioni, Reilly O’Brien, Brennan Stieneker, J.P. Park, Cody Glickman, Tyler Moore, Chase Komatz, Billy Haege, Zach Lass and Jordan Lockner all picked up goals for the Buffs. Stieneker and Komatz both found the back of the cage twice in the evening, as Colorado improved their American Collegiate Hockey Association record to 18-5-0-1.

Goaltender Jay Westcott made 33 saves in the Buffaloes 11th straight win. The victory also marked CU’s fifth out of state win on the streak. Last night the Buffs defeated No. 6 Utah 4-1.

“It’s a really great feeling to win big on the road like that,” said goalie Westcott, who started in his third game of the season. “We continue to build on each win and it is showing on the ice.”

Tomorrow, the Buffs will take on No. 2 Utah State at 7 p.m. at the George S. Eccles Ice Arena in Logan. CU will return home on Jan. 28, where they will take on No. 4 Lindenwood University at the CU Ice Arena at 7:30 p.m. Admission to all Division II games is $3 for students with a Buff One Card and $5 for the general public.