January 16, 2010
Sioux City Musketeers forward Billy Latta scored two goals and Lincoln Stars forward Andrew Ammon recorded a hat trick to lead their teams to victory on Friday night in the USHL. (USHL Images)
Chicago Steel 2 @ Sioux City Musketeers 3 (SO)
Billy Latta scored two third-period goals to even the game then tallied the deciding shootout goal to help the Musketeers snapped a four-game winless streak. Goaltender Matt Skoff made 21 saves and turned away all four attempts in the shootout to earn his 10th victory of the season. Alex Carpenter netted his 10th goal of the season for Chicago while goaltender Connor Wilson made 30 saves in the defeat.
Cedar Rapids RoughRiders 3 @ Green Bay Gamblers 4
Anders Lee scored the first and last goal of the game leading the Gamblers to their ninth straight win. It was also the seventh straight home win, the longest USHL home win streak this season. Robert Francis added his fifth goal over his past five games and goaltender Steve Summerhays stopped 22 shots for his 12th consecutive victory. Defenseman Bryce Aneloski scored his 10th of the season for the RoughRiders and Jeff Costello added his third goal over his past two games.
Indiana Ice 1 @ Lincoln Stars 5
A hat trick by Andrew Ammon helped the Lincoln Stars snap a nine-game winless streak (0-6-3). Ammon scored a goal in each period and now has four over his last two games. Ben Lynch added his 11th of the season which proved to be the game-winner. Goaltender Matt Green made 23 saves to post the victory. Kevin Goumas scored the lone goal for the Ice who had their five-game win streak come to an end.
Waterloo Black Hawks 5 @ Tri-City Storm 0
Derek Arnold scored two goals and C.J. Groh stopped all 39 shots he faced to push Waterloo's win streak to four games. It was the third win over the past four starts for Groh. Arnold now has seven points (3g, 4a) over his past three games. Brock Montpetit scored his 20th goal of the season, the second player in the USHL this season to reach that mark, and extended his point streak to seven games. Patrick Divjak added three points (1g, 2a) for the Black Hawks. Storm forward Jaden Schwartz had his 13-game point streak snapped in the loss.
Des Moines Buccaneers 3 @ Fargo Force 6
The Force took advantage of the power play going 4-of-8 on the man advantage and winning their ninth straight game. Garrett Allen scored a goal to extend his point streak to seven games while defenseman scored the game-winner for Fargo. Marek Hrbas collected two points (1g, 1a) including his first goal of the season. Ryan Walters scored his second goal in as many nights for the Bucs extending his point streak to five games. Goaltender Ryan Massa made 34 saves to win his fourth straight start for Fargo.
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