January 31, 2010
Nick Oliver of the Fargo Force scored the game-winner and Brandon Saad of Team USA recorded a hat trick to lead their teams to victory on Saturday in the USHL. (USHL Images)
Waterloo Black Hawks 2 @ Team USA 10
Brandon Saad recorded a hat trick as Team USA scored a season high 10 goals. Saad has tallied six goals over his last four USHL games. Justin Faulk netted a pair of goals while Adam Clendening (1g, 2a), Chase Balisy (1g, 2a), and Austin Czarnik (1g, 2a) all had three-point games. Goaltender Andy Iles made 25 saves to earn the win for Team USA. Brad Vail scored his second goal in as many nights for Waterloo.
Chicago Steel 3 @ Indiana Ice 4
Chris Martin scored the game-winner midway through the third period as the Ice completed a two-game sweep of the Steel. Alex Wideman scored a goal for the third straight game and defenseman Anthony Bitetto scored his fifth goal of the season. Antti Roppo tallied his 18th of the year and goaltender Sam Marotta made 31 saves to earn the victory in his USHL debut. Greg Wolfe netted a goal for the third straight game for Chicago.
Green Bay Gamblers 7 @ Des Moines Buccaneers 4
Ryan Furne and Chris Crane each scored a pair of goals as the Gamblers won their 14th straight. Defenseman Nick Jensen recorded three points (1g, 2a) and a game high plus-six rating. Grant Arnold scored the game-winner while Ryan McKay made 32 saves to win his fourth consecutive start. Dan O'Donoghue scored two goals for the Buccaneers.
Fargo Force 2 @ Lincoln Stars 1
Nick Oliver scored with just 45 seconds remaining in regulation to help the Force capture their third straight victory. Chase Grant tallied his 17th goal of the season for Fargo while Ryan Massa made 32 saves to notch his 13th victory of the season. In just his second game of the season, Tyler Deresky scored the lone goal for Lincoln.
Cedar Rapids RoughRiders 3 @ Omaha Lancers 2 (SO)
Despite being outshot 36-16, the RoughRiders won their sixth straight game and won for the second time in as many nights in the shootout. Michael Parks capped the victory by converting in the seventh round of the shootout. Jayson Megna and Bryce Aneloski scored in regulation for Cedar Rapids. USHL scoring leader Matt White collected two points (1g, 1a) and converted in the shootout for the Lancers. Goaltender Cody Campbell made 34 saves and stopped five of seven attempts in the shootout to post the victory for the RoughRiders.
Sioux City Musketeers 1 @ Tri-City Storm 3
The Musketeers opened the scoring on a goal by Adam Schmidt, but the Storm scored three goals over the final 6:24 of the game to capture the victory. Jaden Schwartz scored his 21st goal of the year which was also his third game-winner. Cody Murphy collected two points (1g, 1a) and Matt Johnson scored his second goal over his past three games for the Storm. Goaltender Carsen Chubak made 26 saves to earn the victory.
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