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Indiana Ties the Panthers

The Hoosiers had to come back in the third period to gain a tie against the Davenport Panthers. Going into the third period the Hoosiers were losing 4-2, but their senior leaders came to the forefront and helped the Hoosiers battle back. The tie puts the Hoosiers into sole possession of third place in the GMHL standings and keeps them only 1 point behind Davenport.

Indiana came out strong and riding the confidence from defeating the defending champs the previous week. They out shot the Panthers 15-8 and led 2-1 behind goals by freshman Chad Fiala and Captain Bill Ravensberg.

In the second period Davenport would battle back with 3 goals, but Indiana responded in the third with goals from Todd Lorenger and David Ravensberg. The game would end in a 4-4 tie since the GMHL does not have overtime. Sophomore Jimmy Hugill recorded his 2nd tie on 23 saves and Chad Fiala and David Ravensberg each had a goal and an assist.

Tomorrow the Hoosiers will play their second game in the series at 3:00pm against the Davenport Panthers. They will have a chance to move into second place in the GMHL standings, if the Hoosiers can pull out a road win.

Next week will be the Hoosiers final weekend before the winter vacation. Indiana will have a home and home series with their biggest rivals in college hockey, the Miami Clubhawks. Friday's game will be at 9:00pm at the Frank and Saturday they will play at Goggin Arena in Oxford, OH at 3:20pm.

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