RoughRiders Pound Omaha
December 5, 2008 - United States Hockey League (USHL)
Cedar Rapids RoughRiders News Release
Cedar Rapids, Iowa- Matt Donovan scored twice as the host RoughRiders demolished the Omaha Lancers 9-1 Friday night.
Donovan, who was the Riders' only multiple goal scorer, triggered the Cedar Rapids onslaught by burying Brett Gensler's centering pass just 1:46 into the game.
The Riders extended the lead to 3-0 by scoring twice in 32 seconds. Eric Robinson swept in a rebound at 13:28 of the first period, then Nick Oddo fired a wrist shot home from the right wing circle at the 14 minute mark.
With the just over a minute left in the first, the lead stretched to four when Cody Murphy pounced on a loose puck in the slot.
The Riders were on the power play when Donovan kicked off another four goal Cedar Rapids onslaught at 8:41 of the second period by driving the puck past Omaha goaltender Jeff Teglia from the high slot.
Brett Gensler ended Teglia's night by scoring the sixth Cedar Rapids goal from close range at 10:46 of the second.
Just 67 seconds after entering the game in place of Teglia, relief netminder Jonathan Saf was beaten by Jeff Costello's blast from the right wing circle.
Scott Winkler's breakaway goal made it 8-0 at 17:27 of the second.
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