Comets Lose to Indian Hill, 4-1

Comets Lose to Indian Hill, 4-1

CAMP DENNISON- The Mason Comets hockey team, despite showing a strong effort, were held by Indian Hill to only one goal in a 4-1 loss.

Head coach Seth Knudsen said that the tough Indian Hill defense closed up the shooting lanes, therefore not allowing the Comet offense to score goals.

“It was tough to get multiple chances in a row,” Knudsen said. “We got one through, and then they did a really good job of clearing, doing a good job defensively against us, and the chances we had, we didn’t convert.”

The first period had the Comets go off to a slow start, with Indian Hill peppering the net with 15 shots. However, all were stopped by goalie Sam Lemmink, and the score was tied through one. 

Knudsen said bad turnovers led to opportunities for Indian Hill.

“We were turning the puck over too much,” Knudsen said. “We tried to clean that up because they had a couple of chances that we normally wouldn’t like to give up.”

In the second, however, the Comets hit their stride. They spent much more time in the offensive zone, while Indian Hill were the ones chasing the puck. The drive hit its peak with a goal from freshman wing Nicholas Osterwisch, assisted by senior center Patrick O’Grady and sophomore wing Nathan Davis.

“[Osterwisch] played well the last couple of games,” Knudsen said. “He’s a smart player, he can skate well, and he played great today, and playing with O’Grady doesn’t hurt much either, but he sees the ice so well, and he makes his teammates better.”

However, the momentum died when Indian Hill scored a goal, making the score 3-1. The Comets were put into a hole which they could not climb out of, eventually losing by three.

“[The play was] tough to stop,” Knudsen said. “We got our guys caught out there a little bit long on the shift, and we broke down a little bit defensively, but you’ve got to give them credit, they made a good play.”

“It’s been a challenge all year [to score goals],” Knudsen said. “We’ve got to play really well defensively, we’ve got to win 3-2, 2-1, if we get into a 5-4 game, we don’t have much of a shot.”