Utah M2 wins, W1 falls in Park City

November 23, 2024
Park City, Utah

The Utah Men’s Division 2 and Women’s Division team took on the University of Providence and the Midland Warriors today at Park City Ice Arena. The Men’s team secured their second win in the 2024 Beehive Showcase, while the Women’s team took on their third loss of the weekend.

Men’s Division 2 Team
This was the third of a four game home stand for the M2 Skatin’ Utes. After a loss against the Bobcats yesterday, the Utes managed to secure a win against the Argonauts.

The first period was a stalemate between the two opponents, with neither able to score a goal. However, going into the second period, the Argonauts came out strong with a goal four minutes in against Utah, making the score 1-0.

Halfway through the second period, Utah found their momentum, breezing past Providence with three goals by Ethan Overman, Aiden Umina and Connor Beers. This push by Utah put them at an advantage against the Argonauts, leading 3-1

The third period finalized a win for the Utes and flaunted their diverse offense with a fourth goal by Luka Ossola, making the final score of 4-1 for the Utes.

Women’s Division 1
Midland started their third game against the Utes strong, coming out with a goal five minutes in. Under a minute later, Utah saw some momentum with Ava Kistner sinking a puck in the net, but the Utes couldn’t find the other two goals needed to tie it up. Midland then secured their first period lead with two more goals, going into the third with leading 3-1.

The second period saw more of the same from the two opponents, with Utah holding back the Midland offense, keeping their goals at three but unable to find the goal themselves.

Into the third, Midland fired off two more goal-scoring shots in under six minutes, putting the score at 5-1. Utah’s Molly Murphy attempted to lead the comeback with a second goal for the Utes, but this offensive push was halted by Midland. In the end, Midland secured the win 5-2, the third loss for the Utes this weekend.

Looking Ahead
The Utah Women’s Hockey team have a bye this weekend, but will return to the Salt Lake County Sports Complex for a two-game homestand against University of Massachusetts, Amherst on December 6 and 7, 2024. The Utah Hockey Men’s Division 2 team will be back on home turf tomorrow for their fourth and final game in the Beehive Showcase against University of Montana at 12pm. MDT.

This game will be streamed live on the Utah Hockey Youtube channel.

Tickets for all games can be found here.