Penalties doomed the Tucson Roadrunners on Saturday night, as they fell to the San Diego Gulls 7-6 at the Tucson Convention Center in the team’s first game of the season.
Tucson opened up with a solid performance in the first period. Right winger, Emerson Etem, was able to start the scoring for the Roadrunners at 3:40 in the first period. Then, a high sticking penalty by San Diego’s Kalle Kossila helped Tucson’s Connor Garland make it 2-0 from the power play at 4:50.
The Gulls would not get their first goal of the night until the 9:25 mark, where Kevin Roy made it 2-1.