Playing in a newly renovated and empty Munn Ice Arena, the Spartans came out strong and organized. With no crowd it was easy to hear their good communication on the ice, and I was impressed with their pace and aggressiveness.
The first period remained scoreless for both MSU and ASU, but not because we weren’t shooting. At the end of the first period the Spartans ended with thirteen shots on goal.
Once the second half began you could tell a goal was close. We wavered a bit on defense and got off rhythm a few times, but ASU was never able to capitalize.