Cyclones Win Streak Reaches 10

Cyclones win streak reaches 10

(Wausau, WI) –The Wausau Cyclones took on the Wisconsin Woodsmen Friday and Saturday night at Marathon Park. Wausau won 6-2 Friday and won 5-3 on Saturday night to improve their season record to 18-5-0-0. The series sweep moves the Cyclones win streak to ten straight and to within three points of 1st place in the Central Division. Wausau has now won 16 of their last 18 games after starting the season with a 2-3 record.

Friday night’s contest started a bit slow for Wausau as Wisconsin took a 1-0 lead after the 1^st period thanks to a goal from Jackson Heim. Wausau came back strong in the 2^nd with goals from Brandon Piwko and Anderson Brien, which gave the Clones a 2-1 lead after two. The final 20 minutes saw Wausau pull away as Gabe Randel netted his team leading 14^th and 15^th goals of the season. Connor Dvorak and Jack Dawley both joined the fun in the 3^rd as Wausau earned their 9^th straight victory on home ice. Collin Lemanski was solid in net again after stopping 27 of 29 shots to earn his league leading 13^th win of the season.

Saturday night Wausau looked to sweep the Woodsmen and extend their win streak to ten games. The first period saw forward Connor Dvorak get things started with his 12^th goal of the season to give Wausau a 1-0 lead after the 1^st and the goal made it rain teddy bears for the Cyclones annual Teddy Bear Toss.

The 2^nd period saw Wausau open things up a bit as forward Antonio Gomez scored his 11^th and 12^th goals of the season and Anderson Brien net his 9^th, which was assisted by John Kriz and Isaac Baker. Jackson Heim was able to keep Wisconsin within striking distance as he netted the Woodsmen only goals of the second frame. In the 3^rd period Antonio Gomez put an exclamation point on the night as he completed the hat trick at 2:12. Goalie Brady Faille earned the win after stopping 40 of 43 shots.

Watch the Wausau Cyclones in action this Friday, December 15^th at Marathon Park as the first 250 fans receive a Cyclones flannel pom beanie presented by Bantr! Puck drops at 7:10pm and doors open at 6:30pm. Visit wausaucyclones.com for tickets today.

The Cyclones are members of the North American 3 Hockey League (NA3HL), one of three USA Hockey-sanctioned Tier III Junior leagues, serves as one of the top training grounds in the country by providing the best coaching, exposure and developmental vehicles available for student-athletes in its classification.  The primary mission of the NA3HL is to provide a structured developmental environment for student-athletes who have aspirations of playing in the NAHL or United States Hockey League and eventually the NCAA or American College Hockey Association.  For more information, visit wausaucyclones.com

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