Bees Sting Runners 3-2
The battle for second place in the South Division continues to heat up. After taking the first game last night, Topeka was undone by three goals, one in each period, falling to a split of the series 3-2.
Down 2-0 in the second, Daniel Rzavsky found the net at 10:05 to cut the lead in half. On a power play late in the third, Ben Greiner beat Drew Vogle to restore the two goal edge. Tyler Poulsen scored on apower play of his own with less than two minutes remaining but it would not be enough. With the loss, Topeka remains only two points ahead of Rio in the standings.
In goal, Vogler stopped 15 of 18 shots and allowed one score on a power play. He falls to 7-8-2 in net on the season. For the Bees, Nick Schmit had 24 saves and improved to 10-6-1 on the year.
The battle for second place in the South Division continues to heat up. After taking the first game last night, Topeka was undone by three goals, one in each period, falling to a split of the series 3-2
Down 2-0 in the second, Daniel Rzavsky found the net at 10:05 to cut the lead in half. On a power play late in the third, Ben Greiner beat Drew Vogle to restore the two goal edge. Tyler Poulsen scored on apower play of his own with less than two minutes remaining but it would not be enough. With the loss, Topeka remains only two points ahead of Rio in the standings.
In goal, Vogler stopped 15 of 18 shots and allowed one score on a power play. He falls to 7-8-2 in net on the season. For the Bees, Nick Schmit had 24 saves and improved to 10-6-1 on the year.
The Runners remain in Texas this week as they prepare to take on the Corpus Christi Ice Rays. They return to Landon Arena on February 28th. RoadRunner 2014-2015 season tickets are now on sale. Fans who purchase or renew season tickets on or before February 15th will receive a free ticket to every game this March as part of the RoadRunners March Madness promotion. For more information on this deal and tickets to future games, call 785-286-PUCK or visit www.topekaroadrunners.com.