The Owls have been busy over the last two weekends. The team played 6 games in 7 days and travelled to Virginia, while also hosting two home tilts against the best team in the southeast.
After starting the season 17-0, the Owls split their trip to Virginia after defeating Christopher Newport University and falling to DII Liberty University on the 20th by one goal.
Things didn’t get any easier for the Owls at home this past weekend as the top ranked Central Florida Knights visited the Ice Forum for a two-game series. Kennesaw dropped both games to UCF, losing 6-5 in shootout on Thursday and 6-4 on Friday night.
In what was considered the most difficult stretch of the season for the Owls, the team played hard but might have just run out of gas. ”I don’t think we were tired but we were definitely affected by the number of games, “ said forward Cody Durrwacher. “We dominated the 1st period of each UCF game but we didn’t lock the game down like we should have.”
The Owls will look to fine tune their skills before they make a run at a national title. According to Durrwacher, discipline and penalties are a priority for the team.
Going forward, the team can still lock up a spot in the national tournament by winning out. The Owls finish their home schedule on Friday night with a visit from DIII Liberty University, after that, the team travels to the sunshine state to visit DII Florida Gulf Coast University.
