The Clash of the Titans...and the Skatin' Utes

On Friday Oct. 15 the Cal State Fullerton Titans took on the University of Utah Skatin' Utes. There was no comparison as to which team was better, the Titans owned the first two periods with amazing offense and just as impressive defense.



Although Utah held their own and came back to lose only by two points, (Final 6-4) they obviously had the stress of midterms in mind and weren't playing to full potential. However they did play extremely dirty, which only hurt themselves (literally) in the end. One player was escorted off the ice to be treated for a head injury after falling from trying to check one of the Titans.


During the first period the first goal was scored by Jake Daniels, number 23 of the Titans. The second goal was scored due to an amazing assist from Dalton Braniff to Sean Saligumba.

CSUF Titan Ice Hockey is yet ANOTHER great example of Riverside County hockey players going somewhere with the sport. There is Elan Dunaev, whose brother owns Ice Town; Dalton Braniff and Andrew Hodge, Eric's best friends (: and Anthony Webb, who all grew up playing at Ice Town...just to name a few.

The Titans also play a number of big schools from acrossed the country, which is pretty impressive for a state where hockey is one of the least popular sports. Some of which are, Long Beach State, which seems to be their biggest rival; Northern Arizona University, a school I considered going to; The University of Utah, Western Washington, Maryland, and Texas.

With the excitement of knowing athletes on a great college team, the screaming fans, the intensity of the game and not to mention that Eric was lining it...the game against the Skatin' Utes was an awesome experience.