Phantoms falter, 6-3

Phantoms falter, 6-3

INDIANAPOLIS

Luke Stork scored a pair of goals and JJ Piccinich tallied his first of the preseason, but it was not enough to power the Youngstown Phantoms past the defending Clark Cup Champions.

The Dubuque Fighting Saints won the special teams battle with a pair of power-play goals and one short-handed marker en route to a 6-3 victory over the Phantoms in Game 1 of the USHL Fall Classic East on Friday at Pan Am Arena.

Youngstown, which was without starting goaltender Sean Romeo and top line forward Nathan Walker, was able to bring the deficit within two goals on three separate occasions.

YSU soccer falls, 1-0

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A second-half goal allowed Ohio to register a 1-0 decision over the Youngstown State soccer team on Friday.

The Penguins (1-5-1) have now lost five 1-0 decisions. The Bobcats (4-2-1) have won four in a row.

Ohio’s Liz Finley found the back of the net off a rebound from Tonya Frasik’s corner kick at the 65:29 mark of the match.

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Ajayi gets four TDs as Boise St. tops Air Force

BOISE, Idaho

Jay Ajayi rushed for four touchdowns and Joe Southwick threw for one score and rushed for another to lead Boise State to a 42-20 victory over Air Force on Friday night.

The Broncos (2-1, 1-0 Mountain West Conference) pulled away in the second half, outscoring the Falcons 21-3 and shutting down their running game — which rolled up 139 yards on the ground at the half.

Ajayi rushed for 125 yards on 17 carries, the sophomore’s second game with more than 100 yards rushing. He scored on long runs of 35 and 20 yards. Southwick was sharp throughout, finishing 27 of 29 for 287 yards and passes to six different receivers.

Air Force (1-2, 0-2) stayed close in the first half thanks to the rushing of quarterback Jaleel Awini.

US to play Scotland in Nov. 15 soccer friendly

CHICAGO

After wrapping up World Cup qualifying, the U.S. soccer men will travel to Scotland for a Nov. 15 exhibition at Hampden Park in Glasgow.

The match is “crucial,” U.S. coach Jurgen Klinsmann says, because there aren’t many opportunities to see his team before rosters are due for next year’s World Cup in Brazil.

Following the final two qualifiers next month, there are only two more international fixture dates this year — Nov. 15 and 19. A site and opponent for a Nov. 19 exhibition are expected to be announced soon.

Plucky Kiwis at it again in America’s Cup

SAN FRANCISCO

The plucky Kiwis are at it again.

Nearly 20 years after beating Mr. America’s Cup himself, Dennis Conner, Team New Zealand is on course to scuttle software billionaire Larry Ellison’s hopes of keeping sailing’s biggest prize.

With thousands of their countrymen swarming the waterfront to cheer them on, the Kiwis need three more wins to strip Oracle Team USA of the Auld Mug. They lead 6 to minus-1, with Races 8 and 9 scheduled for today. The clincher could come Sunday.

While firmly in control, the Kiwis are taking nothing for granted. Team Oracle USA is trying desperately to figure out how to catch the New Zealanders while sailing upwind.

Vindicator staff/wire reports