MUSKIES FINISH MARCH WITH WIN 

Urban Shuts Down Fargo to Earn Road Victory

Fargo, ND (March 31st, 2023) - Samuel Urban turned away 34 of 36 shots while the Sioux City Musketeers begin a three game weekend and finish the month of March with a 3-2 road win over the Fargo Force. 

Fargo went to their top goal scorer Cole Knuble at the 12:07 mark of the opening period to take their only lead of the game. Knuble weaved through the Sioux City defense to score his 28th of the year. 

The lead lasted for exactly six minutes. Tomi Leppanen wrested his fourth goal of the season at the 18:07 mark of the first and tied the game 1-1. 

In the second, Sioux City began with a power play that bled over from the end of the first for 1:52. Tyler Hotson punched home a rebound for his 15th goal of the campaign at the 1:54 mark, just two seconds after the man advantage had expired. 

Sioux City was 0/3 on the power play, Fargo was 0/2. 

At 10:14 the Force turned to another top goal scorer with Owen Mehlenbacher scoring his 17th of the year and tied the game 2-2. 

Only Sioux City lit the lamp in the games final twenty minutes. Ty Hanson found the back of the net for the fifth time this season on a seeing eye puck and gave Sioux City a 3-2 lead. 

Fargo out shot the Musketeers by only one, 36-35. Urban stopped 34 of those shots from the Force to earn his second victory in the USHL and his first in a starting effort. 

The losing streak for Fargo has now extended to a season high five games. The Musketeers finish the month of March with a 6-4-0-0 record. 

Fargo and Sioux City (25-24-2-3) will meet again on Saturday night at the Tyson Events Center with puck drop scheduled for 6:05 pm. The Musketeers will also face the Waterloo Black Hawks on Sunday afternoon in Sioux City at 3:05 pm