Icepack falls 9-3 against Liberty D1

(Lynchburg, VA) - The Icepack lost 9-3 in its first game of the 2022-2023 season, taking on the Liberty D1 squad on the road.
​Despite a fast start from NC State and a lot of back-and-forth action, the Flames took control in the second period and didn’t look back. 
Zack Robinson grabbed the first goal of the season just over five minutes into the action, taking advantage of the first power play opportunity of the year.
Liberty quickly adjusted though, tacking on three goals of its own to take a 3-1 lead with a little under nine minutes left in the opening period.
​Determined to keep it close, Emery Oliver picked up his first goal of the season with under a minute left of play in the first, giving the Icepack some momentum as they entered the intermission.
Things were looking up to start the second period as Alex Robinson put one in the back of the net to tie it less than five minutes in, but it was all Liberty the remainder of the night.
The Flames took the lead back quickly, scoring just one minute later and grabbing three more goals before the end of the second period.
Despite a couple more power play opportunities in the second, NC State was unable to convert and was set to enter the final period down 7-3.
​Liberty kept up the momentum the rest of the game, scoring two more goals before the end of the third. 
NC State had one final power play opportunity with 5:10 left in the final period, but once again it was unable to convert on the man advantage leading to the 9-3 final. 
This was the lone D1 team the Icepack will play all season.
​Next Friday the team will return to home ice and host Drexel University at Wake Competition Center. Puck drop is slated for 8:15 and both season and single-event tickets are available on the team website.