McCallie was missing a starting middie, two starting defensemen, the LSM, and others. They were forced to move Alex Gregor, the normal faceoff middie, to longstick for the duration of the game. Also Penn Brafford, the attackman, had to play some on the defensive side as well. Without those weapons plus others, their offense was struggling. Kyle Hansen still stepped it up in the goal again but they still lost 5-4.