Bulls lose road trip finale in Ontario

ONTARIO, Calif.  – The San Francisco Bulls were defeated 3-1 by the Ontario Reign in the final contest of their nine-game road trip, Wednesday night at Citizens Business Bank Arena. Edmonton Oilers Theo Peckham made his Bulls debut in the loss, while former San Jose Sharks forward Devin Setoguchi recorded two assists for the victorious Reign. The Bulls return home Friday to take on the Stockton Thunder.
Vincent LoVerde put the Reign on top with 7:15 remaining in the first period with his fourth goal of the season. Ontario out-shot the Bulls 15-10 in the first period.
   
Hard work by Justin Bowers and Jordan Morrison led to Peter Sivak’s tally, 55 seconds into the second period. Sivak’s second of the season, tied the game at one. Ontario registered the next two goals. Jason Beeman scored at 8:53 of the middle frame, followed by Dan DaSilva’s goal, 3:14 later, for a 3-1 advantage.
   
The Bulls were unable to solve goaltender Chris Carrozzi in the third period. Final shots on goal favored Ontario 36-24. Evan Barlow had his four-game point streak snapped.   Thomas Heemskerk finished with 33 saves for the Bulls.
 
The Bulls return home to the Cow Palace on Friday, November 9, against the Stockton Thunder. On Saturday, November 10, the Bulls take on the Ontario Reign.
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