Musketeers' Clark Cup chase comes to a close after falling to Lincoln 2-0 in game 3 of Western Conference semifinals
SIOUX CITY, Iowa (KCAU) – The Sioux City Musketeer's 2024-2025 season came to a close on April 21st, 2025 following a 2-0 loss to the Lincoln Stars in game three of the Western conference semifinals.
'It's obviously disappointing any time your season ends,' Sioux City Musketeers head coach Jason Kersner said. 'Lincoln was the best team in the league all season. I thought we competed really hard throughout the series and I thought it was 3 close games. Winning teams just find a way to win. We just couldn't generate enough high quality scoring opportunities. I thought we defended as hard as we could, I thought Samuel Urban was unbelievable tonight. But we just couldn't find enough offense against a really good team.'
Sioux City finishes the season with a 33-26-3-5 record.
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