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MONROEVILLE - Bethel Park coach Jim McVay probably felt a little like Bill Murray in the movie Ground Hog day. And he and his Bethel Park players didn't feel it well let's just say they aren't for real. Time = December 2000 Location = the Golden Mile Ice Center Scene of Bethel Park's only regular season loss dating back to February 2000 .... a late bad bounce find's Gateway player's stick and Hawks lose only game in 2000-2001 3-2 This game would be a lot different though...it couldn't happen again ...could it ! Plum's Travis Senchur finds a loose puck off a shot from the point and beats Delbert Joo and gives the Mustangs a 1-0 lead, which they take to the locker room. I do not know what McVay said to his Hawks during the ice cut, because Bethel came out with fire in their eyes and threw a barrage of shots at BJ Schreib. The shots came in bunches for BP in the 2nd, but Plum held onto the 1-0 lead, only managing its first shot at the 10:28 mark. Then its was a wake up call for all, as Lee Volensky, on as innocent a play as you'll ever see, threw the puck out to the front of the net and banked it off a Mustang defender, which trickled past Schreib and all the sudden the Hawks were tied at 1-1. Finally, a Golden Mile bounce for Bethel Park. Bethel then went on the power play, this time it was Brandon Hanley, first on a one-timer from Tom Starkey at 4:40 and the second on a wrist shot from the top of the circle and the Hawks capitalized on the shooting gallery in the 2nd and built a 3-1 lead outshooting Plum 21-2 in the period. Onto the third and the Bethel smothering defense closed the door on Plum and a victory for the two-time defending state champs. BP outshot Plum 35-8 on the evening.