The Green Bay Gamblers split their weekend series with the Des Moines Buccaneers at the Resch Center, picking up a 4-1 victory Friday night before falling by the same score Saturday afternoon.
With Saturday's loss, Green Bay dropped to 3-7 on the season and sits in last place in the USHL Eastern Conference standings.
Des Moines struck first when Pinko scored at 9:02 of the opening period. The Buccaneers doubled their lead late in the first on a power-play goal from Dubravik at 19:16.
After a scoreless second period, Des Moines extended its advantage in the third. Zupfer scored twice, including a power-play goal, to give the Buccaneers a 4-0 lead.
Green Bay broke through with 2:22 remaining when Gault scored his first goal of the season on the power play, assisted by Conboy, to make it 4-1.
Des Moines outshot Green Bay 42-24, with Gamblers goaltender Joey Slavick making 38 saves. The Buccaneers finished 2-for-7 on the power play, while Green Bay went 1-for-3.
The Gamblers will look to bounce back after splitting the weekend series and dropping seven of their first 10 games.
