Well, the title for this post should really read “Saturday Recap,” as every game from the weekend was squeezed into that day. The teams that needed to took care of business in the ECAC Northeast, while there were some near upsets in the MASCAC. Here’s a look at a busy Saturday for both conferences.
ECAC Northeast
Nichols 4, Suffolk 1: A good win for a Bisons team that has now won both its conference games this month in a quest to jump up the standings. Nichols jumped out to a 2-0 lead early and made it 3-1 once Suffolk got on the board. Jacob Rinn turned away 33 shots for the Bisons, while the Rams’ Jeff Rose stopped 41. Nichols evens it’s conference record at 3-3, while Suffolk falls to 1-5 and is tied with Salve Regina for last in the ECAC Northeast.
Johnson and Wales 8, Western New England 2: The Wildcats rebounded from their lone conference loss Wednesday to Nichols to move to 5-1 and hold on to the top spot in the ECAC Northeast. Jeremiah Ketts had a hat trick for JWU, increasing his goal total to 13 on the season. Ketts is tied with Nichols’ Zach Kohn for first in the conference in points, as each has 28 on the season.
Curry 5, Salve Regina 3: The Colonels kept pace with JWU, although it wasn’t easy. Salve Regina led 2-1 after one and grabbed a 3-2 lead in the second period Jacob Hutt’s second goal of the game. Curry went ahead 4-3 on Ray Nicks’ goal late in the second and finally sealed it with an empty-netter in the waning seconds of the game.
MASCAC
Salem State 5, Framingham State 5: One of the shockers of the weekend saw Salem State rally back from a two-goal deficit twice. The Vikings were down 4-2, thanks to two goals by the Rams’ Daniel Miressi, but Salem State’s Derek Crocker added two goals of his own to tie the game after two. Miressi’s third goal of the game gave Framingham State a 5-4 lead at 13:12 in the third, but Crocker again answered in kind, tallying his own hat trick and tying the game at 19:38.
Westfield State 3, Fitchburg State 3: A symmetrical game saw each team score exactly one goal in each period, with Westfield State’s final goal coming at 19:35 in the third to send the game to overtime. Ian Wilson stopped 32 shots for the Owls, while Robert Vorse turned away 30 for the Falcons.
Massachusetts-Dartmouth 3, Worcester State 0: A matchup of two defensive-minded teams saw neither one get on the board until the final period, when the Corsairs’ Joe Hill broke the deadlock at 10:52. Hill added an empty-netter to cap the scoring at 19:47. Collin Tracy turned away 28 shots for the shutout, while the Lancers’ Brian Kalcynski made 31 saves.
“We played one of our better games of the season,” UMD head coach John Rolli told the school’s official website after the game. “We needed a turnaround game after losing our last two and it was a real will-to-win effort.”
Weekly Honors
MASCAC
Player of the Week: Daniel Miressi, Framingham State. Collected five goals and an assist for six points in a 1-0-1 week for Rams, including a hat trick and helper in a 5-5 draw with Salem State to go with a pair of tallies in a 3-2 triumph at Worcester State.
Goalie of the Week: Terence Sullivan, Framingham State. Posted a win and tie while making 93 saves for .930 saves percentage in 1-0-1 week for Rams, including 46 stops in a 5-5 draw with Salem State to go with 47 saves in 3-2 victory at Worcester State.
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