Balanced scoring leads Seahawks past Leopards

BOSTON, Mass. - Five different players scored for the Salve Regina University men's ice hockey team as it defeated Wentworth Institute of Technology 5-2 in Commonwealth Coast Conference (CCC) action.

THE BASICS:

RECORDS:  SRU:  3-0, 3-0 CCC; WIT:  1-4, 0-3 CCC
SHOTS:  SRU:  38; WIT:  20
PENALTIES/MINUTES:  SRU:  11/41; WIT: 14/42
POWER PLAYS:  SRU:  1-10; WIT:  0-4
GOALIE SAVES:  SRU: Kohl Reedy, 18; WIT:  Jack McGovern, 33

HOW IT HAPPENED:

• The game started with intensity and Salve Regina managed to get an odd man break on the opening draw. Senior Mitch Walinski (Lincoln, R.I.) drew a shot on goal that caught freshman Jack McGovern (Ancaster, Ont.) giving up a long rebound to junior Seth Benson (Moorhead, Minn.), who managed to break the ice just 29 seconds into the night.
• Towards the end of the first period, the Leopards found themselves on an odd man rush of their own. Freshman Nicholas Roussel (Maple Ridge, B.C.) ripped a shot on goal with a rebound popping out to sophomore Jacob Shankar (Johnstown, Ont.). Shankar made a move to get enough space to find the back of the net 16:57 into the first frame.
• Just under two minutes later, the Seahawks regained a lead on a goal from junior Johnny Mulera (Rockville, Md.), putting the visitors ahead 2-1.
• Powerplay chances were lively during the course of the second period. However, it wasn't until the 15:48 mark of the period that freshman Dylan Price (Calgary, Atl.) put a shot past McGovern to extend the advantage to 3-1.
• 19 seconds later, freshman Travis Marchant (Londonderry, N.H.) and freshman Nikolas Sombrowski (Fernie, B.C.) worked a nice give-and-go play in the defensive zone that gave them an odd man rush opportunity. Sombrowski finished and cut the deficit to 3-2.
• Senior Joseph Kile (Troy, Mich.) answered the Leopards' fight in the third period, scoring on a second-chance opportunity 8:28 into the period to give the Seahawks a 4-2 lead.
• Freshman Walter Baumann (Gates Mills, Ohio) ripped his own shot that beat McGovern 16:36 into the final period, giving the Seahawks a 5-2 lead that would hold as the final score.

SERIES NOTES:

• Tonight marked the 43rd all-time meeting between the two teams. Wentworth leads the all-time series, 28-11-4.

NEXT UP:

• Wentworth travels to Salve Regina for a rematch tomorrow night.

~~story courtesy of Wentworth Athletic Communications~~