Special teams powers Seahawks to comeback victory
| Final | 1 | 2 | 3 | T | |
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No. 9 U. of New England (4-2-0, 4-2-0 CCC) | 3 | 1 | 0 | 4 |
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No. 14 Salve Regina (4-1-1, 4-1-1 CCC) | 3 | 1 | 2 | 6 |
MIDDLETOWN, R.I. - Five power play, and one short-handed goal, accounted for all of Salve Regina University men's ice hockey's scoring in a 6-4 come-from-behind victory over ninth ranked University of New England in Commonwealth Coast Conference (CCC) action Saturday night.
Before the game the Seahawks held a special ceremony with O'Brien's Pub, NoSolo, and Newport Mental Health who sponsered the team's Mental Health Awareness night. Along with the pre-game festivities were raffles, bake sales, jersey sales, and more. All monies raised from the evening went directly to the Newport Mental Health group which provides services to anyone regardless of insurance status. If you wish to donate to Newport Mental Health, or learn more about their services, CLICK HERE.
INSIDE THE MATCHUP
Final: Salve Regina 6, University of New England 4
Records: SRU (4-1-1, 4-1-1 CCC), UNE (4-2-0, 4-2-0 CCC)
#ICYMI the Seahawks scored five times on the power play to defeat the ninth ranked team in the country! �� pic.twitter.com/eU4ZzCveAX
— Salve Regina Sports (@SalveAthletics) November 20, 2022
THREE STARS:
- Salve Regina freshman Logan Calder scored his first career goal as part of a hat-trick performance to account for half the Seahawks scoring.
- Salve Regina junior Johnny Mulera scored short-handed and also assisted on three goals.
- Salve Regina sophomore Kohl Reddy made 21 saves to improve to 4-1-0 in net.
NOTEWORTHY:
- UNE jumped out to a 2-0 lead before Calder and Mitch Walimski answered on the power play to tie the game 2-2 at 16:56 of the first.
- Daniel Winslow converted on the power play for UNE to jump back in from 3-2 but Mulera scored short-handed moments later to even the score 3-3 at the first intermission.
- Each team scored late in the second to keep the game even heading into the third period when it remained tied until Calder burried his third of the night on the power play to give the Seahawks their first lead of the night at 18:45.
- Walinski would pot his second with 31 seconds remaining for the final margin.
- Salve Regina finished 5-for-10 on the powerplay while holding UNE to 2-for-5 on the man advantage.
- Salve Regina outshot UNE 41-25.
- Billy Girard made 35 saves to fall to 4-2-0 in net for UNE.
WHAT THEY'RE SAYING:
"I would like to thank everyone for coming out tonight and supporting the men's ice hockey program. Tonight was about something a lot bigger than the game itself. We were able to raise significant funds which were donated to Newport Mental Health and I am very proud of our team for putting this together. Thank you too all of the sponsors and donors for tonight's event. This charity event is very close to our program, Newport Mental Health does a tremendous job in the community and we thank them for all of their support.
As far as the game goes tonight's atmosphere was electric. It was a total team win tonight. Every guy chipped in and made a play at one point of what was a wild game. Kohl Reddy showed his competitiveness and his athleticism tonight in net and kept us in the game when he needed to. We are proud of the group for committing to play a 200-foot game tonight with guys stepping up and making big plays. We still have a lot of work to do, this Thanksgiving break will give our guys a time to get healthy and spend time with their families, and we look forward to returning back to action in December." - head coach Zech Klann
ON THE HORIZON:
Salve Regina travels to Curry on Saturday, December 3, for another CCC matchup at 3 p.m.
