Posted: Nov 05, 2013
Salve Regina hosts Stonehill
Stonehill
(1-1)
3
Salve Regina
(2-0)
5
| Final | 1 | 2 | 3 | T | |
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Stonehill (1-1) | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
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Salve Regina (2-0) | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 |
Summary: Salve Regina University men's ice hockey continues its three-game home stand to open the 2013-14 season with DII Stonehill tonight for a 7 p.m. face-off.
Match-up: Salve Regina Seahawks (1-0) versus Stonehill Skyhawks (1-0)
Series edge: Stonehill leads 10-8-2
Last Seahawk win in series: Salve Regina won, 5-2, in Portsmouth, R.I., on February 8, 2012
Last Skyhawk win in series: Stonehill won, 2-1, in Portsmouth, R.I., on December 9, 2009
Game date, time and site: Tues., Nov. 5, 2013; 7 p.m. @ Portsmouth Abbey Ice Arena
Video: http://bit.ly/YEVPHU (Salve Regina men's ice hockey on Ustream.tv)
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SALVE REGINA VS. STONEHILL
- Salve Regina and Stonehill meet for the 21sr time in men's ice hockey.
- The Skyhawks hold a slight 10-8-2 advantage over the Seahawks in the all-time series.
- Salve Regina defeated Stonehill 5-2 last time the two teams met for the Seahawks' second-straight win.
- Current junior John Scorcia (Hudson, Fla.) had three points in the 5-2 victory.
- Head coach Andy Boschetto is 2-0 against SC.
TODAY'S SALVE REGINA MEN'S ICE HOCKEY FACT(S) YOU CAN'T LIVE WITHOUT
- The last time Salve Regina played both Stonehill and Franklin Pierce in the same season, the Seahawks defeated both Northeast-10 oppnents. (4-2 win over FP • Nov. 8, 2011; 5-2 win over SU • Feb. 8, 2012)
- The Seahawks are 1-2-1 all-time against Stonehill in the month of November.
- In 2007-08, Salve Regina opened the season with Franklin Pierce and Stonehill back-to-back to start the year 1-0-1.
CAPTAINS
- Juniors Scott McMenimen John Scorcia and senior Alex Barr will handle the duties as captains this season. McMenimen and Scorcia are in their second year with a "C" on their jerseys while this is the first season for Barr.
ECAC NORTHEAST PRESEASON POLL
- Salve Regina ranks second in the 2013-14 Eastern College Athletic Association (ECAC) Northeast preseason coaches' poll (54 points).
- The Seahawks finished last year with a 5-7-2 mark in the conference to earn a No. 5 seed.
- After defeating No. 4 Western New England in the opening round of the conference tournament, the Seahawks went on to upset No. 2 Nichols before falling to No. 1 Wentworth in the conference title game.
WHAT'S UP NEXT
- Salve Regina four of the next five games at home, including its conference opener against Suffolk next Saturday, Nov. 9.
- The Seahawks break up their homestand with a trip to Boston, Mass. to take on ECAC Northeast defending champion, Wentworth on November 12.
- Salve Regina concludes its home schedule for the 2013 calendar year with Becker (November 16) and Curry (November 19).
I'M HONORED
- Freshman Parker Bowen was named the ECAC Northeast Rookie of the Week after his game-tying goal in Salve Regina's 3-2 win over Franklin Pierce.
- Joining Bowen on the Weekly Honor roll was sophmore Marc Biggs. Biggs had a goal and assist to help the Seahawks to a season-opening victory.
SCORING LEADERS
- Salve Regina its top five scorers from a year ago in junior captain John Scorcia (30 points • 11g, 19a), sophomore Cameron Gaudet (25 points • 14g, 11a), junior Michael Naso (25 points • 10g, 15a), and sophomores Marc Biggs (24 points • 14g, 10a) and Peter Gintoli (24 points • 12g, 12a).
- Last season was the first time since 2003-04 that the Seahawk line featured at least five players with 20 or more points on the season.
- Returning for the Skyhawks is senior Bryan Rooney. The forward finished the 2012-13 season with 32 points (16g, 16a).
SCOUTING THE SKYHAWKS
- Stonehill returns all but one of its top-scorers from a year ago, including Rooney and sophomore Robbie Dorgan (23 pts. • 7g, 16a)
- The Skyhawks also return all three of their goalies from last year, including junior Chris Tasiopoulos who spent 1045:38 minutes in the net for SC. Tasiopoulos finished the year with an 8-11-0 record and a 3.79 GAA.
- Stonehill was selected to finished third in the preseason Northeast-10 coaches' poll.
COACHES' CORNER
- Salve Regina head coach Andy Boschetto enters his fourth season at the helm of the Seahawks.
- He led the team to the ECAC Northeast playoffs for the first time since the 2009-10 season.
- The 10 regular season wins last year are the most for the time since the 2007-08 season.
- Boschetto was honored as Co-Coach of the Year by the ECAC Northeast last season.
RECORD BOOK CHECK
- Junior John Scorcia ranks fifth all-time with 41 assists entering his junior season.
- Scorcia is 13th all-time in scoring with 61 points (19g, 42a) in his career so far.